diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
index ff4c7f5d701922..6f4ba16ce20378 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
@@ -203,12 +203,4 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
   __setPlatformConfig(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig) {
     this._platformConfig = platformConfig;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * NOTE: This is intended to prevent `JSON.stringify` from throwing "cyclic
-   * structure" errors in React DevTools. Avoid depending on this!
-   */
-  toJSON(): mixed {
-    return this.__getValue();
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index 15a06a9ac22227..bdba8d92d83758 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ exports[`public API should not change unintentionally Libraries/Animated/nodes/A
   toJSON(): any;
   __getPlatformConfig(): ?PlatformConfig;
   __setPlatformConfig(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void;
-  toJSON(): mixed;
 }
 "
 `;