diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
index 4309138d00fe09..82b89da103ea60 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextAttributes.m
@@ -88,17 +88,13 @@ - (void)applyTextAttributes:(RCTTextAttributes *)textAttributes
     attributes[NSFontAttributeName] = font;
   }
 
-  // Colors
+  // Color
   UIColor *effectiveForegroundColor = self.effectiveForegroundColor;
 
   if (_foregroundColor || !isnan(_opacity)) {
     attributes[NSForegroundColorAttributeName] = effectiveForegroundColor;
   }
 
-  if (_backgroundColor || !isnan(_opacity)) {
-    attributes[NSBackgroundColorAttributeName] = self.effectiveBackgroundColor;
-  }
-
   // Kerning
   if (!isnan(_letterSpacing)) {
     attributes[NSKernAttributeName] = @(_letterSpacing);