diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.h
index 1d642b9b66..fe919c23d5 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.h
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, ASCellNodeVisibilityEvent) {
 
 @interface ASCellNode (Deprecated)
 
+/**
+ * Previous versions of ASDK did not include "is" in the name of the getter for these properties.
+ * These older accessor methods don't match UIKit naming, and will be removed in a future version.
+ */
 - (BOOL)selected ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
 - (BOOL)highlighted ASDISPLAYNODE_DEPRECATED;
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index c81450e267..59616f563a 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -42,12 +42,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASCollectionViewCell";
 - (void)setNode:(ASCellNode *)node
 {
   _node = node;
-  if (node.selected != self.selected) {
-    [node __setSelectedFromUIKit:self.selected];
-  }
-  if (node.highlighted != self.highlighted) {
-    [node __setHighlightedFromUIKit:self.highlighted];
-  }
+  [node __setSelectedFromUIKit:self.selected];
+  [node __setHighlightedFromUIKit:self.highlighted];
 }
 
 - (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
index 4f04ede236..6528874e03 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ static NSString * const kCellReuseIdentifier = @"_ASTableViewCell";
 - (void)setNode:(ASCellNode *)node
 {
   _node = node;
-  if (node.selected != self.selected) {
-    [node __setSelectedFromUIKit:self.selected];
-  }
-  if (node.highlighted != self.highlighted) {
-    [node __setHighlightedFromUIKit:self.highlighted];
-  }
+  [node __setSelectedFromUIKit:self.selected];
+  [node __setHighlightedFromUIKit:self.highlighted];
 }
 
 - (void)setSelected:(BOOL)selected animated:(BOOL)animated