diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
index b540c9c683..d4383fa06e 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASDataController.mm
@@ -402,13 +402,7 @@ static void *kASDataUpdatingQueueContext = &kASDataUpdatingQueueContext;
     [self syncUpdateDataWithBlock:^{
 
       NSArray *indexPaths = ASIndexPathsForMultidimensionalArray(_nodes);
-
-      // sort indexPath in reverse order to avoid messing up the index when inserting in several batches
-      NSArray *sortedIndexPaths = [indexPaths sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSIndexPath *obj1, NSIndexPath *obj2) {
-        return [obj2 compare:obj1];
-      }];
-
-      DELETE_NODES(_nodes, sortedIndexPaths);
+      DELETE_NODES(_nodes, indexPaths);
 
       NSMutableIndexSet *indexSet = [[NSMutableIndexSet alloc] initWithIndexesInRange:NSMakeRange(0, _nodes.count)];
       DELETE_SECTIONS(_nodes, indexSet);
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASFlowLayoutController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASFlowLayoutController.mm
index f2e3af3b97..7101a1103b 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASFlowLayoutController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASFlowLayoutController.mm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static const CGFloat kASFlowLayoutControllerRefreshingThreshold = 0.3;
 }
 
 - (void)deleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
-  [indexPaths enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
+  [indexPaths enumerateObjectsWithOptions:NSEnumerationReverse usingBlock:^(NSIndexPath *indexPath, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
     std::vector<CGSize> &v = _nodeSizes[indexPath.section];
     v.erase(v.begin() + indexPath.row);
   }];