diff --git a/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts b/packages/create-react-native-library/src/exampleApp/generateExampleApp.ts
index 8231bb137..2d63e5a50 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 = {
@@ -196,6 +197,8 @@ export default async function generateExampleApp({
   PACKAGES_TO_REMOVE.forEach((name) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
     delete devDependencies[name];
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
+    delete dependencies[name];
   });
 
   const PACKAGES_TO_ADD_DEV = {