diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/CustomStyleSpan.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/CustomStyleSpan.java
index 1a379ca443791d..b249126cf95750 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/CustomStyleSpan.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/CustomStyleSpan.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package com.facebook.react.views.text;
 
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
+import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.text.TextPaint;
 import android.text.style.MetricAffectingSpan;
@@ -34,10 +35,6 @@ public class CustomStyleSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan implements ReactSpan {
   private final int mWeight;
   private final @Nullable String mFeatureSettings;
   private final @Nullable String mFontFamily;
-  private int mSize = 0;
-  private TextAlignVertical mTextAlignVertical = TextAlignVertical.CENTER;
-  private int mHighestLineHeight = 0;
-  private int mHighestFontSize = 0;
 
   public CustomStyleSpan(
       int fontStyle,
@@ -52,61 +49,14 @@ public CustomStyleSpan(
     mAssetManager = assetManager;
   }
 
-  public CustomStyleSpan(
-      int fontStyle,
-      int fontWeight,
-      @Nullable String fontFeatureSettings,
-      @Nullable String fontFamily,
-      AssetManager assetManager,
-      TextAlignVertical textAlignVertical,
-      int textSize) {
-    this(fontStyle, fontWeight, fontFeatureSettings, fontFamily, assetManager);
-    mTextAlignVertical = textAlignVertical;
-    mSize = textSize;
-  }
-
-  public enum TextAlignVertical {
-    TOP,
-    BOTTOM,
-    CENTER,
-  }
-
-  public TextAlignVertical getTextAlignVertical() {
-    return mTextAlignVertical;
-  }
-
-  public int getSize() {
-    return mSize;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void updateDrawState(TextPaint ds) {
-    apply(
-        ds,
-        mStyle,
-        mWeight,
-        mFeatureSettings,
-        mFontFamily,
-        mAssetManager,
-        mTextAlignVertical,
-        mSize,
-        mHighestLineHeight,
-        mHighestFontSize);
+    apply(ds, mStyle, mWeight, mFeatureSettings, mFontFamily, mAssetManager);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void updateMeasureState(TextPaint paint) {
-    apply(
-        paint,
-        mStyle,
-        mWeight,
-        mFeatureSettings,
-        mFontFamily,
-        mAssetManager,
-        mTextAlignVertical,
-        mSize,
-        0,
-        0);
+    apply(paint, mStyle, mWeight, mFeatureSettings, mFontFamily, mAssetManager);
   }
 
   public int getStyle() {
@@ -122,68 +72,16 @@ public int getWeight() {
   }
 
   private static void apply(
-      TextPaint ds,
+      Paint paint,
       int style,
       int weight,
       @Nullable String fontFeatureSettings,
       @Nullable String family,
-      AssetManager assetManager,
-      TextAlignVertical textAlignVertical,
-      int textSize,
-      int highestLineHeight,
-      int highestFontSize) {
+      AssetManager assetManager) {
     Typeface typeface =
-        ReactTypefaceUtils.applyStyles(ds.getTypeface(), style, weight, family, assetManager);
-    ds.setFontFeatureSettings(fontFeatureSettings);
-    ds.setTypeface(typeface);
-    ds.setSubpixelText(true);
-
-    if (textAlignVertical == TextAlignVertical.CENTER || highestLineHeight == 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/27631737/7295772
-    // top      -------------  -10
-    // ascent   -------------  -5
-    // baseline __my Text____   0
-    // descent  _____________   2
-    // bottom   _____________   5
-    TextPaint textPaintCopy = new TextPaint();
-    textPaintCopy.set(ds);
-    if (textSize > 0) {
-      textPaintCopy.setTextSize(textSize);
-    }
-
-    if (textSize == highestFontSize) {
-      // aligns text vertically in the lineHeight
-      // and adjust their position depending on the fontSize
-      if (textAlignVertical == TextAlignVertical.TOP) {
-        ds.baselineShift -= highestLineHeight / 2 - textPaintCopy.getTextSize() / 2;
-      }
-      if (textAlignVertical == TextAlignVertical.BOTTOM) {
-        ds.baselineShift +=
-            highestLineHeight / 2 - textPaintCopy.getTextSize() / 2 - textPaintCopy.descent();
-      }
-    } else if (highestFontSize != 0 && textSize < highestFontSize) {
-      // aligns correctly text that has smaller font
-      if (textAlignVertical == TextAlignVertical.TOP) {
-        ds.baselineShift -=
-            highestLineHeight / 2
-                - highestFontSize / 2
-                // smaller font aligns on the baseline of bigger font
-                // moves the baseline of text with smaller font up
-                // so it aligns on the top of the larger font
-                + (highestFontSize - textSize)
-                + (textPaintCopy.getFontMetrics().top - textPaintCopy.ascent());
-      }
-      if (textAlignVertical == TextAlignVertical.BOTTOM) {
-        ds.baselineShift += highestLineHeight / 2 - highestFontSize / 2 - textPaintCopy.descent();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  public void updateSpan(int highestLineHeight, int highestFontSize) {
-    mHighestLineHeight = highestLineHeight;
-    mHighestFontSize = highestFontSize;
+        ReactTypefaceUtils.applyStyles(paint.getTypeface(), style, weight, family, assetManager);
+    paint.setFontFeatureSettings(fontFeatureSettings);
+    paint.setTypeface(typeface);
+    paint.setSubpixelText(true);
   }
 }