diff --git a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
index f95f134c3..4ffef7ee7 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
   BOOL _recordingInteractionTiming;
   CFTimeInterval _mostRecentEnqueueJS;
-  NSMutableArray *_pendingTouches;
-  NSMutableArray *_bridgeInteractionTiming;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
@@ -52,9 +50,6 @@
     _reactTouches = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
     _touchViews = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
 
-    _pendingTouches = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
-    _bridgeInteractionTiming = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
-
     // `cancelsTouchesInView` is needed in order to be used as a top level
     // event delegated recognizer. Otherwise, lower-level components not built
     // using RCT, will fail to recognize gestures.