diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index 54285a8448..25f7a285f3 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark ASRangeControllerDelegate.
 
+- (void)rangeControllerBeginUpdates:(ASRangeController *)rangeController {
+}
+
+- (void)rangeControllerEndUpdates:(ASRangeController *)rangeController {
+}
+
 - (NSArray *)rangeControllerVisibleNodeIndexPaths:(ASRangeController *)rangeController
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
index 159868673a..00114fa93d 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
@@ -294,9 +294,7 @@
 
 - (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController willDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet withAnimationOption:(ASDataControllerAnimationOptions)animationOption {
   ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
-    if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(rangeController:willDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:)]) {
       [_delegate rangeController:self didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet withAnimationOption:animationOption];
-    }
   });
 }