diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/NativeAnimatedHelper.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
index 2128123963a837..92143fec40efa9 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/NativeAnimatedHelper.js
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ const API = {
   disableQueue: function(): void {
     invariant(NativeAnimatedModule, 'Native animated module is not available');
     queueConnections = false;
-    while (queue.length) {
-      const args = queue.shift();
+    for (let q = 0, l = queue.length; q < l; q++) {
+      const args = queue[q];
       NativeAnimatedModule.connectAnimatedNodes(args[0], args[1]);
     }
+    queue.length = 0;
   },
   createAnimatedNode: function(tag: ?number, config: AnimatedNodeConfig): void {
     invariant(NativeAnimatedModule, 'Native animated module is not available');