diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNComponentView.m b/lib/ios/RNNComponentView.m
index 05f362001f3..3521eb9bfdb 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNComponentView.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNComponentView.m
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath
         }
     }
 }
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+    if (_observeLayerChange) {
+        [self.subviews.firstObject.subviews.firstObject.layer removeObserver:self
+                                                                  forKeyPath:@"sublayers"];
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
 
 @end