diff --git a/samples/RenderDemo/ViewModels/AnimationsPageViewModel.cs b/samples/RenderDemo/ViewModels/AnimationsPageViewModel.cs
index e4276fa1b5..7b89b7944c 100644
--- a/samples/RenderDemo/ViewModels/AnimationsPageViewModel.cs
+++ b/samples/RenderDemo/ViewModels/AnimationsPageViewModel.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace RenderDemo.ViewModels
{
private bool _isPlaying = true;
- private string _playStateText = "Pause all animations";
+ private string _playStateText = "Pause animations on this page";
public void TogglePlayState()
{
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs b/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
index 65463f3d52..d7efc69e10 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Animation/Animation.cs
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Animation
///
public Task RunAsync(Animatable control, IClock clock = null)
{
- if (clock == null)
- {
- clock = Clock.GlobalClock;
- }
-
var run = new TaskCompletionSource