diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Press.js b/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
index 9c498cb1e935..78a631cc356f 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
@@ -707,6 +707,8 @@ const PressResponder = {
             DiscreteEvent,
           );
         }
+        // Click won't occur, so we need to remove root events
+        removeRootEventTypes(context, state);
         break;
       }
     }