diff --git a/Video.js b/Video.js
index dd05c9e3eb..7df04e4bab 100644
--- a/Video.js
+++ b/Video.js
@@ -296,16 +296,6 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
     return UIManager.getViewManagerConfig(viewManagerName);
   };
 
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-      /**
-           * @TODO reset handler is added as a patch fix for handling airplay playback to release the stream , Upgrading to v6.0.0 will fix this issue permantely and don't need the reset handler.
-         */
-    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
-      this.setNativeProps({
-        allowsExternalPlayback: false,
-      });
-    }
-  }
   render() {
     const resizeMode = this.props.resizeMode;
     const source = resolveAssetSource(this.props.source) || {};