diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/VirtualYogaLayout.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/VirtualYogaLayout.java
index 86873de1..8bb188e2 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/VirtualYogaLayout.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/VirtualYogaLayout.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class VirtualYogaLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
   final private List<View> mChildren = new LinkedList<>();
   final private Map<View, YogaNode> mYogaNodes = new HashMap<>();
-  final private YogaNode mYogaNode = new YogaNode();
+  final private YogaNode mYogaNode = YogaNode.create();
 
   public VirtualYogaLayout(Context context) {
     super(context);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class VirtualYogaLayout extends ViewGroup {
       return;
     }
 
-    YogaNode node = new YogaNode();
+    YogaNode node = YogaNode.create();
     YogaLayout.LayoutParams lp = new YogaLayout.LayoutParams(params);
     YogaLayout.applyLayoutParams(lp, node, child);
     node.setData(child);
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/YogaLayout.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/YogaLayout.java
index 52c5c73f..352a0ed3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/YogaLayout.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/yoga/android/YogaLayout.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class YogaLayout extends ViewGroup {
   public YogaLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
     super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
 
-    mYogaNode = new YogaNode();
+    mYogaNode = YogaNode.create();
     mYogaNodes = new HashMap<>();
 
     mYogaNode.setData(this);
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class YogaLayout extends ViewGroup {
       if(mYogaNodes.containsKey(child)) {
         childNode = mYogaNodes.get(child);
       } else {
-        childNode = new YogaNode();
+        childNode = YogaNode.create();
       }
 
       childNode.setData(child);
diff --git a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/TestParametrization.java b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/TestParametrization.java
index 21275e50..53c49fbe 100644
--- a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/TestParametrization.java
+++ b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/TestParametrization.java
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ public class TestParametrization {
     NodeFactory nodeFactory = new NodeFactory() {
       @Override
       public YogaNode create() {
-        return new YogaNode();
+        return YogaNode.create();
       }
 
       @Override
       public YogaNode create(YogaConfig config) {
-        return new YogaNode(config);
+        return YogaNode.create(config);
       }
 
       @Override