diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 92c97dd207..bda1bbc53f 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@
 		B0F8805B1BEAEC7500D17647 /* ASTableNode.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B0F880591BEAEC7500D17647 /* ASTableNode.m */; };
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+		B13CA1001C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B13CA0FF1C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h */; };
+		B13CA1011C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B13CA0FF1C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h */; };
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@@ -768,6 +770,7 @@
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+		B13CA0FF1C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "ASCollectionNode+Beta.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -908,6 +911,7 @@
 				AC6456071B0A335000CF11B8 /* ASCellNode.m */,
 				18C2ED7C1B9B7DE800F627B3 /* ASCollectionNode.h */,
 				18C2ED7D1B9B7DE800F627B3 /* ASCollectionNode.mm */,
+				B13CA0FF1C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h */,
 				AC3C4A4F1A1139C100143C57 /* ASCollectionView.h */,
 				AC3C4A501A1139C100143C57 /* ASCollectionView.mm */,
 				AC3C4A531A113EEC00143C57 /* ASCollectionViewProtocols.h */,
@@ -1351,6 +1355,7 @@
 				AC026B6F1BD57DBF00BBC17E /* _ASHierarchyChangeSet.h in Headers */,
 				0516FA3D1A15563400B4EBED /* ASLog.h in Headers */,
 				257754AA1BEE44CD00737CA5 /* ASTextKitEntityAttribute.h in Headers */,
+				B13CA1001C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h in Headers */,
 				0442850D1BAA64EC00D16268 /* ASMultidimensionalArrayUtils.h in Headers */,
 				0516FA401A1563D200B4EBED /* ASMultiplexImageNode.h in Headers */,
 				058D0A59195D05DC00B7D73C /* ASMutableAttributedStringBuilder.h in Headers */,
@@ -1405,6 +1410,7 @@
 				B350623C1B010EFD0018CF92 /* _ASAsyncTransaction.h in Headers */,
 				B350623E1B010EFD0018CF92 /* _ASAsyncTransactionContainer+Private.h in Headers */,
 				B350623F1B010EFD0018CF92 /* _ASAsyncTransactionContainer.h in Headers */,
+				B13CA1011C52004900E031AB /* ASCollectionNode+Beta.h in Headers */,
 				DECC2ECE1C35C1C600388446 /* ASRangeControllerBeta.h in Headers */,
 				254C6B7E1BF94DF4003EC431 /* ASTextKitTailTruncater.h in Headers */,
 				B35062411B010EFD0018CF92 /* _ASAsyncTransactionGroup.h in Headers */,
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeac22b3d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode+Beta.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+@protocol ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol;
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface ASCollectionNode (Beta)
+
+- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(nullable id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.h
index 4a49be1642..1b14087356 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionNode.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 - (instancetype)initWithCollectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout;
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout;
-- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(nullable id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator;
 
 @property (weak, nonatomic) id <ASCollectionDelegate>   delegate;
 @property (weak, nonatomic) id <ASCollectionDataSource> dataSource;
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
index 32d42e328b..418d22c2d3 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 - (instancetype)initWithCollectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout;
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout;
-- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator;
 
 // The corresponding ASCollectionNode, which exists even if directly allocating & handling the view class.
 @property (nonatomic, weak, readonly) ASCollectionNode *collectionNode;
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index 6cb958e682..2b588d088b 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
   return [self _initWithFrame:frame collectionViewLayout:layout ownedByNode:NO];
 }
 
-- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout layoutFacilitator:(id<ASCollectionViewLayoutFacilitatorProtocol>)layoutFacilitator
-{
-  self = [self _initWithFrame:frame collectionViewLayout:layout ownedByNode:NO];
-  _layoutFacilitator = layoutFacilitator;
-  return self;
-}
-
 // FIXME: This method is deprecated and will probably be removed in or shortly after 2.0.
 - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame collectionViewLayout:(UICollectionViewLayout *)layout asyncDataFetching:(BOOL)asyncDataFetchingEnabled
 {