diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
index e635080665..54d44e8f6c 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.h
@@ -45,31 +45,6 @@ typedef CALayer *(^ASDisplayNodeLayerBlock)();
  */
 - (id)init;
 
-/** 
- * @abstract Alternative initializer with a view class.
- *
- * @param viewClass Any UIView subclass, such as UIScrollView.
- *
- * @return An ASDisplayNode instance whose view will be of class viewClass.
- *
- * @discussion If viewClass is not a subclass of _ASDisplayView, it will still render synchronously and -layout and 
- * touch handling methods on the node will not be called.
- * The view instance will be created with alloc/init.
- */
-- (id)initWithViewClass:(Class)viewClass;
-
-/** 
- * @abstract Alternative initializer with a layer class.
- *
- * @param layerClass Any CALayer subclass, such as CATransformLayer.
- *
- * @return An ASDisplayNode instance whose layer will be of class layerClass.
- *
- * @discussion If layerClass is not a subclass of _ASDisplayLayer, it will still render synchronously and -layout on the
- * node will not be called.
- * The layer instance will be created with alloc/init.
- */
-- (id)initWithLayerClass:(Class)layerClass;
 
 /**
  * @abstract Alternative initializer with a block to create the backing view.
@@ -263,8 +238,8 @@ typedef CALayer *(^ASDisplayNodeLayerBlock)();
 /** 
  * @abstract Whether this node's view performs asynchronous rendering.
  *
- * @return Defaults to YES, except for synchronous views (ie, those created with -initWithViewClass: /
- * -initWithLayerClass:), which are always NO.
+ * @return Defaults to YES, except for synchronous views (ie, those created with -initWithViewBlock: /
+ * -initWithLayerBlock:), which are always NO.
  *
  * @discussion If this flag is set, then the node will participate in the current asyncdisplaykit_async_transaction and 
  * do its rendering on the displayQueue instead of the main thread.
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
index 50c9a4a42a..0c030f3047 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides) {
 // Returns the ancestor node that rasterizes descendants, or nil if none.
 - (ASDisplayNode *)__rasterizedContainerNode;
 
+// Alternative initialiser for backing with a custom view class.  Supports asynchronous display with _ASDisplayView subclasses.
+- (id)initWithViewClass:(Class)viewClass;
+
+// Alternative initialiser for backing with a custom layer class.  Supports asynchronous display with _ASDisplayLayer subclasses.
+- (id)initWithLayerClass:(Class)layerClass;
+
 @property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat contentsScaleForDisplay;
 
 @end
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayLayerTests.m b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayLayerTests.m
index 201ab936ac..a225bbf9a1 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayLayerTests.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayLayerTests.m
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ static UIImage *bogusImage() {
 @end
 
 
+@interface ASDisplayNode (HackForTests)
+- (id)initWithViewClass:(Class)viewClass;
+- (id)initWithLayerClass:(Class)layerClass;
+@end
+
+
 @interface _ASDisplayLayerTestLayer : _ASDisplayLayer
 {
   BOOL _isInCancelAsyncDisplay;
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeAppearanceTests.m b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeAppearanceTests.m
index aefdab1716..02bb2c427e 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeAppearanceTests.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeAppearanceTests.m
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static dispatch_block_t modifyMethodByAddingPrologueBlockAndReturnCleanupBlock(C
 
 @interface ASDisplayNode (PrivateStuffSoWeDontPullInCPPInternalH)
 - (BOOL)__visibilityNotificationsDisabled;
+- (id)initWithViewClass:(Class)viewClass;
+- (id)initWithLayerClass:(Class)layerClass;
 @end
 
 @interface ASDisplayNodeAppearanceTests : XCTestCase
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeTests.m b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeTests.m
index 67726020ab..cbf8dfee23 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeTests.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKitTests/ASDisplayNodeTests.m
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ for (ASDisplayNode *n in @[ nodes ]) {\
 
 
 @interface ASDisplayNode (HackForTests)
-
 + (dispatch_queue_t)asyncSizingQueue;
-
+- (id)initWithViewClass:(Class)viewClass;
+- (id)initWithLayerClass:(Class)layerClass;
 @end
 
 @interface ASTestDisplayNode : ASDisplayNode
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 93eb541842..acabe8b1c3 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   OCMock: 6db79185520e24f9f299548f2b8b07e41d881bd5
 
-COCOAPODS: 0.34.4
+COCOAPODS: 0.35.0