diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNative.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNative.java
index a48184db..74f4a98c 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNative.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNative.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class YogaNative {
   // YGNode related
   static native long jni_YGNodeNewJNI();
   static native long jni_YGNodeNewWithConfigJNI(long configPointer);
-  static native void jni_YGNodeFreeJNI(long nativePointer);
+  static native void jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI(long nativePointer);
   static native void jni_YGNodeResetJNI(long nativePointer);
   static native void jni_YGNodeInsertChildJNI(long nativePointer, long childPointer, int index);
   static native void jni_YGNodeSwapChildJNI(long nativePointer, long childPointer, int index);
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIFinalizer.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIFinalizer.java
index 424006e9..ab617c7f 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIFinalizer.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIFinalizer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class YogaNodeJNIFinalizer extends YogaNodeJNIBase {
     if (mNativePointer != 0) {
       long nativePointer = mNativePointer;
       mNativePointer = 0;
-      YogaNative.jni_YGNodeFreeJNI(nativePointer);
+      YogaNative.jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI(nativePointer);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp b/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
index e32f14b1..c4dedb85 100644
--- a/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/YGJNIVanilla.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ static void jni_YGConfigSetLoggerJNI(
   }
 }
 
-static void jni_YGNodeFreeJNI(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong nativePointer) {
+static void jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI(
+    JNIEnv* env,
+    jobject obj,
+    jlong nativePointer) {
   if (nativePointer == 0) {
     return;
   }
@@ -769,7 +772,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
      (void*) jni_YGConfigSetLoggerJNI},
     {"jni_YGNodeNewJNI", "()J", (void*) jni_YGNodeNewJNI},
     {"jni_YGNodeNewWithConfigJNI", "(J)J", (void*) jni_YGNodeNewWithConfigJNI},
-    {"jni_YGNodeFreeJNI", "(J)V", (void*) jni_YGNodeFreeJNI},
+    {"jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI", "(J)V", (void*) jni_YGNodeDeallocateJNI},
     {"jni_YGNodeResetJNI", "(J)V", (void*) jni_YGNodeResetJNI},
     {"jni_YGNodeInsertChildJNI", "(JJI)V", (void*) jni_YGNodeInsertChildJNI},
     {"jni_YGNodeSwapChildJNI", "(JJI)V", (void*) jni_YGNodeSwapChildJNI},
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga-internal.h b/yoga/Yoga-internal.h
index 6f60e4e1..5c5f11c7 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga-internal.h
+++ b/yoga/Yoga-internal.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ void YGNodeCalculateLayoutWithContext(
     YGDirection ownerDirection,
     void* layoutContext);
 
+// Deallocates a Yoga Node. Unlike YGNodeFree, does not remove the node from
+// its parent or children.
+void YGNodeDeallocate(YGNodeRef node);
+
 YG_EXTERN_C_END
 
 namespace facebook {
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index 8e2fdb4d..bf30d41c 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ YOGA_EXPORT void YGNodeFree(const YGNodeRef node) {
   }
 
   node->clearChildren();
+  YGNodeDeallocate(node);
+}
+
+YOGA_EXPORT void YGNodeDeallocate(const YGNodeRef node) {
   Event::publish<Event::NodeDeallocation>(node, {node->getConfig()});
   delete node;
 }