diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/MatrixMath.js b/Libraries/Utilities/MatrixMath.js
index 2a943a8961ac03..f316bea68611fc 100755
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/MatrixMath.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/MatrixMath.js
@@ -651,10 +651,6 @@ const MatrixMath = {
     skew[0] = MatrixMath.v3Dot(row[0], row[1]);
     row[1] = MatrixMath.v3Combine(row[1], row[0], 1.0, -skew[0]);
 
-    // Compute XY shear factor and make 2nd row orthogonal to 1st.
-    skew[0] = MatrixMath.v3Dot(row[0], row[1]);
-    row[1] = MatrixMath.v3Combine(row[1], row[0], 1.0, -skew[0]);
-
     // Now, compute Y scale and normalize 2nd row.
     scale[1] = MatrixMath.v3Length(row[1]);
     row[1] = MatrixMath.v3Normalize(row[1], scale[1]);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
index 179cc32e6a1842..cf448bd58908d0 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/MatrixMathHelper.java
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ public static void decomposeMatrix(double[] transformMatrix, MatrixDecomposition
     skew[0] = v3Dot(row[0], row[1]);
     row[1] = v3Combine(row[1], row[0], 1.0, -skew[0]);
 
-    // Compute XY shear factor and make 2nd row orthogonal to 1st.
-    skew[0] = v3Dot(row[0], row[1]);
-    row[1] = v3Combine(row[1], row[0], 1.0, -skew[0]);
-
     // Now, compute Y scale and normalize 2nd row.
     scale[1] = v3Length(row[1]);
     row[1] = v3Normalize(row[1], scale[1]);