diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 79a2723e276e12..73daf6a064c3a9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@
     "scripts/hermes/prepare-hermes-for-build.js",
     "scripts/ios-configure-glog.sh",
     "scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh",
-    "scripts/launchPackager.bat",
-    "scripts/launchPackager.command",
     "scripts/native_modules.rb",
     "scripts/node-binary.sh",
     "scripts/packager.sh",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/.packager.env b/packages/react-native/scripts/.packager.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 361f5fb47d34ac..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/.packager.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export RCT_METRO_PORT=8081
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.bat b/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 5060dcd9a275b8..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-:: Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-::
-:: This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
-:: LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
-
-@echo off
-title Metro
-call .packager.bat
-cd ../../../
-node "%~dp0..\cli.js" start
-pause
-exit
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command b/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command
deleted file mode 100755
index efd1f2e4eed160..00000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
-# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
-
-# Set terminal title
-echo -en "\\033]0;Metro\\a"
-clear
-
-THIS_DIR=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$(readlink "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" || echo "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)
-
-export PODS_ROOT="$THIS_DIR/../../../ios/Pods"
-WITH_ENVIRONMENT="$THIS_DIR/xcode/with-environment.sh"
-source $WITH_ENVIRONMENT
-
-# export packager environment variables
-source "$THIS_DIR/.packager.env"
-
-if [ -n "${RCT_PACKAGER_LOGS_DIR}" ] ; then
-  echo "Writing logs to $RCT_PACKAGER_LOGS_DIR"
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-  RCT_PACKAGER_LOG_PATH="$RCT_PACKAGER_LOGS_DIR/metro.log" \
-  . "$THIS_DIR/packager.sh" \
-    > "$RCT_PACKAGER_LOGS_DIR/packager.stdout.log" \
-    2> "$RCT_PACKAGER_LOGS_DIR/packager.stderr.log"
-else
-  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-  . "$THIS_DIR/packager.sh"
-fi
-if [[ -z "$CI" ]]; then
-  echo "Process terminated. Press <enter> to close the window"
-  read -r
-fi
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index afc51486e318f7..6390f4b55591c0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
 			buildConfigurationList = 13B07F931A680F5B00A75B9A /* Build configuration list for PBXNativeTarget "HelloWorld" */;
 			buildPhases = (
 				C38B50BA6285516D6DCD4F65 /* [CP] Check Pods Manifest.lock */,
-				FD10A7F022414F080027D42C /* Start Packager */,
 				13B07F871A680F5B00A75B9A /* Sources */,
 				13B07F8C1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Frameworks */,
 				13B07F8E1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Resources */,
@@ -378,25 +377,6 @@
 			shellScript = "\"${PODS_ROOT}/Target Support Files/Pods-HelloWorld-HelloWorldTests/Pods-HelloWorld-HelloWorldTests-resources.sh\"\n";
 			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
 		};
-		FD10A7F022414F080027D42C /* Start Packager */ = {
-			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
-			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
-			files = (
-			);
-			inputFileListPaths = (
-			);
-			inputPaths = (
-			);
-			name = "Start Packager";
-			outputFileListPaths = (
-			);
-			outputPaths = (
-			);
-			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
-			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "export RCT_METRO_PORT=\"${RCT_METRO_PORT:=8081}\"\necho \"export RCT_METRO_PORT=${RCT_METRO_PORT}\" > \"${SRCROOT}/../node_modules/react-native/scripts/.packager.env\"\nif [ -z \"${RCT_NO_LAUNCH_PACKAGER+xxx}\" ] ; then\n  if nc -w 5 -z localhost ${RCT_METRO_PORT} ; then\n    if ! curl -s \"http://localhost:${RCT_METRO_PORT}/status\" | grep -q \"packager-status:running\" ; then\n      echo \"Port ${RCT_METRO_PORT} already in use, packager is either not running or not running correctly\"\n      exit 2\n    fi\n  else\n    open \"$SRCROOT/../node_modules/react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command\" || echo \"Can't start packager automatically\"\n  fi\nfi\n";
-			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
-		};
 /* End PBXShellScriptBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXSourcesBuildPhase section */
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 01af6ae1065c2d..3db35a22d66846 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@
 				13B07F8C1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Frameworks */,
 				13B07F8E1A680F5B00A75B9A /* Resources */,
 				68CD48B71D2BCB2C007E06A9 /* Build JS Bundle */,
-				5CF0FD27207FC6EC00C13D65 /* Start Metro */,
 				79E8BE2B119D4C5CCD2F04B3 /* [RN] Copy Hermes Framework */,
 				4E5A5A192F46F13B14A915AF /* [CP] Embed Pods Frameworks */,
 				4E2AB2EE08A8E6F86E659152 /* [CP] Copy Pods Resources */,
@@ -627,21 +626,6 @@
 			shellScript = "\"${PODS_ROOT}/Target Support Files/Pods-RNTesterIntegrationTests/Pods-RNTesterIntegrationTests-frameworks.sh\"\n";
 			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
 		};
-		5CF0FD27207FC6EC00C13D65 /* Start Metro */ = {
-			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
-			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
-			files = (
-			);
-			inputPaths = (
-			);
-			name = "Start Metro";
-			outputPaths = (
-			);
-			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
-			shellPath = /bin/sh;
-			shellScript = "set -x\n\n# RN-Tester does not have an iOS directory. The PROJECT_ROOT should \n# point to the folder where the `metro.config.js` file lives.\nexport PROJECT_ROOT=$(pwd)\nexport RCT_METRO_PORT=\"${RCT_METRO_PORT:=8081}\"\necho \"export RCT_METRO_PORT=${RCT_METRO_PORT}\" > \"${SRCROOT}/../react-native/scripts/.packager.env\"\nif [ -z \"${RCT_NO_LAUNCH_PACKAGER+xxx}\" ] ; then\n  if nc -w 5 -z localhost ${RCT_METRO_PORT} ; then\n    if ! curl -s \"http://localhost:${RCT_METRO_PORT}/status\" | grep -q \"packager-status:running\" ; then\n      echo \"Port ${RCT_METRO_PORT} already in use, packager is either not running or not running correctly\"\n      exit 2\n    fi\n  else\n    open -n \"$SRCROOT/../react-native/scripts/launchPackager.command\" || echo \"Can't start packager automatically\"\n  fi\nfi\n";
-			showEnvVarsInLog = 0;
-		};
 		68CD48B71D2BCB2C007E06A9 /* Build JS Bundle */ = {
 			isa = PBXShellScriptBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;