diff --git a/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/.babelrc.js b/packages/metro-runtime/src/polyfills/.babelrc.js
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-/**
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- *
- * @format
- * @oncall react_native
- */
-
-'use strict';
-
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [
-    require.resolve('@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types'),
-    require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator'),
-    require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining'),
-  ],
-};