diff --git a/src/MapView.tsx b/src/MapView.tsx
index f8c267b05..db79da712 100644
--- a/src/MapView.tsx
+++ b/src/MapView.tsx
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ class MapView extends React.Component<Props, State, SnapShot> {
     };
 
     this._onMapReady = this._onMapReady.bind(this);
-    this._onMarkerPress = this._onMarkerPress.bind(this);
     this._onChange = this._onChange.bind(this);
     this._onLayout = this._onLayout.bind(this);
   }
@@ -259,12 +258,6 @@ class MapView extends React.Component<Props, State, SnapShot> {
     }
   }
 
-  _onMarkerPress(event) {
-    if (this.props.onMarkerPress) {
-      this.props.onMarkerPress(event.nativeEvent);
-    }
-  }
-
   private _onChange({ nativeEvent }: ChangeEvent) {
     this.__lastRegion = nativeEvent.region;
     const isGesture = nativeEvent.isGesture;
@@ -587,7 +580,6 @@ class MapView extends React.Component<Props, State, SnapShot> {
       props = {
         region: null,
         initialRegion: null,
-        onMarkerPress: this._onMarkerPress,
         onChange: this._onChange,
         onMapReady: this._onMapReady,
         onLayout: this._onLayout,
@@ -606,7 +598,6 @@ class MapView extends React.Component<Props, State, SnapShot> {
         style: this.props.style,
         region: null,
         initialRegion: null,
-        onMarkerPress: this._onMarkerPress,
         onChange: this._onChange,
         onMapReady: this._onMapReady,
         onLayout: this._onLayout,