diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
index 196c41aa07..f144fb444d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/RNGestureHandlerButtonComponentView.mm
@@ -72,9 +72,12 @@ - (void)mountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childCom
   [_buttonView mountChildComponentView:childComponentView index:index];
 }
 
-- (void)unmountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView index:(NSInteger)index
+- (void)unmountChildComponentView:(RNGHUIView<RCTComponentViewProtocol> *)childComponentView
+                            index:(NSInteger)__unused index
 {
-  [_buttonView unmountChildComponentView:childComponentView index:index];
+  if (childComponentView.superview == _buttonView) {
+    [childComponentView removeFromSuperview];
+  }
 }
 
 - (LayoutMetrics)buildWrapperMetrics:(const LayoutMetrics &)metrics