diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTNetworkImageView.m b/Libraries/Image/RCTNetworkImageView.m
index 5ea0b64d51d3b0..a58cc7c045df1d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTNetworkImageView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTNetworkImageView.m
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ - (void)setImageURL:(NSURL *)imageURL resetToDefaultImageWhileLoading:(BOOL)rese
       _downloadToken = [_imageDownloader downloadDataForURL:imageURL block:^(NSData *data, NSError *error) {
         if (data) {
           CAKeyframeAnimation *animation = RCTGIFImageWithData(data);
-          CGImageRef firstFrame = (__bridge CGImageRef)animation.values.firstObject;
-          self.layer.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, CGImageGetWidth(firstFrame), CGImageGetHeight(firstFrame));
           self.layer.contentsScale = 1.0;
-          self.layer.contentsGravity = kCAGravityResizeAspect;
           self.layer.minificationFilter = kCAFilterLinear;
           self.layer.magnificationFilter = kCAFilterLinear;
           [self.layer addAnimation:animation forKey:@"contents"];