diff --git a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy.cpp b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy.cpp
index c46b037b25c..51da4ba6415 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native-reanimated/Common/cpp/reanimated/LayoutAnimations/LayoutAnimationsProxy.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ bool LayoutAnimationsProxy::startAnimationsRecursively(
         hasAnimatedChildren = true;
       } else {
         endAnimationsRecursively(subNode, mutations);
+        toBeRemoved.push_back(subNode);
       }
     } else if (startAnimationsRecursively(
                    subNode,