diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
index 94923c9..7023b37 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ static dispatch_queue_t image_request_operation_processing_queue() {
 #import <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
 
 static UIImage * AFImageWithDataAtScale(NSData *data, CGFloat scale) {
-    if ([UIImage instancesRespondToSelector:@selector(initWithData:scale:)]) {
-        return [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data scale:scale];
-    } else {
-        UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data];
-        return [[UIImage alloc] initWithCGImage:[image CGImage] scale:scale orientation:image.imageOrientation];
-    }
+    UIImage *image = [[UIImage alloc] initWithData:data];
+    
+    return [[UIImage alloc] initWithCGImage:[image CGImage] scale:scale orientation:image.imageOrientation];
 }
 
 static UIImage * AFInflatedImageFromResponseWithDataAtScale(NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSData *data, CGFloat scale) {