diff --git a/Schemas/configuration.json b/Schemas/configuration.json
index 33b1f43c3..334e8a2fc 100644
--- a/Schemas/configuration.json
+++ b/Schemas/configuration.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                     "exp_dealloc_queue_v2",
                     "exp_collection_teardown",
                     "exp_framesetter_cache",
-                    "exp_clear_data_during_deallocation"
+                    "exp_skip_clear_data"
                 ]
     		}
 		}
diff --git a/Source/ASCollectionView.mm b/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
index 6bd33cf08..4543d1196 100644
--- a/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/Source/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -581,15 +581,9 @@ - (void)_asyncDelegateOrDataSourceDidChange
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
 
-  if (_asyncDataSource == nil && _asyncDelegate == nil) {
-    if (ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalClearDataDuringDeallocation)) {
-      if (_isDeallocating) {
-        [_dataController clearData];          
-      }
-    } else {
-      [_dataController clearData];
-    }
-  }  
+  if (_asyncDataSource == nil && _asyncDelegate == nil && !ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalSkipClearData)) {
+    [_dataController clearData];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)setCollectionViewLayout:(nonnull UICollectionViewLayout *)collectionViewLayout
diff --git a/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.h b/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.h
index e8b987da0..8b85d312a 100644
--- a/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.h
+++ b/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef NS_OPTIONS(NSUInteger, ASExperimentalFeatures) {
   ASExperimentalNetworkImageQueue = 1 << 5,                 // exp_network_image_queue
   ASExperimentalCollectionTeardown = 1 << 6,                // exp_collection_teardown
   ASExperimentalFramesetterCache = 1 << 7,                  // exp_framesetter_cache
-  ASExperimentalClearDataDuringDeallocation = 1 << 8,       // exp_clear_data_during_deallocation
+  ASExperimentalSkipClearData = 1 << 8,                     // exp_skip_clear_data
   ASExperimentalDidEnterPreloadSkipASMLayout = 1 << 9,      // exp_did_enter_preload_skip_asm_layout
   ASExperimentalDisableAccessibilityCache = 1 << 10,        // exp_disable_a11y_cache
   ASExperimentalFeatureAll = 0xFFFFFFFF
diff --git a/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.mm b/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.mm
index a638bedc3..e1e3fce55 100644
--- a/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.mm
+++ b/Source/ASExperimentalFeatures.mm
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                                       @"exp_network_image_queue",
                                       @"exp_collection_teardown",
                                       @"exp_framesetter_cache",
-                                      @"exp_clear_data_during_deallocation",
+                                      @"exp_skip_clear_data",
                                       @"exp_did_enter_preload_skip_asm_layout",
                                       @"exp_disable_a11y_cache"]));
   
diff --git a/Source/ASTableView.mm b/Source/ASTableView.mm
index 36edc5f6c..4850495bb 100644
--- a/Source/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/Source/ASTableView.mm
@@ -514,14 +514,8 @@ - (void)_asyncDelegateOrDataSourceDidChange
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
  
-  if (_asyncDataSource == nil && _asyncDelegate == nil) {
-    if (ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalClearDataDuringDeallocation)) {
-      if (_isDeallocating) {
-        [_dataController clearData];          
-      }
-    } else {
-      [_dataController clearData];
-    }
+  if (_asyncDataSource == nil && _asyncDelegate == nil && !ASActivateExperimentalFeature(ASExperimentalSkipClearData)) {
+    [_dataController clearData];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/ASConfigurationTests.mm b/Tests/ASConfigurationTests.mm
index a6e936e4b..c340ea146 100644
--- a/Tests/ASConfigurationTests.mm
+++ b/Tests/ASConfigurationTests.mm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   ASExperimentalNetworkImageQueue,
   ASExperimentalCollectionTeardown,
   ASExperimentalFramesetterCache,
-  ASExperimentalClearDataDuringDeallocation,
+  ASExperimentalSkipClearData,
   ASExperimentalDidEnterPreloadSkipASMLayout,
   ASExperimentalDisableAccessibilityCache
 };
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ + (NSArray *)names {
     @"exp_network_image_queue",
     @"exp_collection_teardown",
     @"exp_framesetter_cache",
-    @"exp_clear_data_during_deallocation",
+    @"exp_skip_clear_data",
     @"exp_did_enter_preload_skip_asm_layout",
     @"exp_disable_a11y_cache"
   ];