diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 32d02650ee..bdde67d6ab 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -1731,8 +1731,6 @@ static BOOL ShouldUseNewRenderingRange = YES;
 {
   if (ASInterfaceStateIncludesFetchData(_interfaceState)) {
     [self recursivelyFetchData];
-  } else {
-    _needsDataFetch = YES;
   }
 }
 
@@ -1802,11 +1800,7 @@ static BOOL ShouldUseNewRenderingRange = YES;
   BOOL nowFetchData = ASInterfaceStateIncludesFetchData(newState);
   BOOL wasFetchData = ASInterfaceStateIncludesFetchData(oldState);
   
-  // When a node has been queued up for a data fetch via setNeedsDataFetch, override the default behavior
-  if (_needsDataFetch) {
-    [self recursivelyFetchData];
-    _needsDataFetch = NO;
-  } else if (nowFetchData != wasFetchData) {
+  if (nowFetchData != wasFetchData) {
     if (nowFetchData) {
       [self fetchData];
     } else {
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
index ade418dd89..4bac260403 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides)
 
   ASDisplayNodeExtraIvars _extra;
   
-  BOOL _needsDataFetch;
-
 #if TIME_DISPLAYNODE_OPS
 @public
   NSTimeInterval _debugTimeToCreateView;