diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
index db69e41e611872..f8356136d90090 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.h
@@ -46,12 +46,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  * Surface uses these methods to register itself in the Presenter.
  */
 - (void)registerSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
-/**
- * Starting initiates running, rendering and mounting processes.
- * Should be called after registerSurface and any other surface-specific setup is done
- */
-- (void)startSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
 - (void)unregisterSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
+
 - (void)setProps:(NSDictionary *)props surface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface;
 
 - (nullable RCTFabricSurface *)surfaceForRootTag:(ReactTag)rootTag;
diff --git a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index 0f108d37199118..90cc98778691ce 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ - (RCTComponentViewFactory *)componentViewFactory
 - (void)registerSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface
 {
   [_surfaceRegistry registerSurface:surface];
-}
-
-- (void)startSurface:(RCTFabricSurface *)surface
-{
   [self _startSurface:surface];
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
index 77ae024a4c1720..838878b56841b6 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Surface/RCTFabricSurface.mm
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ - (instancetype)initWithSurfacePresenter:(RCTSurfacePresenter *)surfacePresenter
     _touchHandler = [RCTSurfaceTouchHandler new];
 
     _stage = RCTSurfaceStageSurfaceDidInitialize;
-
-    [_surfacePresenter registerSurface:self];
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -67,8 +65,7 @@ - (BOOL)start
   if (![self _setStage:RCTSurfaceStageStarted]) {
     return NO;
   }
-
-  [_surfacePresenter startSurface:self];
+  [_surfacePresenter registerSurface:self];
 
   return YES;
 }