diff --git a/Countly.js b/Countly.js
index 3391b7e1..69327cfc 100644
--- a/Countly.js
+++ b/Countly.js
@@ -440,33 +440,25 @@ Countly.configureIntentRedirectionCheck = function (allowedIntentClassNames = []
 };
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated Automatic sessions are handled by underlying SDK, this function will do nothing.
  *
  * Countly start for android
  *
  * @return {String || void} error message or void
  */
 Countly.start = function () {
-    if (!_isInitialized) {
-        const message = "'init' must be called before 'start'";
-        Countly.logError('start', message);
-        return message;
-    }
-    CountlyReactNative.start();
+    Countly.logWarning('start', "Automatic sessions are handled by underlying SDK, this function will do nothing.");
 };
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated Automatic sessions are handled by underlying SDK, this function will do nothing.
  *
  * Countly stop for android
  *
  * @return {String || void} error message or void
  */
 Countly.stop = function () {
-    if (!_isInitialized) {
-        const message = "'init' must be called before 'stop'";
-        Countly.logError('stop', message);
-        return message;
-    }
-    CountlyReactNative.stop();
+    Countly.logWarning('stop', "Automatic sessions are handled by underlying SDK, this function will do nothing.");
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/react/CountlyReactNative.java b/android/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/react/CountlyReactNative.java
index f82fd1a8..d822fff6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/react/CountlyReactNative.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/ly/count/android/sdk/react/CountlyReactNative.java
@@ -820,16 +820,6 @@ public void configureIntentRedirectionCheck(ReadableArray intentClassNames, Read
         }
     }
 
-    @ReactMethod
-    public void start() {
-        log("onStart", LogLevel.INFO);
-    }
-
-    @ReactMethod
-    public void stop() {
-        log("onStop", LogLevel.INFO);
-    }
-
     @ReactMethod
     public void userData_setProperty(ReadableArray args, Promise promise) {
         Countly.sharedInstance();
diff --git a/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.h b/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.h
index 7b387678..31345097 100644
--- a/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.h
+++ b/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ typedef void (^Result)(id _Nullable result);
 - (void)event:(NSArray *_Nullable)arguments;
 - (void)setLoggingEnabled:(NSArray *_Nullable)arguments;
 
-- (void)start;
-- (void)stop;
 - (void)recordView:(NSArray *_Nullable)arguments;
 
 - (void)setHttpPostForced:(NSArray *_Nullable)arguments;
diff --git a/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.m b/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.m
index e70911c6..0d774c68 100644
--- a/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.m
+++ b/ios/src/CountlyReactNative.m
@@ -365,13 +365,6 @@ + (void)log:(NSString *)theMessage {
         COUNTLY_RN_LOG(theMessage);
     }
 }
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(start) {
-    // [Countly.sharedInstance resume];
-}
-
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(stop) {
-    // [Countly.sharedInstance suspend];
-}
 
 RCT_REMAP_METHOD(getCurrentDeviceId, getCurrentDeviceIdWithResolver : (RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve rejecter : (RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject) {
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{