diff --git a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 879f9d3..fd71fc1 100644
--- a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - Yoga
-  - react-native-bottom-tabs (0.7.6):
+  - react-native-bottom-tabs (0.7.3):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-graphics
     - React-ImageManager
     - React-jsi
-    - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (= 0.7.6)
+    - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (= 0.7.3)
     - React-NativeModulesApple
     - React-RCTFabric
     - React-rendererdebug
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ PODS:
     - SDWebImageSVGCoder (>= 1.7.0)
     - SwiftUIIntrospect (~> 1.0)
     - Yoga
-  - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (0.7.6):
+  - react-native-bottom-tabs/common (0.7.3):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
     - RCT-Folly (= 2024.01.01.00)
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-logger: d79b704bf215af194f5213a6b7deec50ba8e6a9b
   React-Mapbuffer: b982d5bba94a8bc073bda48f0d27c9b28417fae3
   React-microtasksnativemodule: 8fa285fed833a04a754bf575f8ded65fc240b88d
-  react-native-bottom-tabs: 084cfd4d4b1e74c03f4196b3f62d39445882f45f
+  react-native-bottom-tabs: b6b3dc2e971c860a0a6d763701929d1899f666a0
   react-native-safe-area-context: 73505107f7c673cd550a561aeb6271f152c483b6
   React-nativeconfig: 8c83d992b9cc7d75b5abe262069eaeea4349f794
   React-NativeModulesApple: b8465afc883f5bf3fe8bac3767e394d581a5f123
diff --git a/apps/example/src/App.tsx b/apps/example/src/App.tsx
index 8d6e56e..b724fb2 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import TintColorsExample from './Examples/TintColors';
 import NativeBottomTabsEmbeddedStacks from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsEmbeddedStacks';
 import NativeBottomTabsSVGs from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsSVGs';
 import NativeBottomTabsRemoteIcons from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsRemoteIcons';
-import NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur from './Examples/NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur';
 
 const FourTabsIgnoreSafeArea = () => {
   return <FourTabs ignoresTopSafeArea />;
@@ -103,10 +102,6 @@ const examples = [
     name: 'Four Tabs - Transparent scroll edge appearance',
     platform: 'ios',
   },
-  {
-    component: NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur,
-    name: 'Native Bottom Tabs with freezeOnBlur',
-  },
   {
     component: FourTabsOpaqueScrollEdgeAppearance,
     name: 'Four Tabs - Opaque scroll edge appearance',
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index b42439a..0000000
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { Platform, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
-import { createNativeBottomTabNavigator } from '@bottom-tabs/react-navigation';
-
-const store = new Set<Dispatch>();
-
-type Dispatch = (value: number) => void;
-
-function useValue() {
-  const [value, setValue] = React.useState<number>(0);
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    const dispatch = (value: number) => {
-      setValue(value);
-    };
-    store.add(dispatch);
-    return () => {
-      store.delete(dispatch);
-    };
-  }, [setValue]);
-
-  return value;
-}
-
-function HomeScreen() {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.screenContainer}>
-      <Text>Home!</Text>
-    </View>
-  );
-}
-
-function DetailsScreen(props: any) {
-  const value = useValue();
-  const screenName = props?.route?.params?.screenName;
-  // only 1 'render' should appear at the time
-  console.log(`${Platform.OS} Details Screen render ${value} ${screenName}`);
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.screenContainer}>
-      <Text>Details!</Text>
-      <Text style={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}>
-        Details Screen {value} {screenName ? screenName : ''}{' '}
-      </Text>
-    </View>
-  );
-}
-const Tab = createNativeBottomTabNavigator();
-
-export default function NativeBottomTabsFreezeOnBlur() {
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    let timer = 0;
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      timer = timer + 1;
-      store.forEach((dispatch) => dispatch(timer));
-    }, 3000);
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
-
-  return (
-    <Tab.Navigator
-      screenOptions={{
-        freezeOnBlur: true,
-      }}
-    >
-      <Tab.Screen
-        name="Article"
-        component={HomeScreen}
-        initialParams={{
-          screenName: 'Article',
-        }}
-        options={{
-          tabBarIcon: () => require('../../assets/icons/article_dark.png'),
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tab.Screen
-        name="Albums"
-        component={DetailsScreen}
-        initialParams={{
-          screenName: 'Albums',
-        }}
-        options={{
-          tabBarIcon: () => require('../../assets/icons/grid_dark.png'),
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tab.Screen
-        name="Contact"
-        component={DetailsScreen}
-        initialParams={{
-          screenName: 'Contact',
-        }}
-        options={{
-          tabBarIcon: () => require('../../assets/icons/person_dark.png'),
-        }}
-      />
-      <Tab.Screen
-        name="Chat"
-        component={DetailsScreen}
-        initialParams={{
-          screenName: 'Chat',
-        }}
-        options={{
-          tabBarIcon: () => require('../../assets/icons/chat_dark.png'),
-        }}
-      />
-    </Tab.Navigator>
-  );
-}
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  screenContainer: {
-    flex: 1,
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-    alignItems: 'center',
-  },
-});
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
index 4cbf9c1..311f21d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/package.json
@@ -77,18 +77,11 @@
     "react": "18.3.1",
     "react-native": "0.75.4",
     "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.32.1",
-    "react-native-screens": "4.3.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "*",
-    "react-native": "*",
-    "react-native-screens": ">=3.29.0"
-  },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "react-native-screens": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
+    "react-native": "*"
   },
   "react-native-builder-bob": {
     "source": "src",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/Screen.tsx b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/Screen.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e13793..0000000
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/Screen.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { View } from 'react-native';
-import type { StyleProp, ViewProps, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
-
-interface Props extends ViewProps {
-  visible: boolean;
-  children?: React.ReactNode;
-  freezeOnBlur?: boolean;
-  style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
-  collapsable?: boolean;
-}
-
-let Screens: typeof import('react-native-screens') | undefined;
-
-try {
-  Screens = require('react-native-screens');
-} catch (e) {
-  // Ignore
-}
-
-export function Screen({ visible, ...rest }: Props) {
-  if (Screens?.screensEnabled()) {
-    return <Screens.Screen activityState={visible ? 2 : 0} {...rest} />;
-  }
-  return <View {...rest} />;
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
index 72436d9..7f56420 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/TabView.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import type { ImageSource } from 'react-native/Libraries/Image/ImageSource';
 import TabViewAdapter from './TabViewAdapter';
 import useLatestCallback from 'use-latest-callback';
 import type { BaseRoute, NavigationState } from './types';
-import { Screen } from './Screen';
 
 const isAppleSymbol = (icon: any): icon is { sfSymbol: string } =>
   icon?.sfSymbol;
@@ -117,13 +116,6 @@ interface Props<Route extends BaseRoute> {
    */
   getTestID?: (props: { route: Route }) => string | undefined;
 
-  /**
-   * Get freezeOnBlur for the current screen. Uses false by default.
-   * Defaults to `true` when `enableFreeze()` is run at the top of the application.
-   *
-   */
-  getFreezeOnBlur?: (props: { route: Route }) => boolean | undefined;
-
   /**
    * Background color of the tab bar.
    */
@@ -168,7 +160,6 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
   tabBarInactiveTintColor: inactiveTintColor,
   getLazy = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.lazy,
   getLabelText = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.title,
-  getFreezeOnBlur = ({ route }: { route: Route }) => route.freezeOnBlur,
   getIcon = ({ route, focused }: { route: Route; focused: boolean }) =>
     route.unfocusedIcon
       ? focused
@@ -320,14 +311,11 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
           const focused = route.key === focusedKey;
           const opacity = focused ? 1 : 0;
           const zIndex = focused ? 0 : -1;
-          const freezeOnBlur = getFreezeOnBlur({ route });
 
           return (
-            <Screen
+            <View
               key={route.key}
               collapsable={false}
-              visible={focused}
-              freezeOnBlur={freezeOnBlur}
               pointerEvents={focused ? 'auto' : 'none'}
               accessibilityElementsHidden={!focused}
               importantForAccessibility={
@@ -343,7 +331,7 @@ const TabView = <Route extends BaseRoute>({
                 route,
                 jumpTo,
               })}
-            </Screen>
+            </View>
           );
         })}
       </TabViewAdapter>
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
index 744af8d..5993a61 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/src/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export type BaseRoute = {
   activeTintColor?: string;
   hidden?: boolean;
   testID?: string;
-  freezeOnBlur?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type NavigationState<Route extends BaseRoute> = {
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts b/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
index 3209b44..eb1c3eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/types.ts
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ export type NativeBottomTabNavigationOptions = {
    * TestID for the tab.
    */
   tabBarButtonTestID?: string;
-
-  /**
-   * Whether inactive screens should be suspended from re-rendering. Defaults to `false`.
-   * Defaults to `true` when `enableFreeze()` is run at the top of the application.
-   *
-   * Only supported on iOS and Android.
-   */
-  freezeOnBlur?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type NativeBottomTabDescriptor = Descriptor<
@@ -125,6 +117,5 @@ export type NativeBottomTabNavigationConfig = Partial<
     | 'onTabLongPress'
     | 'getActiveTintColor'
     | 'getTestID'
-    | 'getFreezeOnBlur'
   >
 >;
diff --git a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
index 8d2acab..8c633f4 100644
--- a/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-navigation/src/views/NativeBottomTabView.tsx
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ export default function NativeBottomTabView({
         const options = descriptors[route.key]?.options;
         return options?.tabBarItemHidden === true;
       }}
-      getFreezeOnBlur={({ route }) =>
-        descriptors[route.key]?.options.freezeOnBlur
-      }
       getTestID={({ route }) =>
         descriptors[route.key]?.options.tabBarButtonTestID
       }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5c2edd7..0e39e01 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15614,17 +15614,12 @@ __metadata:
     react: 18.3.1
     react-native: 0.75.4
     react-native-builder-bob: ^0.32.1
-    react-native-screens: 4.3.0
     sf-symbols-typescript: ^2.0.0
     typescript: ^5.2.2
     use-latest-callback: ^0.2.1
   peerDependencies:
     react: "*"
     react-native: "*"
-    react-native-screens: ">=3.29.0"
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    react-native-screens:
-      optional: true
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft