From 91cedb8b921b08dc3f9a9b2889d34cbf9539b06c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Hunt <huntie@meta.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 08:57:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove legacy NativeMethods types

Summary:
Long deprecated, drop from our public API.

Relates to https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals/pull/1003.

Changelog:
[General][Breaking] - Remove `NativeMethods` and `NativeMethodsMixin` types. Use `ReactNativeElement` instead.

Differential Revision: D107108484
---
 packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/utils.js             | 2 --
 .../ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js          | 1 -
 .../ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js.flow     | 1 -
 packages/react-native/index.js.flow                      | 2 --
 packages/react-native/src/private/types/HostInstance.js  | 8 --------
 packages/react-native/types/public/ReactNativeTypes.d.ts | 9 ---------
 6 files changed, 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/utils.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/utils.js
index 3c9650e06e5..6978d83aadb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/utils.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/utils.js
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ const publicAPIMapping = {
     default: null,
     types: [
       'HostInstance',
-      'NativeMethods',
-      'NativeMethodsMixin',
       'MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback',
       'MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback',
       'MeasureOnSuccessCallback',
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js
index 2d8c0e42d67..7f90727684e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import typeof Platform from '../Utilities/Platform';
 export type {
   HostInstance as PublicInstance,
   // These types are only necessary for Paper
-  NativeMethods as LegacyPublicInstance,
   MeasureOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js.flow b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js.flow
index 501df15989b..d4f5291f243 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js.flow
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/ReactPrivate/ReactNativePrivateInterface.js.flow
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export type {
   HostInstance as PublicInstance,
 
   // These types are only necessary for Paper
-  NativeMethods as LegacyPublicInstance,
   MeasureOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/index.js.flow b/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
index 9f2eac497d6..99b6e5e0944 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
+++ b/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
@@ -455,8 +455,6 @@ export type * from './Libraries/Types/CodegenTypesNamespace';
 
 export type {
   HostInstance,
-  NativeMethods,
-  NativeMethodsMixin,
   MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureLayoutOnSuccessCallback,
   MeasureOnSuccessCallback,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/types/HostInstance.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/types/HostInstance.js
index cb7dff7dcc4..055c29ffe64 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/types/HostInstance.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/types/HostInstance.js
@@ -109,11 +109,3 @@ export interface LegacyHostInstanceMethods {
 }
 
 export type HostInstance = ReactNativeElement;
-
-/** @deprecated Use HostInstance instead */
-export type NativeMethods = LegacyHostInstanceMethods;
-
-/**
- * @deprecated Use HostInstance instead.
- */
-export type NativeMethodsMixin = LegacyHostInstanceMethods;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/types/public/ReactNativeTypes.d.ts b/packages/react-native/types/public/ReactNativeTypes.d.ts
index 3feb5b2d718..4a4c00eb983 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/types/public/ReactNativeTypes.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/types/public/ReactNativeTypes.d.ts
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@ export interface NativeMethods {
   blur(): void;
 }
 
-/**
- * @deprecated Use NativeMethods instead.
- */
-export type NativeMethodsMixin = NativeMethods;
-/**
- * @deprecated Use NativeMethods instead.
- */
-export type NativeMethodsMixinType = NativeMethods;
-
 /**
  * Represents a native component, such as those returned from `requireNativeComponent`.
  *