diff --git a/React/Views/RCTShadowView.m b/React/Views/RCTShadowView.m
index bff1e93189ce91..0d82ac2a890db9 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTShadowView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTShadowView.m
@@ -156,13 +156,11 @@ static void RCTProcessMetaPropsBorder(const YGValue metaProps[META_PROP_COUNT],
 - (CGRect)measureLayoutRelativeToAncestor:(RCTShadowView *)ancestor
 {
   CGPoint offset = CGPointZero;
-  NSInteger depth = 30; // max depth to search
   RCTShadowView *shadowView = self;
-  while (depth && shadowView && shadowView != ancestor) {
+  while (shadowView && shadowView != ancestor) {
     offset.x += shadowView.layoutMetrics.frame.origin.x;
     offset.y += shadowView.layoutMetrics.frame.origin.y;
     shadowView = shadowView->_superview;
-    depth--;
   }
   if (ancestor != shadowView) {
     return CGRectNull;
@@ -172,11 +170,9 @@ - (CGRect)measureLayoutRelativeToAncestor:(RCTShadowView *)ancestor
 
 - (BOOL)viewIsDescendantOf:(RCTShadowView *)ancestor
 {
-  NSInteger depth = 30; // max depth to search
   RCTShadowView *shadowView = self;
-  while (depth && shadowView && shadowView != ancestor) {
+  while (shadowView && shadowView != ancestor) {
     shadowView = shadowView->_superview;
-    depth--;
   }
   return ancestor == shadowView;
 }