diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASViewController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASViewController.mm
index f8a563c2f..1c8d7c1ff 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASViewController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASViewController.mm
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
   // is enabled. Otherwise the insets would not be applied.
   [_node layoutThatFits:[self nodeConstrainedSize]];
   [_node.view layoutIfNeeded];
-
-  [_node recursivelyFetchData];
   
   if (_parentManagesVisibilityDepth == NO) {
     [self setVisibilityDepth:0];