diff --git a/Source/Classes/AnimatedImages/PINAnimatedImageView.m b/Source/Classes/AnimatedImages/PINAnimatedImageView.m
index 8ef426fc..a4a69df1 100644
--- a/Source/Classes/AnimatedImages/PINAnimatedImageView.m
+++ b/Source/Classes/AnimatedImages/PINAnimatedImageView.m
@@ -211,14 +211,10 @@ - (void)startAnimating
     if ([self canBeVisible] == NO) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    // Get frame interval before holding display link lock to avoid deadlock
-    NSUInteger frameInterval = self.animatedImage.frameInterval;
 
     if (_displayLink == nil) {
         _playHead = 0;
         _displayLink = [PINDisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:[PINRemoteWeakProxy weakProxyWithTarget:self] selector:@selector(displayLinkFired:)];
-        _displayLink.frameInterval = frameInterval;
         _lastSuccessfulFrameIndex = NSUIntegerMax;
         
         [_displayLink addToRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:self.animatedImageRunLoopMode];
@@ -361,7 +357,7 @@ - (void)displayLinkFired:(PINDisplayLink *)displayLink
         _playHead = 0;
         _playedLoops++;
     }
-    
+  
     if (self.animatedImage.loopCount > 0 && _playedLoops >= self.animatedImage.loopCount) {
         [self stopAnimating];
         return;