diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts b/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts
index 8231bb137..33cb32507 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts
+++ b/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const PACKAGES_TO_REMOVE = [
   'prettier',
   'react-test-renderer',
   'typescript',
+  'react-native-safe-area-context',
 ];
 
 const PACKAGES_TO_ADD_WEB = {