diff --git a/flow-typed/react.js b/flow-typed/react.js
index 6b5dcaaca1997..c57aba2360fac 100644
--- a/flow-typed/react.js
+++ b/flow-typed/react.js
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ declare module react {
   ): React$Context<T>;
   declare export var createElement: React$CreateElement;
   declare export var cloneElement: React$CloneElement;
-  declare export function createFactory<ElementType: React$ElementType>(
-    type: ElementType,
-  ): React$ElementFactory<ElementType>;
   declare export function createRef<T>(): {|current: null | T|};
 
   declare export function isValidElement(element: any): boolean;
@@ -219,7 +216,6 @@ declare module react {
     +createContext: typeof createContext,
     +createElement: typeof createElement,
     +cloneElement: typeof cloneElement,
-    +createFactory: typeof createFactory,
     +createRef: typeof createRef,
     +forwardRef: typeof forwardRef,
     +isValidElement: typeof isValidElement,