diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.h b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.h
index 8b19147b248..1c894a849d1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.h
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTAnimatedImage.h>
 #import <React/RCTDefines.h>
 
-RCT_EXTERN void RCTUIImageViewEnableWeakProxy(BOOL enabled);
-
 @interface RCTUIImageViewAnimated : UIImageView
 
 @end
diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
index f5c17d7e3e9..01aa75f391c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
 #import <mach/mach.h>
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
 
-static BOOL weakProxyEnabled = YES;
-void RCTUIImageViewEnableWeakProxy(BOOL enabled) {
-  weakProxyEnabled = enabled;
-}
-
 static NSUInteger RCTDeviceTotalMemory() {
   return (NSUInteger)[[NSProcessInfo processInfo] physicalMemory];
 }
@@ -152,9 +147,7 @@ static NSUInteger RCTDeviceFreeMemory() {
 - (CADisplayLink *)displayLink
 {
   if (!_displayLink) {
-    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-    id target = weakProxyEnabled ? [RCTWeakProxy weakProxyWithTarget:self] : weakSelf;
-    _displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:target selector:@selector(displayDidRefresh:)];
+    _displayLink = [CADisplayLink displayLinkWithTarget:[RCTWeakProxy weakProxyWithTarget:self] selector:@selector(displayDidRefresh:)];
     NSString *runLoopMode = [NSProcessInfo processInfo].activeProcessorCount > 1 ? NSRunLoopCommonModes : NSDefaultRunLoopMode;
     [_displayLink addToRunLoop:[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] forMode:runLoopMode];
   }