diff --git a/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm b/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 06c2ad45b..9c37ba369 100644
--- a/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -549,14 +549,6 @@ - (void)_locked_loadViewOrLayer
     _view = [self _locked_viewToLoad];
     _view.asyncdisplaykit_node = self;
     _layer = _view.layer;
-    // Needed to force `-[_ASDisplayLayer setDelegate:]` to evaluate
-    // It appears that UIKit might be setting the delegate ivar directly which
-    // bypasses establishing the `_delegateFlags` ivar on `ASDisplayLayer`
-    // This is critical for things like ASPagerNode, ASCollectionNode that depend
-    // on layer delegateFlags to forward bounds changes
-    if (_layer.delegate == _view) {
-      [_layer setDelegate:_view];
-    }
   }
   _layer.asyncdisplaykit_node = self;
   
diff --git a/Source/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm b/Source/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
index 6ced31685..c21956b43 100644
--- a/Source/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
+++ b/Source/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
@@ -22,22 +22,12 @@
 @implementation _ASDisplayLayer
 {
   BOOL _attemptedDisplayWhileZeroSized;
-
-  struct {
-    BOOL delegateDidChangeBounds:1;
-  } _delegateFlags;
 }
 
 @dynamic displaysAsynchronously;
 
 #pragma mark - Properties
 
-- (void)setDelegate:(id)delegate
-{
-  [super setDelegate:delegate];
-  _delegateFlags.delegateDidChangeBounds = [delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(layer:didChangeBoundsWithOldValue:newValue:)];
-}
-
 - (void)setDisplaySuspended:(BOOL)displaySuspended
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
@@ -59,12 +49,11 @@ - (void)setBounds:(CGRect)bounds
   if (!valid) {
     return;
   }
-  if (_delegateFlags.delegateDidChangeBounds) {
+  if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(layer:didChangeBoundsWithOldValue:newValue:)]) {
     CGRect oldBounds = self.bounds;
     [super setBounds:bounds];
     self.asyncdisplaykit_node.threadSafeBounds = bounds;
     [(id<ASCALayerExtendedDelegate>)self.delegate layer:self didChangeBoundsWithOldValue:oldBounds newValue:bounds];
-    
   } else {
     [super setBounds:bounds];
     self.asyncdisplaykit_node.threadSafeBounds = bounds;