diff --git a/processing/processing.go b/processing/processing.go
index 35ba8c13..c7e12c11 100644
--- a/processing/processing.go
+++ b/processing/processing.go
@@ -144,12 +144,6 @@ func transformAnimated(ctx context.Context, img *vips.Image, po *options.Process
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Splitting and joining back large WebPs may cause segfault.
-	// Caching page region cures this
-	if err = img.LineCache(frameHeight); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	for i := 0; i < framesCount; i++ {
 		frame := new(vips.Image)