diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-templates.yml b/.github/workflows/build-templates.yml
index 19c45ddf6..416c3a9e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-templates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-templates.yml
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ jobs:
           touch yarn.lock # Without this Yarn will fail due to the parent directory being a Yarn workspace
           rm -f example/yarn.lock # Workaround for cached yarn.lock from older version
           yarn install --no-immutable
-        env:
-          POD_INSTALL: 0
 
       - name: Get build target
         working-directory: ${{ env.work_dir }}
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.yarnrc.yml b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.yarnrc.yml
index fc9e8529f..13215d637 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.yarnrc.yml
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/$.yarnrc.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ nodeLinker: node-modules
 nmHoistingLimits: workspaces
 
 plugins:
-<% if (example === 'native') { -%>
-  - path: scripts/pod-install.cjs
-<% } -%>
   - path: .yarn/plugins/@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools.cjs
     spec: "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools"
   - path: .yarn/plugins/@yarnpkg/plugin-workspace-tools.cjs
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f4691993a..75082eb97 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ yarn release
 
 The `package.json` file contains various scripts for common tasks:
 
-- `yarn`: setup project by installing dependencies and pods - run with `POD_INSTALL=0` to skip installing pods.
+- `yarn`: setup project by installing dependencies.
 - `yarn typecheck`: type-check files with TypeScript.
 - `yarn lint`: lint files with ESLint.
 - `yarn test`: run unit tests with Jest.
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/babel.config.js b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/babel.config.js
index f842b77fc..f7b3da3b3 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/common/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module.exports = {
-  presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
+  presets: ['module:@react-native/babel-preset'],
 };
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-legacy/example/babel.config.js b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-legacy/example/babel.config.js
index adea77bdb..d9addbbab 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-legacy/example/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/example-legacy/example/babel.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const pak = require('../package.json');
 
 module.exports = {
-  presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
+  presets: ['module:@react-native/babel-preset'],
   plugins: [
     [
       'module-resolver',
diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common-example/scripts/pod-install.cjs b/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common-example/scripts/pod-install.cjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 654c92297..000000000
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/templates/native-common-example/scripts/pod-install.cjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-const child_process = require('child_process');
-
-module.exports = {
-  name: 'pod-install',
-  factory() {
-    return {
-      hooks: {
-        afterAllInstalled(project, options) {
-          if (process.env.POD_INSTALL === '0') {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          if (
-            options &&
-            (options.mode === 'update-lockfile' ||
-              options.mode === 'skip-build')
-          ) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const result = child_process.spawnSync(
-            'yarn',
-            ['pod-install', 'example/ios'],
-            {
-              cwd: project.cwd,
-              env: process.env,
-              stdio: 'inherit',
-              encoding: 'utf-8',
-              shell: true,
-            }
-          );
-
-          if (result.status !== 0) {
-            throw new Error('Failed to run pod-install');
-          }
-        },
-      },
-    };
-  },
-};