diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import * as SplashScreen from 'expo-splash-screen';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Platform, UIManager, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
 import { GestureHandlerRootView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import Orientation from 'react-native-orientation-locker';
 import {
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@
 import './dev-menu.js';
 import './types/message-types-validator.js';
 
-if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
-  UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental &&
-    UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental(true);
-}
-
 const navInitAction = Object.freeze({ type: 'NAV/@@INIT' });
 const navUnknownAction = Object.freeze({ type: 'NAV/@@UNKNOWN' });