diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
index dac001ac2fe88a..6128db3b278f0e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(
   parameters_.surfaceId = surfaceId;
 }
 
-SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept {
-  parameters_.surfaceId = surfaceId;
-}
-
 SurfaceHandler::SurfaceHandler(SurfaceHandler&& other) noexcept {
   operator=(std::move(other));
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
index 6985f15468bf0f..fa352499249f63 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceHandler.h
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ class SurfaceHandler {
    */
   SurfaceHandler(const std::string& moduleName, SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept;
 
-  /*
-   * Can be constructed anytime with a `surfaceId`.
-   * As the module name is not passed, the surface will have to be rendered
-   * manually by the caller (AppRegistry will not be called).
-   */
-  SurfaceHandler(SurfaceId surfaceId) noexcept;
-
   virtual ~SurfaceHandler() noexcept;
 
   /*
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
index 5e280a68349c07..f402420aac77f6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ void SurfaceManager::startSurface(
   });
 }
 
-void SurfaceManager::startEmptySurface(
-    SurfaceId surfaceId,
-    const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints,
-    const LayoutContext& layoutContext) const noexcept {
-  startSurface(surfaceId, "", {}, layoutConstraints, layoutContext);
-}
-
 void SurfaceManager::stopSurface(SurfaceId surfaceId) const noexcept {
   visit(surfaceId, [&](const SurfaceHandler& surfaceHandler) {
     surfaceHandler.stop();
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
index fd60f788cc0127..3b3d47ec8beee8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/scheduler/SurfaceManager.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ class SurfaceManager final {
       const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints = {},
       const LayoutContext& layoutContext = {}) const noexcept;
 
-  void startEmptySurface(
-      SurfaceId surfaceId,
-      const LayoutConstraints& layoutConstraints = {},
-      const LayoutContext& layoutContext = {}) const noexcept;
-
   void stopSurface(SurfaceId surfaceId) const noexcept;
 
   void stopAllSurfaces() const noexcept;