diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
index c575db7b1..5590a4022 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnativecommunity/webview/RNCWebViewManager.java
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ public void onDropViewInstance(WebView webView) {
     super.onDropViewInstance(webView);
     ((ThemedReactContext) webView.getContext()).removeLifecycleEventListener((RNCWebView) webView);
     ((RNCWebView) webView).cleanupCallbacksAndDestroy();
-    mWebChromeClient = null;
   }
 
   public static RNCWebViewModule getModule(ReactContext reactContext) {