diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
index 71d34f2..cb85096 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
@@ -186,13 +186,9 @@ static BOOL AFSecKeyIsEqualToKey(SecKeyRef key1, SecKeyRef key2) {
 @synthesize redirectResponse = _redirectResponse;
 @synthesize lock = _lock;
 
-+ (void) __attribute__((noreturn)) networkRequestThreadEntryPoint:(id)__unused object {
-    do {
-        @autoreleasepool {
-            [[NSThread currentThread] setName:@"AFNetworking"];
-            [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] run];
-        }
-    } while (YES);
++ (void)networkRequestThreadEntryPoint:(id)__unused object {
+    [[NSThread currentThread] setName:@"AFNetworking"];
+    [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] run];
 }
 
 + (NSThread *)networkRequestThread {