diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index bb0ea29a83..f90dedba83 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 
 - (void)performBatchUpdates:(void (^)())updates completion:(void (^)(BOOL))completion
 {
-  [self performBatchAnimated:YES updates:updates completion:completion];
+  // We capture the current state of whether animations are enabled if they don't provide us with one.
+  [self performBatchAnimated:[UIView areAnimationsEnabled] updates:updates completion:completion];
 }
 
 - (void)registerSupplementaryNodeOfKind:(NSString *)elementKind
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
index 60bf5df05b..fcbe83bca4 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
 
 - (void)endUpdates
 {
-  [self endUpdatesAnimated:YES completion:nil];
+  // We capture the current state of whether animations are enabled if they don't provide us with one.
+  [self endUpdatesAnimated:[UIView areAnimationsEnabled] completion:nil];
 }
 
 - (void)endUpdatesAnimated:(BOOL)animated completion:(void (^)(BOOL completed))completion;