diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-penguins-know.md b/.changeset/lucky-penguins-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..386f4979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-penguins-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"example": patch
+"victory-native": patch
+---
+
+remove temporary polar chart hack by bumping skia dep
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 45b8f7a6..6f879d13 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4",
     "@react-native-community/slider": "4.5.6",
     "@react-native-segmented-control/segmented-control": "2.5.7",
-    "@shopify/react-native-skia": "2.0.1",
+    "@shopify/react-native-skia": "2.0.2",
     "canvaskit-wasm": "^0.40.0",
     "d3-scale": "^4.0.2",
     "date-fns": "^2.30.0",
diff --git a/lib/src/polar/PolarChart.tsx b/lib/src/polar/PolarChart.tsx
index a0ca0644..e9327c01 100644
--- a/lib/src/polar/PolarChart.tsx
+++ b/lib/src/polar/PolarChart.tsx
@@ -110,23 +110,6 @@ export const PolarChart = <
 
   const [hasMeasuredLayoutSize, setHasMeasuredLayoutSize] =
     React.useState(false);
-  const [_, setIsCanvasReady] = React.useState(false);
-
-  // This is a hack to ensure the canvas is ready before the chart is rendered. It seems like it started somewhere with skia 2.0.0+ or RN 79+. This could periodically be removed and see if works without it.
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    let timerId: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
-    if (hasMeasuredLayoutSize) {
-      timerId = setTimeout(() => {
-        setIsCanvasReady(true);
-      }, 100);
-    }
-    return () => {
-      if (timerId !== null) {
-        clearTimeout(timerId);
-      }
-    };
-  }, [hasMeasuredLayoutSize]);
 
   const onLayout = React.useCallback(
     ({ nativeEvent: { layout } }: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6714ff17..9c0440a7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2322,10 +2322,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc/-/rollup-win32-x64-msvc-4.17.1.tgz#e672de70ce490e5564fe75171373d1653b5694da"
   integrity sha512-0QbCkfk6cnnVKWqqlC0cUrrUMDMfu5ffvYMTUHf+qMN2uAb3MKP31LPcwiMXBNsvoFGs/kYdFOsuLmvppCopXA==
 
-"@shopify/react-native-skia@2.0.1":
-  version "2.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@shopify/react-native-skia/-/react-native-skia-2.0.1.tgz#cb52d92a70526bbb6f67158399fc704f762a485f"
-  integrity sha512-69Qs/cUsj43RLbl+j3orpHWwkZON5sc7aEzGfPurfz7UAzaDWnbSKEIJvUb7G+95qiJwSs94XJPapCKZoji20Q==
+"@shopify/react-native-skia@2.0.2":
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@shopify/react-native-skia/-/react-native-skia-2.0.2.tgz#45180cc37b04325165ba995c23a7fae2c2b911a1"
+  integrity sha512-1/mdPHT/EUcJEdj+HkRqv+Hu40IvYXlyxn5F8G18ix6Ab27Gj58himYU7g6kXKRgSUZ9g5w63ouPcXQITHHXOw==
   dependencies:
     canvaskit-wasm "0.40.0"
     react-reconciler "0.31.0"