diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
index 3ce101533fe852..a154c827511f34 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/SafeAreaView/SafeAreaView.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import Platform from '../../Utilities/Platform';
 import View from '../View/View';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-let exported: React.AbstractComponent<ViewProps, React.ElementRef<typeof View>>;
-
 /**
  * Renders nested content and automatically applies paddings reflect the portion
  * of the view that is not covered by navigation bars, tab bars, toolbars, and
@@ -25,7 +23,10 @@ let exported: React.AbstractComponent<ViewProps, React.ElementRef<typeof View>>;
  * limitation of the screen, such as rounded corners or camera notches (aka
  * sensor housing area on iPhone X).
  */
-exported = Platform.select({
+const exported: React.AbstractComponent<
+  ViewProps,
+  React.ElementRef<typeof View>,
+> = Platform.select({
   ios: require('./RCTSafeAreaViewNativeComponent').default,
   default: View,
 });
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/safeareaview/SafeAreaViewShadowNode.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/safeareaview/SafeAreaViewShadowNode.h
index 64ca6231394e04..5a95f3b9decd53 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/safeareaview/SafeAreaViewShadowNode.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/safeareaview/SafeAreaViewShadowNode.h
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ class SafeAreaViewShadowNode final : public ConcreteViewShadowNode<
                                          ViewEventEmitter,
                                          SafeAreaViewState> {
   using ConcreteViewShadowNode::ConcreteViewShadowNode;
-
- public:
-  static ShadowNodeTraits BaseTraits() {
-    auto traits = ConcreteViewShadowNode::BaseTraits();
-    traits.set(ShadowNodeTraits::Trait::DirtyYogaNode);
-    return traits;
-  }
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react