diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index f4158203af..18289bedb6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CLI comes with a set of commands and flags you can pass to them.
 
 - [`bundle`](#bundle)
 - [`dependencies`](#dependencies)
-- [`eject`](#eject)
 - [`info`](#info)
 - [`install`](#install)
 - [`library`](#library)
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ _Note: This document is still under development and doesn't represent the full A
 
 ### `dependencies`
 
-### `eject`
-
 ### `info`
 
 ### `install`
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/eject/eject.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/eject/eject.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 32144fbd72..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/eject/eject.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- *
- * @format
- */
-
-import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import copyProjectTemplateAndReplace from '../../tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace';
-import logger from '../../tools/logger';
-
-/**
- * The eject command re-creates the `android` and `ios` native folders. Because native code can be
- * difficult to maintain, this new script allows an `app.json` to be defined for the project, which
- * is used to configure the native app.
- *
- * The `app.json` config may contain the following keys:
- *
- * - `name` - The short name used for the project, should be TitleCase
- * - `displayName` - The app's name on the home screen
- */
-
-function eject() {
-  const doesIOSExist = fs.existsSync(path.resolve('ios'));
-  const doesAndroidExist = fs.existsSync(path.resolve('android'));
-  if (doesIOSExist && doesAndroidExist) {
-    logger.error(
-      'Both the iOS and Android folders already exist! Please delete `ios` and/or `android` ' +
-        'before ejecting.',
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  let appConfig = null;
-  try {
-    appConfig = require(path.resolve('app.json'));
-  } catch (e) {
-    logger.error(
-      'Eject requires an `app.json` config file to be located at ' +
-        `${path.resolve(
-          'app.json',
-        )}, and it must at least specify a \`name\` for the project ` +
-        "name, and a `displayName` for the app's home screen label.",
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  const appName = appConfig.name;
-  if (!appName) {
-    logger.error(
-      'App `name` must be defined in the `app.json` config file to define the project name. ' +
-        'It must not contain any spaces or dashes.',
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  const displayName = appConfig.displayName;
-  if (!displayName) {
-    logger.error(
-      'App `displayName` must be defined in the `app.json` config file, to define the label ' +
-        'of the app on the home screen.',
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  const templateOptions = {displayName};
-
-  if (!doesIOSExist) {
-    logger.info('Generating the iOS folder.');
-    copyProjectTemplateAndReplace(
-      path.resolve('node_modules', 'react-native', 'template', 'ios'),
-      path.resolve('ios'),
-      appName,
-      templateOptions,
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (!doesAndroidExist) {
-    logger.info('Generating the Android folder.');
-    copyProjectTemplateAndReplace(
-      path.resolve('node_modules', 'react-native', 'template', 'android'),
-      path.resolve('android'),
-      appName,
-      templateOptions,
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export default {
-  name: 'eject',
-  description: 'Re-create the iOS and Android folders and native code',
-  func: eject,
-  options: [],
-};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.js
index fded7f655f..04d8820979 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import runAndroid from './runAndroid/runAndroid';
 import library from './library/library';
 import bundle from './bundle/bundle';
 import ramBundle from './bundle/ramBundle';
-import eject from './eject/eject';
 import link from './link/link';
 import unlink from './link/unlink';
 import install from './install/install';
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ const loadLocalCommands: Array<LocalCommandT> = [
   library,
   bundle,
   ramBundle,
-  eject,
   link,
   unlink,
   install,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.js
index b4538c9cea..c57f950ac2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/link/link.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import getProjectConfig from './getProjectConfig';
 import linkDependency from './linkDependency';
 import linkAssets from './linkAssets';
 import linkAll from './linkAll';
-import findReactNativeScripts from '../../tools/findReactNativeScripts';
 import getPlatforms, {getPlatformName} from '../../tools/getPlatforms';
 
 type FlagsType = {
@@ -59,19 +58,6 @@ function link([rawPackageName]: Array<string>, ctx: ContextT, opts: FlagsType) {
     );
     return Promise.reject(err);
   }
-  const hasProjectConfig = Object.keys(platforms).reduce(
-    (acc, key) => acc || key in project,
-    false,
-  );
-  if (!hasProjectConfig && findReactNativeScripts()) {
-    throw new Error(
-      '`react-native link [package]` can not be used in Create React Native App projects. ' +
-        'If you need to include a library that relies on custom native code, ' +
-        'you might have to eject first. ' +
-        'See https://github.com/react-community/create-react-native-app/blob/master/EJECTING.md ' +
-        'for more information.',
-    );
-  }
 
   if (rawPackageName === undefined) {
     logger.debug(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/findReactNativeScripts.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/findReactNativeScripts.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 876b9dcae6..0000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/findReactNativeScripts.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- *
- * @format
- * @flow strict
- */
-
-import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
-
-function findReactNativeScripts(): ?string {
-  const executablePath = path.resolve(
-    'node_modules',
-    '.bin',
-    'react-native-scripts',
-  );
-  if (fs.existsSync(executablePath)) {
-    return executablePath;
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-export default findReactNativeScripts;