diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/create.js b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/create.js
index 17a5319388e..e3b5344a1f6 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/create.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/create.js
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ module.exports = function(api, opts, env) {
           loose: true,
         },
       ],
-      // The following two plugins use Object.assign directly, instead of Babel's
-      // extends helper. Note that this assumes `Object.assign` is available.
-      // { ...todo, completed: true }
-      [
-        require('@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread').default,
-        {
-          useBuiltIns: true,
-        },
-      ],
       // Polyfills the runtime needed for async/await, generators, and friends
       // https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-plugin-transform-runtime
       [
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/package.json b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/package.json
index e2d52cd92d2..ec4ca68344f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.1.0",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "7.1.0",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread": "7.0.0",
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import": "7.0.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-classes": "7.1.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-destructuring": "7.0.0",