diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
index c45c0403b23713..ff51d00c41f452 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/image/ReactImageView.java
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ public void maybeUpdateView() {
     ImageRequest imageRequest = ImageRequestBuilder.newBuilderWithSource(mUri)
         .setPostprocessor(postprocessor)
         .setResizeOptions(resizeOptions)
-        .setAutoRotateEnabled(true)
         .setProgressiveRenderingEnabled(mProgressiveRenderingEnabled)
         .build();