diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index 73e61653f5..c9f52c1466 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 {
   // Sometimes the UIKit classes can call back to their delegate even during deallocation, due to animation completion blocks etc.
   _isDeallocating = YES;
+  NSLog(@"before dealloc - delegate - %@, datasource - %@, proxyDelegate - %@, proxyDatasource - %@", self.asyncDelegate, self.asyncDataSource, _proxyDelegate, _proxyDataSource);
   [self setAsyncDelegate:nil];
   [self setAsyncDataSource:nil];
+  NSLog(@"after dealloc - delegate - %@, datasource - %@, proxyDelegate - %@, proxyDatasource - %@", self.asyncDelegate, self.asyncDataSource, _proxyDelegate, _proxyDataSource);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -267,6 +269,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
     _asyncDataSourceImplementsConstrainedSizeForNode = ([_asyncDataSource respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:constrainedSizeForNodeAtIndexPath:)] ? 1 : 0);
   }
   
+  NSLog(@"setAsyncDataSource - %@, proxy - %@, deallocating - %d", asyncDataSource, _proxyDataSource, _isDeallocating);
+  
   super.dataSource = (id<UICollectionViewDataSource>)_proxyDataSource;
 }
 
@@ -292,6 +296,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
     _asyncDelegateImplementsInsetSection = ([_asyncDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:layout:insetForSectionAtIndex:)] ? 1 : 0);
   }
   
+  NSLog(@"setAsyncDelegate - %@, proxy - %@, deallocating - %d", asyncDelegate, _proxyDelegate, _isDeallocating);
+  
   super.delegate = (id<UICollectionViewDelegate>)_proxyDelegate;
   
   [_layoutInspector didChangeCollectionViewDelegate:asyncDelegate];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDelegateProxy.m b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDelegateProxy.m
index baaff1e62c..cd64c4827c 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDelegateProxy.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDelegateProxy.m
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@
 
 - (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector
 {
-  ASDisplayNodeAssert(_interceptor, @"interceptor must not be nil");
-  
   if ([self interceptsSelector:aSelector]) {
-    return YES;
+    return (_interceptor != nil);
   } else {
     // Also return NO if _target has become nil due to zeroing weak reference (or placeholder initialization).
     return [_target respondsToSelector:aSelector];
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@
 
 - (id)forwardingTargetForSelector:(SEL)aSelector
 {
-  ASDisplayNodeAssert(_interceptor, @"interceptor must not be nil");
-  
   if ([self interceptsSelector:aSelector]) {
     return _interceptor;
   } else {