diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index c47cc01840..c299cb0d9c 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -460,9 +460,7 @@ static ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides GetASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides(Class c)
     _layer = _view.layer;
   }
   _layer.asyncdisplaykit_node = self;
-#if DEBUG
-  _layer.name = self.description;
-#endif
+
   self.asyncLayer.asyncDelegate = self;
 
   {
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
index 1d9b023983..99e4bf68e8 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
     _displaySentinel = [[ASSentinel alloc] init];
 
     self.opaque = YES;
-
-#if DEBUG
-    // This is too expensive to do in production on all layers.
-    self.name = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ (%p)", NSStringFromClass([self class]), self];
-#endif
   }
   return self;
 }