diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/image.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/image.dart
index 30429ea5e02..b58f4343440 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/image.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/image.dart
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ class _ImageState extends State<Image> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     _updateInvertColors();
     _resolveImage();
 
-    _isPaused = !TickerMode.of(context) || (MediaQuery.maybeDisableAnimationsOf(context) ?? false);
+    _isPaused = !TickerMode.of(context);
 
     if (_isPaused && _frameNumber != null) {
       _stopListeningToStream(keepStreamAlive: true);