diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerObject.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerObject.cs
index dde711c3b5..f55c9439e4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerObject.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerObject.cs
@@ -92,15 +92,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Server
         public void SubscribeToInvalidation(int member, IAnimationInstance animation)
         {
             ref var store = ref GetStoreFromOffset(member);
-            if (store.Subscribers.AddRef(animation))
-                Activate();
+            store.Subscribers.AddRef(animation);
         }
 
         public void UnsubscribeFromInvalidation(int member, IAnimationInstance animation)
         {
             ref var store = ref GetStoreFromOffset(member);
-            if (store.Subscribers.ReleaseRef(animation))
-                Deactivate();
+            store.Subscribers.ReleaseRef(animation);
         }
 
         public virtual int? GetFieldOffset(string fieldName) => null;