diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
index f9682b0b..6f54db39 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaConfig.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public class YogaConfig {
   long mNativePointer;
   private YogaLogger mLogger;
   private YogaNodeCloneFunction mYogaNodeCloneFunction;
-  public boolean avoidGlobalJNIRefs = false;
 
   private native long jni_YGConfigNew();
   public YogaConfig() {