diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
index 7e5f77b8cc..c485144d46 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ static void *kASSizingQueueContext = &kASSizingQueueContext;
  */
 - (void)_insertNodes:(NSArray *)nodes atIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
+  if (indexPaths.count == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
   [self insertNodes:nodes ofKind:ASDataControllerRowNodeKind atIndexPaths:indexPaths completion:^(NSArray *nodes, NSArray *indexPaths) {
     if (_delegateDidInsertNodes)
       [_delegate dataController:self didInsertNodes:nodes atIndexPaths:indexPaths withAnimationOptions:animationOptions];
@@ -342,6 +345,9 @@ static void *kASSizingQueueContext = &kASSizingQueueContext;
  */
 - (void)_deleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths withAnimationOptions:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOptions
 {
+  if (indexPaths.count == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
   [self deleteNodesOfKind:ASDataControllerRowNodeKind atIndexPaths:indexPaths completion:^(NSArray *nodes, NSArray *indexPaths) {
     if (_delegateDidDeleteNodes)
       [_delegate dataController:self didDeleteNodes:nodes atIndexPaths:indexPaths withAnimationOptions:animationOptions];