diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
index 7b7fb54f2..de277b74b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
 
   @Override
   protected void updateViewHierarchy(EventDispatcher eventDispatcher) {
-    mStateBuilder.beforeUpdateViewHierarchy();
     super.updateViewHierarchy(eventDispatcher);
     mStateBuilder.afterUpdateViewHierarchy(eventDispatcher);
   }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
index f5972247a..492b565d0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/StateBuilder.java
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
   private final ArrayList<FlatShadowNode> mViewsToDetachAllChildrenFrom = new ArrayList<>();
   private final ArrayList<FlatShadowNode> mViewsToDetach = new ArrayList<>();
   private final ArrayList<FlatShadowNode> mViewsToDrop = new ArrayList<>();
-  private final ArrayList<FlatShadowNode> mViewsToUpdate = new ArrayList<>();
-  private final ArrayList<ReactStylesDiffMap> mStylesToUpdate = new ArrayList<>();
   private final ArrayList<OnLayoutEvent> mOnLayoutEvents = new ArrayList<>();
   private final ArrayList<FlatUIViewOperationQueue.UpdateViewBounds> mUpdateViewBoundsOperations =
       new ArrayList<>();
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     return mOperationsQueue;
   }
 
-  void beforeUpdateViewHierarchy() {
-    commitViewUpdates();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Given a root of the laid-out shadow node hierarchy, walks the tree and generates an array of
    * DrawCommands that will then mount in UI thread to a root FlatViewGroup so that it can draw.
@@ -143,8 +137,21 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
   /* package */ void enqueueCreateOrUpdateView(
       FlatShadowNode node,
       @Nullable ReactStylesDiffMap styles) {
-    mViewsToUpdate.add(node);
-    mStylesToUpdate.add(styles);
+    if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
+      // if the View is already created, make sure propagate new styles.
+      mOperationsQueue.enqueueUpdateProperties(
+          node.getReactTag(),
+          node.getViewClass(),
+          styles);
+    } else {
+      mOperationsQueue.enqueueCreateView(
+          node.getThemedContext(),
+          node.getReactTag(),
+          node.getViewClass(),
+          styles);
+
+      node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
+    }
   }
 
   /* package */ boolean ensureBackingViewIsCreated(FlatShadowNode node) {
@@ -163,36 +170,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
     mViewsToDrop.add(node);
   }
 
-  private void commitViewUpdates() {
-    for (int i = 0, numViewsToUpdate = mViewsToUpdate.size(); i != numViewsToUpdate; ++i) {
-      FlatShadowNode node = mViewsToUpdate.get(i);
-      if (node.getParent() == null) {
-        // Shadow node is not attached to the hierarchy, which means it is being discarded.
-        // No need to create or update view in this case, as the View is already gone as well.
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      if (node.isBackingViewCreated()) {
-        // if the View is already created, make sure propagate new styles.
-        mOperationsQueue.enqueueUpdateProperties(
-            node.getReactTag(),
-            node.getViewClass(),
-            mStylesToUpdate.get(i));
-      } else {
-        mOperationsQueue.enqueueCreateView(
-            node.getThemedContext(),
-            node.getReactTag(),
-            node.getViewClass(),
-            mStylesToUpdate.get(i));
-
-        node.signalBackingViewIsCreated();
-      }
-    }
-
-    mViewsToUpdate.clear();
-    mStylesToUpdate.clear();
-  }
-
   private void addNodeRegion(
       FlatShadowNode node,
       float left,