diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
index b48c71ccdd69bb..d15ad24067a87d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactRootView.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeMap;
 import com.facebook.react.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.appregistry.AppRegistry;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.deviceinfo.DeviceInfoModule;
@@ -489,7 +488,7 @@ public void unmountReactApplication() {
     // to be committed via the Scheduler, which will cause mounting instructions
     // to be queued up and synchronously executed to delete and remove
     // all the views in the hierarchy.
-    if (mReactInstanceManager != null && ReactFeatureFlags.enableStopSurfaceOnRootViewUnmount) {
+    if (mReactInstanceManager != null) {
       final ReactContext reactApplicationContext = mReactInstanceManager.getCurrentReactContext();
       if (reactApplicationContext != null && getUIManagerType() == FABRIC) {
         @Nullable
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
index 58ffe7db73a844..1fa7e75571b5a5 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ public class ReactFeatureFlags {
   /** Feature flag to configure eager initialization of Fabric */
   public static boolean eagerInitializeFabric = false;
 
-  /** Feature flag to use stopSurface when ReactRootView is unmounted. */
-  public static boolean enableStopSurfaceOnRootViewUnmount = false;
-
   /** Use experimental SetState retry mechanism in view? */
   public static boolean enableExperimentalStateUpdateRetry = false;