diff --git a/Libraries/Components/ScrollResponder.js b/Libraries/Components/ScrollResponder.js
index 4f8c86fc8a8cdb..8c58f75c5d5126 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/ScrollResponder.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/ScrollResponder.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const React = require('react');
 const Dimensions = require('../Utilities/Dimensions');
 const FrameRateLogger = require('../Interaction/FrameRateLogger');
 const Keyboard = require('./Keyboard/Keyboard');
@@ -552,30 +551,19 @@ const ScrollResponderMixin = {
    * @param {bool} preventNegativeScrolling Whether to allow pulling the content
    *        down to make it meet the keyboard's top. Default is false.
    */
-  scrollResponderScrollNativeHandleToKeyboard: function<T>(
-    nodeHandle:
-      | number
-      | React.ElementRef<Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<T>>>,
+  scrollResponderScrollNativeHandleToKeyboard: function(
+    nodeHandle: number,
     additionalOffset?: number,
     preventNegativeScrollOffset?: boolean,
   ) {
     this.additionalScrollOffset = additionalOffset || 0;
     this.preventNegativeScrollOffset = !!preventNegativeScrollOffset;
-
-    if (typeof nodeHandle === 'number') {
-      UIManager.measureLayout(
-        nodeHandle,
-        ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this.getInnerViewNode()),
-        this.scrollResponderTextInputFocusError,
-        this.scrollResponderInputMeasureAndScrollToKeyboard,
-      );
-    } else {
-      nodeHandle.measureLayout(
-        this.getInnerViewRef(),
-        this.scrollResponderInputMeasureAndScrollToKeyboard,
-        this.scrollResponderTextInputFocusError,
-      );
-    }
+    UIManager.measureLayout(
+      nodeHandle,
+      ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this.getInnerViewNode()),
+      this.scrollResponderTextInputFocusError,
+      this.scrollResponderInputMeasureAndScrollToKeyboard,
+    );
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
index 0476fd9cde0634..d477cbad085bb5 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/ScrollView/ScrollView.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ export type ScrollResponderType = {
   // issue by specifying them manually.
   getScrollableNode: $PropertyType<ScrollView, 'getScrollableNode'>,
   getInnerViewNode: $PropertyType<ScrollView, 'getInnerViewNode'>,
-  getInnerViewRef: $PropertyType<ScrollView, 'getInnerViewRef'>,
   getNativeScrollRef: $PropertyType<ScrollView, 'getNativeScrollRef'>,
 
   setNativeProps: $PropertyType<ScrollView, 'setNativeProps'>,
@@ -769,15 +768,7 @@ class ScrollView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     return ReactNative.findNodeHandle(this._innerViewRef);
   }
 
-  getInnerViewRef(): ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > {
-    return this._innerViewRef;
-  }
-
-  getNativeScrollRef(): ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > {
+  getNativeScrollRef(): ?ScrollView {
     return this._scrollViewRef;
   }
 
@@ -950,21 +941,13 @@ class ScrollView extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       this.props.onContentSizeChange(width, height);
   };
 
-  _scrollViewRef: ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > = null;
-  _setScrollViewRef = (
-    ref: ?React.ElementRef<Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>>,
-  ) => {
+  _scrollViewRef: ?ScrollView = null;
+  _setScrollViewRef = (ref: ?ScrollView) => {
     this._scrollViewRef = ref;
   };
 
-  _innerViewRef: ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > = null;
-  _setInnerViewRef = (
-    ref: ?React.ElementRef<Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>>,
-  ) => {
+  _innerViewRef: ?NativeMethodsMixinType = null;
+  _setInnerViewRef = (ref: ?NativeMethodsMixinType) => {
     this._innerViewRef = ref;
   };
 
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index f05c1c8c94a6fd..94315aa884124b 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -904,12 +904,6 @@ const TextInput = createReactClass({
     this._inputRef = ref;
   },
 
-  getNativeRef: function(): ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > {
-    return this._inputRef;
-  },
-
   _renderIOSLegacy: function() {
     let textContainer;
 
@@ -1233,10 +1227,6 @@ const TextInput = createReactClass({
 class InternalTextInputType extends ReactNative.NativeComponent<Props> {
   clear() {}
 
-  getNativeRef(): ?React.ElementRef<
-    Class<ReactNative.NativeComponent<mixed>>,
-  > {}
-
   // $FlowFixMe
   isFocused(): boolean {}
 }