diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index c57589025d..edbf245461 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -789,12 +789,9 @@ static ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides GetASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides(Class c)
       }
       
       // Setup pending layout transition for animation
-      // The pending layout transition needs to stay alive at least until applySubnodeInsertions did finish execute as
-      // it can happen that with Implicit Hierarchy Management new nodes gonna be added that internally call setNeedsLayout
-      // what will invalidate and deallocate the transition in the middle of inserting nodes 
-      NS_VALID_UNTIL_END_OF_SCOPE ASLayoutTransition *pendingLayoutTransition = [[ASLayoutTransition alloc] initWithNode:self pendingLayout:newLayout previousLayout:previousLayout];
-      _pendingLayoutTransition = pendingLayoutTransition;
-      
+      _pendingLayoutTransition = [[ASLayoutTransition alloc] initWithNode:self
+                                                            pendingLayout:newLayout
+                                                           previousLayout:previousLayout];
       // Setup context for pending layout transition. we need to hold a strong reference to the context
       _pendingLayoutTransitionContext = [[_ASTransitionContext alloc] initWithAnimation:animated
                                                                          layoutDelegate:_pendingLayoutTransition