diff --git a/scripts/codegen/__tests__/generate-artifacts-executor-test.js b/scripts/codegen/__tests__/generate-artifacts-executor-test.js
index b53806d26f778f..17a78e9d542186 100644
--- a/scripts/codegen/__tests__/generate-artifacts-executor-test.js
+++ b/scripts/codegen/__tests__/generate-artifacts-executor-test.js
@@ -201,3 +201,228 @@ describe('extractLibrariesFromJSON', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('delete empty files and folders', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  it('when path is empty file, deletes it', () => {
+    const targetFilepath = 'my-file.txt';
+    let statSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmdirSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    jest.mock('fs', () => ({
+      statSync: filepath => {
+        statSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+        expect(filepath).toBe(targetFilepath);
+        return {
+          isFile: () => {
+            return true;
+          },
+          size: 0,
+        };
+      },
+      rmSync: filepath => {
+        rmSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+        expect(filepath).toBe(targetFilepath);
+      },
+      rmdirSync: filepath => {
+        rmdirSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    underTest._cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(targetFilepath);
+    expect(statSyncInvocationCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rmSyncInvocationCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rmdirSyncInvocationCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('when path is not an empty file, does nothing', () => {
+    const targetFilepath = 'my-file.txt';
+    const size = 128;
+
+    let statSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmdirSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+
+    jest.mock('fs', () => ({
+      statSync: filepath => {
+        statSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+        expect(filepath).toBe(targetFilepath);
+        return {
+          isFile: () => {
+            return true;
+          },
+          size: size,
+        };
+      },
+      rmSync: filepath => {
+        rmSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+      },
+      rmdirSync: filepath => {
+        rmdirSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    underTest._cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(targetFilepath);
+    expect(statSyncInvocationCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(rmSyncInvocationCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(rmdirSyncInvocationCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("when path is folder and it's empty, removes it", () => {
+    const targetFolder = 'build/';
+    const content = [];
+
+    let statSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let readdirInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+    let rmdirSyncInvocationCount = 0;
+
+    jest.mock('fs', () => ({
+      statSync: filepath => {
+        statSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+        expect(filepath).toBe(targetFolder);
+        return {
+          isFile: () => {
+            return false;
+          },
+        };
+      },
+      rmSync: filepath => {
+        rmSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+      },
+      rmdirSync: filepath => {
+        rmdirSyncInvocationCount += 1;
+        expect(filepath).toBe(targetFolder);
+      },
+      readdirSync: filepath => {
+        readdirInvocationCount += 1;
+        return content;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    underTest._cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(targetFolder);
+    expect(statSyncInvocationCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(readdirInvocationCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(rmSyncInvocationCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(rmdirSyncInvocationCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it("when path is folder and it's not empty, removes only empty folders and files", () => {
+    const targetFolder = 'build/';
+    const content = ['emptyFolder', 'emptyFile', 'notEmptyFile'];
+
+    const files = ['build/emptyFile', 'build/notEmptyFile'];
+
+    const emptyContent = [];
+    const fileSizes = {
+      'build/emptyFile': 0,
+      'build/notEmptyFile': 32,
+    };
+
+    let statSyncInvocation = [];
+    let rmSyncInvocation = [];
+    let rmdirSyncInvocation = [];
+    let readdirInvocation = [];
+
+    jest.mock('fs', () => ({
+      statSync: filepath => {
+        statSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+
+        return {
+          isFile: () => {
+            return files.includes(filepath);
+          },
+          size: fileSizes[filepath],
+        };
+      },
+      rmSync: filepath => {
+        rmSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+      },
+      rmdirSync: filepath => {
+        rmdirSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+      },
+      readdirSync: filepath => {
+        readdirInvocation.push(filepath);
+        return filepath === targetFolder ? content : emptyContent;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    underTest._cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(targetFolder);
+    expect(statSyncInvocation).toEqual([
+      'build/',
+      'build/emptyFolder',
+      'build/emptyFile',
+      'build/notEmptyFile',
+    ]);
+    expect(readdirInvocation).toEqual([
+      'build/',
+      'build/emptyFolder',
+      'build/emptyFolder',
+      'build/',
+    ]);
+    expect(rmSyncInvocation).toEqual(['build/emptyFile']);
+    expect(rmdirSyncInvocation).toEqual(['build/emptyFolder']);
+  });
+
+  it('when path is folder and it contains only empty folders, removes everything', () => {
+    const targetFolder = 'build/';
+    const content = ['emptyFolder1', 'emptyFolder2'];
+    const emptyContent = [];
+
+    let statSyncInvocation = [];
+    let rmSyncInvocation = [];
+    let rmdirSyncInvocation = [];
+    let readdirInvocation = [];
+
+    jest.mock('fs', () => ({
+      statSync: filepath => {
+        statSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+
+        return {
+          isFile: () => {
+            return false;
+          },
+        };
+      },
+      rmSync: filepath => {
+        rmSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+      },
+      rmdirSync: filepath => {
+        rmdirSyncInvocation.push(filepath);
+      },
+      readdirSync: filepath => {
+        readdirInvocation.push(filepath);
+        return filepath === targetFolder
+          ? content.filter(
+              element =>
+                !rmdirSyncInvocation.includes(path.join(targetFolder, element)),
+            )
+          : emptyContent;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    underTest._cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(targetFolder);
+    expect(statSyncInvocation).toEqual([
+      'build/',
+      'build/emptyFolder1',
+      'build/emptyFolder2',
+    ]);
+    expect(readdirInvocation).toEqual([
+      'build/',
+      'build/emptyFolder1',
+      'build/emptyFolder1',
+      'build/emptyFolder2',
+      'build/emptyFolder2',
+      'build/',
+    ]);
+    expect(rmSyncInvocation).toEqual([]);
+    expect(rmdirSyncInvocation).toEqual([
+      'build/emptyFolder1',
+      'build/emptyFolder2',
+      'build/',
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/scripts/codegen/generate-artifacts-executor.js b/scripts/codegen/generate-artifacts-executor.js
index 784f44a2631afb..abae278a91110b 100644
--- a/scripts/codegen/generate-artifacts-executor.js
+++ b/scripts/codegen/generate-artifacts-executor.js
@@ -355,6 +355,39 @@ function createComponentProvider(
   }
 }
 
+// It removes all the empty files and empty folders
+// it finds, starting from `filepath`, recursively.
+//
+// This function is needed since, after aligning the codegen between
+// iOS and Android, we have to create empty folders in advance and
+// we don't know wheter they will be populated up until the end of the process.
+//
+// @parameter filepath: the root path from which we want to remove the empty files and folders.
+function cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(filepath) {
+  const stats = fs.statSync(filepath);
+
+  if (stats.isFile() && stats.size === 0) {
+    fs.rmSync(filepath);
+    return;
+  } else if (stats.isFile()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const dirContent = fs.readdirSync(filepath);
+  dirContent.forEach(contentPath =>
+    cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(path.join(filepath, contentPath)),
+  );
+
+  // The original folder may be filled with empty folders
+  // if that the case, we would also like to remove the parent.
+  // Hence, we need to read the folder again.
+  const newContent = fs.readdirSync(filepath);
+  if (newContent.length === 0) {
+    fs.rmdirSync(filepath);
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
 // Execute
 
 /**
@@ -428,6 +461,7 @@ function execute(
     );
 
     createComponentProvider(fabricEnabled, schemaPaths, node, iosOutputDir);
+    cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders(iosOutputDir);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error(err);
     process.exitCode = 1;
@@ -443,4 +477,5 @@ module.exports = {
   _extractLibrariesFromJSON: extractLibrariesFromJSON,
   _executeNodeScript: executeNodeScript,
   _generateCode: generateCode,
+  _cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders: cleanupEmptyFilesAndFolders,
 };