diff --git a/template/jest.config.js b/template/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8eb675e9bc68ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  preset: 'react-native',
+};
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 0ebe7e60b4e906..3ac504d528f1e8 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,5 @@
     "prettier": "^2.4.1",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
     "typescript": "4.8.4"
-  },
-  "jest": {
-    "preset": "react-native"
   }
 }