diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoControlsViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoControlsViewController.swift
index 08d18faa1e..a7eac5bf3a 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoControlsViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Gallery/VideoControlsViewController.swift
@@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ private class VideoScrubbingControl: UIControl {
     
     private func updateFillLayerMask() {
         // I don't know where this animation is coming from
-        CATransaction.begin()
-        CATransaction.setDisableActions(true)
         fillMaskLayer.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: fractionComplete * bounds.width, height: 8)
-        CATransaction.commit()
+        fillMaskLayer.removeAllAnimations()
     }
     
     override func beginTracking(_ touch: UITouch, with event: UIEvent?) -> Bool {