diff --git a/src/browser/ui/React.js b/src/browser/ui/React.js
index 03fd063b167c..276bce3d8a45 100644
--- a/src/browser/ui/React.js
+++ b/src/browser/ui/React.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ var ReactMount = require('ReactMount');
 var ReactMultiChild = require('ReactMultiChild');
 var ReactPerf = require('ReactPerf');
 var ReactPropTypes = require('ReactPropTypes');
-var ReactRef = require('ReactRef');
 var ReactServerRendering = require('ReactServerRendering');
 
 var assign = require('Object.assign');
@@ -67,9 +66,6 @@ var React = {
   createClass: ReactClass.createClass,
   createElement: createElement,
   createFactory: createFactory,
-  createRef: function() {
-    return new ReactRef();
-  },
   constructAndRenderComponent: ReactMount.constructAndRenderComponent,
   constructAndRenderComponentByID: ReactMount.constructAndRenderComponentByID,
   findDOMNode: findDOMNode,