diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgView.java
index f25ca37f..9ab3d276 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgView.java
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 
 package com.horcrux.svg;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.TextureView;
 
 import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
@@ -26,10 +27,12 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchEventCoalescingKeyHelper;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.TouchEventType;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 /**
  * Custom {@link View} implementation that draws an RNSVGSvg React view and its \children.
  */
-public class RNSVGSvgView extends TextureView {
+public class RNSVGSvgView extends View {
     public enum Events {
         EVENT_DATA_URL("onDataURL");
 
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ public class RNSVGSvgView extends TextureView {
         }
     }
 
+    private @Nullable Bitmap mBitmap;
     private RCTEventEmitter mEventEmitter;
     private EventDispatcher mEventDispatcher;
     private int mTargetTag;
@@ -54,7 +58,6 @@ public class RNSVGSvgView extends TextureView {
 
     public RNSVGSvgView(ReactContext reactContext) {
         super(reactContext);
-        setOpaque(false);
         mEventEmitter = reactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class);
         mEventDispatcher = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
     }
@@ -63,6 +66,22 @@ public class RNSVGSvgView extends TextureView {
         return RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode.getShadowNodeByTag(getId());
     }
 
+    public void setBitmap(Bitmap bitmap) {
+        if (mBitmap != null) {
+            mBitmap.recycle();
+        }
+        mBitmap = bitmap;
+        invalidate();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+        super.onDraw(canvas);
+        if (mBitmap != null) {
+            canvas.drawBitmap(mBitmap, 0, 0, null);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         mTargetTag = getShadowNode().hitTest(new Point((int) ev.getX(), (int) ev.getY()));
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewManager.java
index 5e585548..4fb9103a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewManager.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 package com.horcrux.svg;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.common.MapBuilder;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.BaseViewManager;
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewManager extends BaseViewManager<RNSVGSvgView, RNSVGSvgV
 
     @Override
     public void updateExtraData(RNSVGSvgView root, Object extraData) {
-        root.setSurfaceTextureListener((RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode) extraData);
+        root.setBitmap((Bitmap) extraData);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode.java
index f0d2ac8e..d68259e3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode.java
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@ import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.util.Base64;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
-import android.view.TextureView;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
-import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
-
-import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog;
-import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LayoutShadowNode;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactShadowNode;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIViewOperationQueue;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -35,7 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 /**
  * Shadow node for RNSVG virtual tree root - RNSVGSvgView
  */
-public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener {
+public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode {
 
     private static final SparseArray<RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode> mTagToShadowNode = new SparseArray<>();
 
@@ -43,7 +37,6 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureV
         return mTagToShadowNode.get(tag);
     }
 
-    private @Nullable Surface mSurface;
     private boolean mResponsible = false;
     private static final Map<String, RNSVGVirtualNode> mDefinedClipPaths = new HashMap<>();
     private static final Map<String, RNSVGVirtualNode> mDefinedTemplates = new HashMap<>();
@@ -62,27 +55,25 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureV
     @Override
     public void onCollectExtraUpdates(UIViewOperationQueue uiUpdater) {
         super.onCollectExtraUpdates(uiUpdater);
-        drawOutput();
-        uiUpdater.enqueueUpdateExtraData(getReactTag(), this);
+        uiUpdater.enqueueUpdateExtraData(getReactTag(), drawOutput());
+
     }
 
-    public void drawOutput() {
-        if (mSurface == null || !mSurface.isValid()) {
-            markChildrenUpdatesSeen(this);
-            return;
-        }
+    @Override
+    public void setReactTag(int reactTag) {
+        super.setReactTag(reactTag);
+        mTagToShadowNode.put(getReactTag(), this);
+    }
 
-        try {
-            Canvas canvas = mSurface.lockCanvas(null);
-            drawChildren(canvas);
+    public Object drawOutput() {
+        Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
+                (int) getLayoutWidth(),
+                (int) getLayoutHeight(),
+                Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
 
-            if (mSurface != null) {
-                mSurface.unlockCanvasAndPost(canvas);
-            }
-
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException | IllegalStateException e) {
-            FLog.e(ReactConstants.TAG, e.getClass().getSimpleName() + " in Svg.unlockCanvasAndPost");
-        }
+        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
+        drawChildren(canvas);
+        return bitmap;
     }
 
     private void drawChildren(Canvas canvas) {
@@ -106,14 +97,6 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureV
         }
     }
 
-    private void markChildrenUpdatesSeen(ReactShadowNode shadowNode) {
-        for (int i = 0; i < shadowNode.getChildCount(); i++) {
-            ReactShadowNode child = shadowNode.getChildAt(i);
-            child.markUpdateSeen();
-            markChildrenUpdatesSeen(child);
-        }
-    }
-
     public String getBase64() {
         Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
             (int) getLayoutWidth(),
@@ -128,27 +111,6 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureV
         return Base64.encodeToString(bitmapBytes, Base64.DEFAULT);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {
-        mSurface = new Surface(surface);
-        mTagToShadowNode.put(getReactTag(), this);
-        drawOutput();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface) {
-        mTagToShadowNode.remove(getReactTag());
-        surface.release();
-        mSurface = null;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width, int height) {}
-
-    @Override
-    public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface) {}
-
     public void enableTouchEvents() {
         if (!mResponsible) {
             mResponsible = true;
@@ -199,4 +161,8 @@ public class RNSVGSvgViewShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode implements TextureV
     public PropHelper.RNSVGBrush getDefinedBrush(String brushRef) {
         return mDefinedBrushes.get(brushRef);
     }
+
+    public void finalize() {
+        mTagToShadowNode.remove(getReactTag());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 095b389a..1e234455 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "4.3.2",
+    "version": "4.3.3",
     "name": "react-native-svg",
     "description": "SVG library for react-native",
     "repository": {