diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.m
index 668f9f7..211b398 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.m
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static inline BOOL AFHTTPOperationStateTransitionIsValid(AFHTTPOperationState fr
         
     self.request = urlRequest;
 	
-    self.runLoopModes = [NSSet setWithObjects:NSDefaultRunLoopMode, NSRunLoopCommonModes, nil];
+    self.runLoopModes = [NSSet setWithObjects:NSRunLoopCommonModes, nil];
         
     self.state = AFHTTPOperationReadyState;
 	
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
index 3ac0426..cd6ce8e 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
@@ -72,15 +72,4 @@ static inline CGSize kAFImageRequestRoundedCornerRadii(CGSize imageSize) {
     }];
 }
 
-- (id)initWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)urlRequest {
-    self = [super initWithRequest:urlRequest];
-    if (!self) {
-        return nil;
-    }
-    
-    self.runLoopModes = [NSSet setWithObject:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
-    
-    return self;
-}
-
 @end