diff --git a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
index a45986ee9a84..cbf0b7b394fe 100644
--- a/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
+++ b/Examples/UIExplorer/js/NativeAnimationsExample.js
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ exports.examples = [
     },
   },
   {
-    title: 'Opacity without interpolation',
+    title: 'Opacity with delay',
     render: function() {
       return (
         <Tester
           type="timing"
-          config={{ duration: 1000 }}>
+          config={{ duration: 1000, delay: 1000 }}>
           {anim => (
             <Animated.View
               style={[
diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
index 1c06b9a6e4ab..4e92d252de05 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ class TimingAnimation extends Animation {
       type: 'frames',
       frames,
       toValue: this._toValue,
-      delay: this._delay,
       iterations: this.__iterations,
     };
   }
diff --git a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTFrameAnimation.m b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTFrameAnimation.m
index ebe4d60d7e8d..ffd1740dceb1 100644
--- a/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTFrameAnimation.m
+++ b/Libraries/NativeAnimation/Drivers/RCTFrameAnimation.m
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ @implementation RCTFrameAnimation
   NSArray<NSNumber *> *_frames;
   CGFloat _toValue;
   CGFloat _fromValue;
-  NSTimeInterval _delay;
   NSTimeInterval _animationStartTime;
   NSTimeInterval _animationCurrentTime;
   RCTResponseSenderBlock _callback;
@@ -46,14 +45,12 @@ - (instancetype)initWithId:(NSNumber *)animationId
 {
   if ((self = [super init])) {
     NSNumber *toValue = [RCTConvert NSNumber:config[@"toValue"]] ?: @1;
-    NSTimeInterval delay = [RCTConvert double:config[@"delay"]];
     NSArray<NSNumber *> *frames = [RCTConvert NSNumberArray:config[@"frames"]];
 
     _animationId = animationId;
     _toValue = toValue.floatValue;
     _fromValue = valueNode.value;
     _valueNode = valueNode;
-    _delay = delay;
     _frames = [frames copy];
     _callback = [callback copy];
   }
@@ -93,16 +90,9 @@ - (void)stepAnimation
   }
 
   NSTimeInterval currentTime = CACurrentMediaTime();
-  NSTimeInterval stepInterval = currentTime - _animationCurrentTime;
   _animationCurrentTime = currentTime;
   NSTimeInterval currentDuration = _animationCurrentTime - _animationStartTime;
 
-  if (_delay > 0) {
-    // Decrement delay
-    _delay -= stepInterval;
-    return;
-  }
-
   // Determine how many frames have passed since last update.
   // Get index of frames that surround the current interval
   NSUInteger startIndex = floor(currentDuration / SINGLE_FRAME_INTERVAL);