diff --git a/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h b/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
index 0741d91..723f674 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
+++ b/modules/skottie/include/Skottie.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
     /**
      * Draws the current animation frame.
      *
+     * It is undefined behavior to call render() on a newly created Animation
+     * before specifying an initial frame via one of the seek() variants.
+     *
      * @param canvas   destination canvas
      * @param dst      optional destination rect
      * @param flags    optional RenderFlags
diff --git a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
index 9479806..25be33d 100644
--- a/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
+++ b/modules/skottie/src/Skottie.cpp
@@ -550,11 +550,7 @@
     , fOutPoint(outPoint)
     , fDuration(duration)
     , fFPS(fps)
-    , fFlags(flags) {
-
-    // In case the client calls render before the first tick.
-    this->seek(0);
-}
+    , fFlags(flags) {}
 
 Animation::~Animation() = default;