diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
index 3f1caf6338..32cb973b80 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.kt
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ class RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager :
       val isResponder = tryGrabbingResponder()
       if (isResponder) {
         isTouched = true
-        // when setPressed(true) is called before canBegin it will not call super.setPressed
-        // in this case we call it here
-        setPressed(true)
       }
 
       return isResponder