diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
index 7dd26947..a8168cf1 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc.
- *
- *  This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the LICENSE
- *  file in the root directory of this source tree.
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
  *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the LICENSE
+ * file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 package com.facebook.yoga;
 
@@ -174,17 +173,6 @@ public class YogaNode implements Cloneable {
     jni_YGNodeInsertChild(mNativePointer, child.mNativePointer, i);
   }
 
-  private static native void jni_YGNodeInsertSharedChild(long nativePointer, long childPointer, int index);
-
-  public void addSharedChildAt(YogaNode child, int i) {
-    if (mChildren == null) {
-      mChildren = new ArrayList<>(4);
-    }
-    mChildren.add(i, child);
-    child.mOwner = null;
-    jni_YGNodeInsertSharedChild(mNativePointer, child.mNativePointer, i);
-  }
-
   private static native void jni_YGNodeSetIsReferenceBaseline(long nativePointer, boolean isReferenceBaseline);
 
   public void setIsReferenceBaseline(boolean isReferenceBaseline) {
diff --git a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
index ea0d9d07..915876b5 100644
--- a/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/YGJNI.cpp
@@ -359,14 +359,6 @@ void jni_YGNodeInsertChild(
       _jlong2YGNodeRef(nativePointer), _jlong2YGNodeRef(childPointer), index);
 }
 
-void jni_YGNodeInsertSharedChild(
-    jlong nativePointer,
-    jlong childPointer,
-    jint index) {
-  YGNodeInsertSharedChild(
-      _jlong2YGNodeRef(nativePointer), _jlong2YGNodeRef(childPointer), index);
-}
-
 void jni_YGNodeRemoveChild(jlong nativePointer, jlong childPointer) {
   YGNodeRemoveChild(
       _jlong2YGNodeRef(nativePointer), _jlong2YGNodeRef(childPointer));
@@ -672,7 +664,6 @@ jint JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void*) {
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeReset),
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeClearChildren),
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeInsertChild),
-            YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeInsertSharedChild),
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeRemoveChild),
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeSetIsReferenceBaseline),
             YGMakeCriticalNativeMethod(jni_YGNodeIsReferenceBaseline),
diff --git a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
index a792fe52..4b8a2ce5 100644
--- a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
+++ b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
- *
- *  This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the LICENSE
- *  file in the root directory of this source tree.
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
  *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the LICENSE
+ * file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 package com.facebook.yoga;
 
@@ -280,29 +279,6 @@ public class YogaNodeTest {
     assertEquals(1, child.getChildCount());
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testAddSharedChildCloneWithNewChildren() throws Exception {
-    YogaConfig config = new YogaConfig();
-    YogaNode root = createNode(config);
-    YogaNode child = createNode(config);
-    YogaNode grandChild = createNode(config);
-    root.addChildAt(child, 0);
-    child.addChildAt(grandChild, 0);
-    child.setFlexDirection(YogaFlexDirection.ROW);
-
-    YogaNode clonedChild = child.cloneWithNewChildren();
-
-    assertNotSame(clonedChild, child);
-    assertEquals(YogaFlexDirection.ROW, clonedChild.getFlexDirection());
-    assertEquals(child.getFlexDirection(), clonedChild.getFlexDirection());
-    assertEquals(0, clonedChild.getChildCount());
-    assertEquals(1, child.getChildCount());
-
-    clonedChild.addSharedChildAt(grandChild, 0);
-    assertEquals(1, clonedChild.getChildCount());
-    assertNull(grandChild.getOwner());
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testCloneNodeListener() throws Exception {
     final AtomicBoolean onNodeClonedExecuted = new AtomicBoolean(false);
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index 38287e76..357e137b 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -402,20 +402,6 @@ void YGNodeInsertChild(
   node->markDirtyAndPropogate();
 }
 
-void YGNodeInsertSharedChild(
-    const YGNodeRef node,
-    const YGNodeRef child,
-    const uint32_t index) {
-  YGAssertWithNode(
-      node,
-      node->getMeasure() == nullptr,
-      "Cannot add child: Nodes with measure functions cannot have children.");
-
-  node->insertChild(child, index);
-  child->setOwner(nullptr);
-  node->markDirtyAndPropogate();
-}
-
 void YGNodeRemoveChild(const YGNodeRef owner, const YGNodeRef excludedChild) {
   // This algorithm is a forked variant from cloneChildrenIfNeeded in YGNode
   // that excludes a child.
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.h b/yoga/Yoga.h
index afb4c9be..b15f8bb2 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.h
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.h
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeInsertChild(
     const YGNodeRef child,
     const uint32_t index);
 
-// This function inserts the child YGNodeRef as a children of the node received
-// by parameter and set the Owner of the child object to null. This function is
-// expected to be called when using Yoga in persistent mode in order to share a
-// YGNodeRef object as a child of two different Yoga trees. The child YGNodeRef
-// is expected to be referenced from its original owner and from a clone of its
-// original owner.
-WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeInsertSharedChild(
-    const YGNodeRef node,
-    const YGNodeRef child,
-    const uint32_t index);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeRemoveChild(const YGNodeRef node, const YGNodeRef child);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGNodeRemoveAllChildren(const YGNodeRef node);
 WIN_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeGetChild(const YGNodeRef node, const uint32_t index);