diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
index 2f328db11..1424c13e1 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$package.json
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@
   ],
 <% } -%>
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.6.1",
-  "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 18.0.0"
-  },
   "jest": {
     "preset": "react-native",
     "modulePathIgnorePatterns": [