diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index 04200238bf..f62908a061 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
     return;
 
   if (asyncDataSource == nil) {
+    super.dataSource = nil;
     _asyncDataSource = nil;
     _proxyDataSource = nil;
-    super.dataSource = nil;
   } else {
     _asyncDataSource = asyncDataSource;
     _proxyDataSource = [[_ASCollectionViewProxy alloc] initWithTarget:_asyncDataSource interceptor:self];
@@ -209,9 +209,11 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
     return;
 
   if (asyncDelegate == nil) {
+    // order is important here, the delegate must be callable while nilling super.delegate to avoid random crashes
+    // in UIScrollViewAccessibility.
+    super.delegate = nil;
     _asyncDelegate = nil;
     _proxyDelegate = nil;
-    super.delegate = nil;
   } else {
     _asyncDelegate = asyncDelegate;
     _proxyDelegate = [[_ASCollectionViewProxy alloc] initWithTarget:_asyncDelegate interceptor:self];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
index ff2410eab0..bc332947ec 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
     return;
 
   if (asyncDataSource == nil) {
+    super.dataSource = nil;
     _asyncDataSource = nil;
     _proxyDataSource = nil;
-    super.dataSource = nil;
   } else {
     _asyncDataSource = asyncDataSource;
     _proxyDataSource = [[_ASTableViewProxy alloc] initWithTarget:_asyncDataSource interceptor:self];
@@ -195,9 +195,11 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
     return;
 
   if (asyncDelegate == nil) {
-    _asyncDelegate = nil;
-    _proxyDelegate = nil;
+    // order is important here, the delegate must be callable while nilling super.delegate to avoid random crashes
+    // in UIScrollViewAccessibility.
     super.delegate = nil;
+    _asyncDelegate = nil;
+    _proxyDelegate = nil; 
   } else {
     _asyncDelegate = asyncDelegate;
     _proxyDelegate = [[_ASTableViewProxy alloc] initWithTarget:asyncDelegate interceptor:self];