diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
index 55a39ee640db8..0dc3d27f1dcfb 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.js
@@ -726,11 +726,20 @@ function detachFiber(current: Fiber) {
   // get GC:ed but we don't know which for sure which parent is the current
   // one so we'll settle for GC:ing the subtree of this child. This child
   // itself will be GC:ed when the parent updates the next time.
+  // We do not null out the 'nextEffect' field as it causes tests to fail.
   current.return = null;
   current.child = null;
+  current.memoizedState = null;
+  current.updateQueue = null;
+  current.firstEffect = null;
+  current.lastEffect = null;
   if (current.alternate) {
-    current.alternate.child = null;
     current.alternate.return = null;
+    current.alternate.child = null;
+    current.alternate.memoizedState = null;
+    current.alternate.updateQueue = null;
+    current.alternate.firstEffect = null;
+    current.alternate.lastEffect = null;
   }
 }