diff --git a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
index c67ba985c8a6e8..736400953d535b 100644
--- a/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ - (void)_stop
                         method:@"unmountApplicationComponentAtRootTag"
                           args:@[self->_rootViewTag]
                     completion:NULL];
-
-  [self _setStage:RCTSurfaceStageSurfaceDidStop];
 }
 
 - (void)_registerRootView