diff --git a/plugin/src/PatchTree.lua b/plugin/src/PatchTree.lua
index c33255d1..5423beed 100644
--- a/plugin/src/PatchTree.lua
+++ b/plugin/src/PatchTree.lua
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ function PatchTree.build(patch, instanceMap, changeListHeaders)
 			continue
 		end
 
+		-- Skip TouchInterest (auto-created by Roblox when touch events are connected)
+		if instance.ClassName == "TouchInterest" then
+			continue
+		end
+
 		-- Gather ancestors from existing DOM
 		-- (note that they may have no ID if they're being removed as unknown)
 		local ancestryIds = {}
diff --git a/plugin/src/Reconciler/applyPatch.lua b/plugin/src/Reconciler/applyPatch.lua
index 8da223d1..f95b0b1b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Reconciler/applyPatch.lua
+++ b/plugin/src/Reconciler/applyPatch.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ local function applyPatch(instanceMap, patch)
 	local deferredRefs = {}
 
 	for _, removedIdOrInstance in ipairs(patch.removed) do
+		-- Skip TouchInterest (auto-created by Roblox when touch events are connected)
+		local instance = if Types.RbxId(removedIdOrInstance) then instanceMap.fromIds[removedIdOrInstance] else removedIdOrInstance
+		if instance and instance.ClassName == "TouchInterest" then
+			continue
+		end
+
 		local removeInstanceSuccess = pcall(function()
 			if Types.RbxId(removedIdOrInstance) then
 				instanceMap:destroyId(removedIdOrInstance)