diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
index 4e86fce382..0d5f095365 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/dragrotateandzoominteraction.js
@@ -110,12 +110,10 @@ ol.interaction.DragRotateAndZoom.prototype.handleDragEnd =
   var view2D = view.getView2D();
   var view2DState = view2D.getView2DState();
   var direction = this.lastScaleDelta_ - 1;
-  map.withFrozenRendering(function() {
-    ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(map, view2D, view2DState.rotation);
-    ol.interaction.Interaction.zoom(map, view2D, view2DState.resolution,
-        undefined, ol.interaction.DRAGROTATEANDZOOM_ANIMATION_DURATION,
-        direction);
-  });
+  ol.interaction.Interaction.rotate(map, view2D, view2DState.rotation);
+  ol.interaction.Interaction.zoom(map, view2D, view2DState.resolution,
+      undefined, ol.interaction.DRAGROTATEANDZOOM_ANIMATION_DURATION,
+      direction);
   this.lastScaleDelta_ = 0;
   return true;
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
index 789f9c0812..dbc57deee1 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/interaction.js
@@ -127,16 +127,12 @@ ol.interaction.Interaction.rotateWithoutConstraints =
         }));
       }
     }
+    goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
     if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_anchor)) {
       var center = view.calculateCenterRotate(rotation, opt_anchor);
-      map.withFrozenRendering(function() {
-        goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
-        view.setCenter(center);
-        view.setRotation(rotation);
-      });
-    } else {
-      view.setRotation(rotation);
+      view.setCenter(center);
     }
+    view.setRotation(rotation);
   }
 };
 
@@ -210,15 +206,11 @@ ol.interaction.Interaction.zoomWithoutConstraints =
         }));
       }
     }
+    goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
     if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(opt_anchor)) {
       var center = view.calculateCenterZoom(resolution, opt_anchor);
-      map.withFrozenRendering(function() {
-        goog.asserts.assertInstanceof(view, ol.View2D);
-        view.setCenter(center);
-        view.setResolution(resolution);
-      });
-    } else {
-      view.setResolution(resolution);
+      view.setCenter(center);
     }
+    view.setResolution(resolution);
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
index 1b6b44104a..4c9e85d63b 100644
--- a/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
+++ b/src/ol/interaction/selectinteraction.js
@@ -97,50 +97,44 @@ ol.interaction.Select.prototype.handleMapBrowserEvent =
   var add = this.addCondition_(mapBrowserEvent);
   var map = mapBrowserEvent.map;
   var features = this.featureOverlay_.getFeatures();
-  map.withFrozenRendering(
-      /**
-       * @this {ol.interaction.Select}
-       */
-      function() {
-        if (add) {
-          map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(mapBrowserEvent.pixel,
-              /**
-               * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
-               * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
-               */
-              function(feature, layer) {
-                if (goog.array.indexOf(features.getArray(), feature) == -1) {
-                  features.push(feature);
-                }
-              }, undefined, this.layerFilter_);
-        } else {
-          /** @type {ol.Feature|undefined} */
-          var feature = map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(mapBrowserEvent.pixel,
-              /**
-               * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
-               * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
-               */
-              function(feature, layer) {
-                return feature;
-              }, undefined, this.layerFilter_);
-          if (goog.isDef(feature)) {
-            if (features.getLength() == 1) {
-              if (features.getAt(0) !== feature) {
-                features.setAt(0, feature);
-              }
-            } else {
-              if (features.getLength() != 1) {
-                features.clear();
-              }
-              features.push(feature);
-            }
-          } else {
-            if (features.getLength() !== 0) {
-              features.clear();
-            }
+  if (add) {
+    map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(mapBrowserEvent.pixel,
+        /**
+         * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
+         * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
+         */
+        function(feature, layer) {
+          if (goog.array.indexOf(features.getArray(), feature) == -1) {
+            features.push(feature);
           }
+        }, undefined, this.layerFilter_);
+  } else {
+    /** @type {ol.Feature|undefined} */
+    var feature = map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(mapBrowserEvent.pixel,
+        /**
+         * @param {ol.Feature} feature Feature.
+         * @param {ol.layer.Layer} layer Layer.
+         */
+        function(feature, layer) {
+          return feature;
+        }, undefined, this.layerFilter_);
+    if (goog.isDef(feature)) {
+      if (features.getLength() == 1) {
+        if (features.getAt(0) !== feature) {
+          features.setAt(0, feature);
         }
-      }, this);
+      } else {
+        if (features.getLength() != 1) {
+          features.clear();
+        }
+        features.push(feature);
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (features.getLength() !== 0) {
+        features.clear();
+      }
+    }
+  }
   return false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 5223a1ced5..8ee68204b9 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -215,18 +215,6 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
    */
   this.frameState_ = null;
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {number}
-   */
-  this.freezeRenderingCount_ = 0;
-
-  /**
-   * @private
-   * @type {boolean}
-   */
-  this.dirty_ = false;
-
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {goog.events.Key}
@@ -526,14 +514,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.forEachFeatureAtPixel =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * Freeze rendering.
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.freezeRendering = function() {
-  ++this.freezeRenderingCount_;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Returns the geographical coordinate for a browser event.
  * @param {Event} event Event.
@@ -1022,13 +1002,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.isRendered = function() {
  * Render.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.renderSync = function() {
-  if (this.animationDelay_.isActive()) {
-    // pass
-  } else if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0) {
-    this.animationDelay_.fire();
-  } else {
-    this.dirty_ = true;
-  }
+  this.animationDelay_.fire();
 };
 
 
@@ -1036,12 +1010,8 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderSync = function() {
  * Request that renderFrame_ be called some time in the future.
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.render = function() {
-  if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0) {
-    if (!this.animationDelay_.isActive()) {
-      this.animationDelay_.start();
-    }
-  } else {
-    this.dirty_ = true;
+  if (!this.animationDelay_.isActive()) {
+    this.animationDelay_.start();
   }
 };
 
@@ -1122,10 +1092,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
 
   var i, ii, view2DState;
 
-  if (this.freezeRenderingCount_ !== 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Check whether a size has non-zero width and height.  Note that this
    * function is here because the compiler doesn't recognize that size is
@@ -1202,7 +1168,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderFrame_ = function(time) {
 
   this.frameState_ = frameState;
   this.renderer_.renderFrame(frameState);
-  this.dirty_ = false;
 
   if (!goog.isNull(frameState)) {
     if (frameState.animate) {
@@ -1285,17 +1250,6 @@ goog.exportProperty(
     ol.Map.prototype.setView);
 
 
-/**
- * Unfreeze rendering.
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.unfreezeRendering = function() {
-  goog.asserts.assert(this.freezeRenderingCount_ > 0);
-  if (--this.freezeRenderingCount_ === 0 && this.dirty_) {
-    this.animationDelay_.fire();
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * Force a recalculation of the map viewport size.  This should be called when
  * third-party code changes the size of the map viewport.
@@ -1319,21 +1273,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.updateSize = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {function(this: T)} f Function.
- * @param {T=} opt_this The object to use as `this` in `f`.
- * @template T
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.withFrozenRendering = function(f, opt_this) {
-  this.freezeRendering();
-  try {
-    f.call(opt_this);
-  } finally {
-    this.unfreezeRendering();
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @typedef {{controls: ol.Collection,
  *            deviceOptions: olx.DeviceOptions,