diff --git a/React/Base/RCTUIKit.h b/React/Base/RCTUIKit.h
index de7eb1f23202f5..8b2ad3e3d0093f 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTUIKit.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTUIKit.h
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ CGPathRef UIBezierPathCreateCGPathRef(UIBezierPath *path);
 - (void)layoutIfNeeded;
 
 - (void)layoutSubviews;
-- (NSArray<RCTUIView *> *)reactZIndexSortedSubviews; // [macOS]
 
 - (void)setNeedsDisplay;
 
@@ -414,10 +413,6 @@ CGPathRef UIBezierPathCreateCGPathRef(UIBezierPath *path);
  * Specifies whether focus ring should be drawn when the view has the first responder status.
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL enableFocusRing;
-/**
- * The z-index of the view.
- */
-@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger reactZIndex;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/React/Base/macOS/RCTUIKit.m b/React/Base/macOS/RCTUIKit.m
index 1c5fba8c651dc7..a5bbe147143a9c 100644
--- a/React/Base/macOS/RCTUIKit.m
+++ b/React/Base/macOS/RCTUIKit.m
@@ -406,27 +406,6 @@ - (void)layoutSubviews
   [super layout];
 }
 
-- (NSArray<RCTUIView *> *)reactZIndexSortedSubviews
-{
-  // Check if sorting is required - in most cases it won't be.
-  BOOL sortingRequired = NO;
-  for (RCTUIView *subview in self.subviews) {
-    if (subview.reactZIndex != 0) {
-      sortingRequired = YES;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  return sortingRequired ? [self.subviews sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(RCTUIView *a, RCTUIView *b) {
-    if (a.reactZIndex > b.reactZIndex) {
-      return NSOrderedDescending;
-    } else {
-      // Ensure sorting is stable by treating equal zIndex as ascending so
-      // that original order is preserved.
-      return NSOrderedAscending;
-    }
-  }] : self.subviews;
-}
-
 - (void)setNeedsDisplay
 {
   self.needsDisplay = YES;
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
index b8219cae3d1cda..ab588bddd7c905 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
@@ -458,7 +458,6 @@ - (void)setPropKeysManagedByAnimated_DO_NOT_USE_THIS_IS_BROKEN:(NSSet<NSString *
   return _propKeysManagedByAnimated_DO_NOT_USE_THIS_IS_BROKEN;
 }
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
 - (RCTUIView *)betterHitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event // [macOS]
 {
   // This is a classic textbook implementation of `hitTest:` with a couple of improvements:
@@ -509,60 +508,6 @@ - (RCTUIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event // [macOS]
       return view != self ? view : nil;
   }
 }
-#else // [macOS
-
-- (RCTUIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event // [macOS]
-{
-  BOOL canReceiveTouchEvents = ([self isUserInteractionEnabled] && ![self isHidden]);
-  if (!canReceiveTouchEvents) {
-    return nil;
-  }
-
-  // `hitSubview` is the topmost subview which was hit. The hit point can
-  // be outside the bounds of `view` (e.g., if -clipsToBounds is NO).
-  RCTUIView *hitSubview = nil; // [macOS]
-  BOOL isPointInside = [self pointInside:point withEvent:event];
-  BOOL needsHitSubview = !(_props->pointerEvents == PointerEventsMode::None || _props->pointerEvents == PointerEventsMode::BoxOnly);
-  if (needsHitSubview && (![self clipsToBounds] || isPointInside)) {
-    // Take z-index into account when calculating the touch target.
-    NSArray<RCTUIView *> *sortedSubviews = [self reactZIndexSortedSubviews]; // [macOS]
-
-    // The default behaviour of UIKit is that if a view does not contain a point,
-    // then no subviews will be returned from hit testing, even if they contain
-    // the hit point. By doing hit testing directly on the subviews, we bypass
-    // the strict containment policy (i.e., UIKit guarantees that every ancestor
-    // of the hit view will return YES from -pointInside:withEvent:). See:
-    //  - https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa2013/qa1812.html
-    for (RCTUIView *subview in [sortedSubviews reverseObjectEnumerator]) { // [macOS]
-      CGPoint pointForHitTest = CGPointZero;
-      if ([subview isKindOfClass:[RCTUIView class]]) { // [macOS]
-        pointForHitTest = [subview convertPoint:point fromView:self];
-      } else {
-        pointForHitTest = point;
-      }
-      hitSubview = (RCTUIView *)[subview hitTest:pointForHitTest]; // [macOS]
-      if (hitSubview != nil) {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  RCTUIView *hitView = (isPointInside ? self : nil); // [macOS]
-
-  switch (_props->pointerEvents) {
-    case PointerEventsMode::None:
-      return nil;
-    case PointerEventsMode::Auto:
-      return hitSubview ?: hitView;
-    case PointerEventsMode::BoxOnly:
-      return hitView;
-    case PointerEventsMode::BoxNone:
-      return hitSubview;
-    default:
-      return hitSubview ?: hitView;
-  }
-}
-#endif // macOS]
 
 static RCTCornerRadii RCTCornerRadiiFromBorderRadii(BorderRadii borderRadii)
 {
diff --git a/React/Views/UIView+React.m b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
index 915ddcef3fda18..7d86aa7734fd9d 100644
--- a/React/Views/UIView+React.m
+++ b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
@@ -413,6 +413,15 @@ - (void)setAccessibilityValueInternal:(NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)accessibil
       self, @selector(accessibilityValueInternal), accessibilityValue, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
 }
 
+// [macOS
+#pragma mark - Hit testing
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX  
+- (RCTPlatformView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
+{
+  return [self hitTest:point];
+}
+#endif // macOS]
+
 #pragma mark - Debug
 - (void)react_addRecursiveDescriptionToString:(NSMutableString *)string atLevel:(NSUInteger)level
 {