diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
index 8b73f0106a..c4121951ae 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ RimEclipseContourMapView* RicNewContourMapViewFeature::createEclipseContourMap(
 
     eclipseCase->contourMapCollection()->push_back( contourMap );
 
-    contourMap->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-
     auto col = RiuGuiTheme::getColorByVariableName( "backgroundColor2" );
     contourMap->setBackgroundColor( RiaColorTools::fromQColorTo3f( col ) ); // Ignore original view background
 
@@ -386,8 +384,6 @@ RimGeoMechContourMapView* RicNewContourMapViewFeature::createGeoMechContourMap(
     contourMap->setName( QString( "Contour Map %1" ).arg( i + 1 ) );
     geoMechCase->contourMapCollection()->push_back( contourMap );
 
-    contourMap->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-
     auto col = RiuGuiTheme::getColorByVariableName( "backgroundColor2" );
     contourMap->setBackgroundColor( RiaColorTools::fromQColorTo3f( col ) ); // Ignore original view background
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimPerforationCollection.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimPerforationCollection.cpp
index 81c61056c1..6c63bc9060 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimPerforationCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Completions/RimPerforationCollection.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ void RimPerforationCollection::appendPerforation( RimPerforationInterval* perfor
     Rim3dView* activeView = RiaApplication::instance()->activeReservoirView();
     if ( activeView )
     {
-        activeView->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-
         RimEclipseCase* eclipseCase = nullptr;
         activeView->firstAncestorOrThisOfType( eclipseCase );
         if ( eclipseCase )
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
index fcfdd1bfe4..ae2c32a81e 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechResultDefinition.cpp
@@ -411,12 +411,6 @@ void RimGeoMechResultDefinition::fieldChangedByUi( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* ch
                 m_compactionRefLayer = m_compactionRefLayerUiField();
             }
 
-            if ( m_geomCase->geoMechData() &&
-                 m_geomCase->geoMechData()->femPartResults()->assertResultsLoaded( this->resultAddress() ) )
-            {
-                if ( view ) view->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-            }
-
             if ( propFilter )
             {
                 propFilter->setToDefaultValues();
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechView.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechView.cpp
index bd0fea3546..c4f6ee4094 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/GeoMech/RimGeoMechView.cpp
@@ -168,11 +168,8 @@ void RimGeoMechView::onLoadDataAndUpdate()
     progress.setProgressDescription( "Reading Current Result" );
 
     CVF_ASSERT( this->cellResult() != nullptr );
-    if ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() )
-    {
-        m_geomechCase->geoMechData()->femPartResults()->setNormalizationAirGap( this->cellResult()->normalizationAirGap() );
-        m_geomechCase->geoMechData()->femPartResults()->assertResultsLoaded( this->cellResult()->resultAddress() );
-    }
+    m_geomechCase->geoMechData()->femPartResults()->setNormalizationAirGap( this->cellResult()->normalizationAirGap() );
+    m_geomechCase->geoMechData()->femPartResults()->assertResultsLoaded( this->cellResult()->resultAddress() );
     progress.incrementProgress();
     progress.setProgressDescription( "Create Display model" );
 
@@ -778,8 +775,7 @@ size_t RimGeoMechView::onTimeStepCountRequested()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool RimGeoMechView::isTimeStepDependentDataVisible() const
 {
-    if ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() &&
-         ( this->cellResult()->hasResult() || this->geoMechPropertyFilterCollection()->hasActiveFilters() ) )
+    if ( this->cellResult()->hasResult() || this->geoMechPropertyFilterCollection()->hasActiveFilters() )
     {
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim2dIntersectionView.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim2dIntersectionView.cpp
index e06867118e..aa03273e4a 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim2dIntersectionView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim2dIntersectionView.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ Rim2dIntersectionView::Rim2dIntersectionView( void )
     m_scaleTransform       = new cvf::Transform();
     m_intersectionVizModel = new cvf::ModelBasicList;
 
-    hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-
     ( (RiuViewerToViewInterface*)this )->setCameraPosition( sm_defaultViewMatrix );
 
     disableGridBoxField();
@@ -595,10 +593,7 @@ void Rim2dIntersectionView::onCreateDisplayModel()
 
     m_intersectionVizModel->updateBoundingBoxesRecursive();
 
-    if ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() )
-    {
-        if ( viewer() ) viewer()->setCurrentFrame( m_currentTimeStep );
-    }
+    if ( viewer() ) viewer()->setCurrentFrame( m_currentTimeStep );
 
     if ( this->viewer()->mainCamera()->viewMatrix() == sm_defaultViewMatrix )
     {
@@ -670,7 +665,7 @@ void Rim2dIntersectionView::onUpdateDisplayModelForCurrentTimeStep()
         }
     }
 
-    if ( ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && this->hasResults() ) )
+    if ( this->hasResults() )
     {
         m_flatIntersectionPartMgr->updateCellResultColor( m_currentTimeStep,
                                                           m_legendConfig->scalarMapper(),
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig.cpp
index 3033f04ca2..c77c69eade 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ QString Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig::resultInfoText( const RigHistogramData& histData
     }
     else if ( eclipseView )
     {
-        bool isResultsInfoRelevant = eclipseView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && eclipseView->cellResult()->hasResult();
+        bool isResultsInfoRelevant = eclipseView->cellResult()->hasResult();
 
         if ( eclipseView->cellResult()->isTernarySaturationSelected() )
         {
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ QString Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig::resultInfoText( const RigHistogramData& histData
             }
         }
 
-        if ( eclipseView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && eclipseView->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
+        if ( eclipseView->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
         {
             double  min, max;
             QString cellEdgeName = eclipseView->cellEdgeResult()->resultVariableUiShortName();
@@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ QString Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig::resultInfoText( const RigHistogramData& histData
     {
         RimGeoMechCase*     geoMechCase           = geoMechView->geoMechCase();
         RigGeoMechCaseData* caseData              = geoMechCase ? geoMechCase->geoMechData() : nullptr;
-        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() &&
-                                     geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
+        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
 
         if ( isResultsInfoRelevant )
         {
@@ -857,7 +856,7 @@ void Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig::updateEclipse3DInfo( RimEclipseView* eclipseView )
 
     if ( m_showHistogram() )
     {
-        bool isResultsInfoRelevant = eclipseView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && eclipseView->cellResult()->hasResult();
+        bool isResultsInfoRelevant = eclipseView->cellResult()->hasResult();
 
         if ( isResultsInfoRelevant && histData.isHistogramVectorValid() )
         {
@@ -905,8 +904,7 @@ void Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig::updateGeoMech3DInfo( RimGeoMechView* geoMechView )
     {
         RimGeoMechCase*     geoMechCase           = geoMechView->geoMechCase();
         RigGeoMechCaseData* caseData              = geoMechCase ? geoMechCase->geoMechData() : nullptr;
-        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() &&
-                                     geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
+        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
 
         if ( isResultsInfoRelevant && histData.isHistogramVectorValid() )
         {
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
index 8b6dd35ec8..ba398c4155 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ Rim3dView::Rim3dView()
 
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &maximumFrameRate, "MaximumFrameRate", 10, "Maximum Frame Rate", "", "", "" );
     maximumFrameRate.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
-    CAF_PDM_InitField( &hasUserRequestedAnimation, "AnimationMode", false, "Animation Mode", "", "", "" );
-    hasUserRequestedAnimation.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
 
     CAF_PDM_InitScriptableField( &m_currentTimeStep, "CurrentTimeStep", 0, "Current Time Step", "", "", "" );
     m_currentTimeStep.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
@@ -556,8 +554,6 @@ void Rim3dView::setCurrentTimeStep( int frameIndex )
         RiuTimeStepChangedHandler::instance()->handleTimeStepChanged( this );
         this->onClearReservoirCellVisibilitiesIfNecessary();
     }
-
-    this->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -703,7 +699,6 @@ void Rim3dView::setDefaultView()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Rim3dView::endAnimation()
 {
-    this->hasUserRequestedAnimation = false;
     this->onUpdateStaticCellColors();
 }
 
@@ -751,9 +746,6 @@ void Rim3dView::setupBeforeSave()
 {
     if ( m_viewer )
     {
-        hasUserRequestedAnimation = m_viewer->isAnimationActive(); // JJS: This is not conceptually correct. The
-                                                                   // variable is updated as we go, and store the user
-                                                                   // intentions. But I guess that in practice...
         m_cameraPosition        = m_viewer->mainCamera()->viewMatrix();
         m_cameraPointOfInterest = m_viewer->pointOfInterest();
     }
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.h
index 1e66052836..c0e3b3fee3 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public:
     caf::PdmField<double> scaleZ;
     caf::PdmField<bool>   isPerspectiveView;
     caf::PdmField<int>    maximumFrameRate;
-    caf::PdmField<bool>   hasUserRequestedAnimation;
 
     // Draw style
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCase.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCase.cpp
index ab89de7c22..6c5d024464 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCase.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ RimEclipseView* RimEclipseCase::createAndAddReservoirView()
 
         rimEclipseView->faultCollection()->showFaultCollection = prefs->enableFaultsByDefault();
 
-        rimEclipseView->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-
         rimEclipseView->cellEdgeResult()->setResultVariable( "MULT" );
         rimEclipseView->cellEdgeResult()->setActive( false );
         rimEclipseView->fractureColors()->setDefaultResultName();
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCellColors.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCellColors.cpp
index d35c76ad49..2073a237ae 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCellColors.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseCellColors.cpp
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ void RimEclipseCellColors::fieldChangedByUi( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedF
             changeLegendConfig( this->resultVariableUiName() );
         }
 
-        if ( newValue != RiaResultNames::undefinedResultName() )
-        {
-            if ( m_reservoirView ) m_reservoirView->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-        }
-
         RimEclipseFaultColors* faultColors = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseFaultColors*>( this->parentField()->ownerObject() );
         if ( faultColors )
         {
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseStatisticsCase.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseStatisticsCase.cpp
index 675628bda8..d908c7ce37 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseStatisticsCase.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseStatisticsCase.cpp
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ void RimEclipseStatisticsCase::updateConnectedEditorsAndReservoirViews()
 
             // It is usually not needed to create new display model, but if any derived geometry based on generated data
             // (from Octave) a full display model rebuild is required
-            reservoirViews[i]->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
             reservoirViews[i]->scheduleCreateDisplayModelAndRedraw();
             reservoirViews[i]->intersectionCollection()->scheduleCreateDisplayModelAndRedraw2dIntersectionViews();
         }
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
index 4da131c008..e9fd2ed9ed 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseView.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ void RimEclipseView::onCreateDisplayModel()
 
     // If the animation was active before recreating everything, make viewer view current frame
 
-    if ( frameModels.size() > 1 && this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() )
+    if ( frameModels.size() > 1 )
     {
         if ( viewer() && !isUsingOverrideViewer() ) viewer()->setCurrentFrame( m_currentTimeStep );
     }
@@ -888,15 +888,14 @@ void RimEclipseView::updateVisibleCellColors()
 
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < geometriesToRecolor.size(); ++i )
     {
-        if ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && this->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
+        if ( this->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
         {
             m_reservoirGridPartManager->updateCellEdgeResultColor( geometriesToRecolor[i],
                                                                    m_currentTimeStep,
                                                                    this->cellResult(),
                                                                    this->cellEdgeResult() );
         }
-        else if ( ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && this->cellResult()->hasResult() ) ||
-                  this->cellResult()->isTernarySaturationSelected() )
+        else if ( this->cellResult()->hasResult() || this->cellResult()->isTernarySaturationSelected() )
         {
             m_reservoirGridPartManager->updateCellResultColor( geometriesToRecolor[i],
                                                                m_currentTimeStep,
@@ -910,8 +909,7 @@ void RimEclipseView::updateVisibleCellColors()
 
     this->updateFaultColors();
 
-    bool hasGeneralCellResult = ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && this->cellResult()->hasResult() ) ||
-                                this->cellResult()->isTernarySaturationSelected();
+    bool hasGeneralCellResult = this->cellResult()->hasResult() || this->cellResult()->isTernarySaturationSelected();
 
     m_intersectionCollection->updateCellResultColor( hasGeneralCellResult, m_currentTimeStep );
     if ( m_surfaceCollection ) m_surfaceCollection->updateCellResultColor( hasGeneralCellResult, m_currentTimeStep );
@@ -1801,7 +1799,7 @@ void RimEclipseView::updateDisplayModelForWellResults()
     onCreateDisplayModel();
     updateDisplayModelVisibility();
 
-    if ( hasUserRequestedAnimation() && nativeOrOverrideViewer() )
+    if ( nativeOrOverrideViewer() )
     {
         nativeOrOverrideViewer()->animationControl()->setCurrentFrame( m_currentTimeStep );
     }
@@ -2007,7 +2005,7 @@ void RimEclipseView::updateFaultColors()
 
     for ( RivCellSetEnum cellSetType : faultGeometriesToRecolor )
     {
-        if ( this->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && this->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
+        if ( this->cellEdgeResult()->hasResult() )
         {
             m_reservoirGridPartManager->updateFaultCellEdgeResultColor( cellSetType,
                                                                         m_currentTimeStep,
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimHistogramCalculator.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimHistogramCalculator.cpp
index 61109447a4..788c8aaad1 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimHistogramCalculator.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimHistogramCalculator.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ RigHistogramData RimHistogramCalculator::histogramData( RimEclipseView*
 {
     if ( eclipseView )
     {
-        RimEclipseResultDefinition* eclResultDefinition = eclipseView->cellResult();
-        bool isResultsInfoRelevant = eclipseView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() && eclResultDefinition->hasResult();
+        RimEclipseResultDefinition* eclResultDefinition   = eclipseView->cellResult();
+        bool                        isResultsInfoRelevant = eclResultDefinition->hasResult();
 
         if ( isResultsInfoRelevant )
         {
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ RigHistogramData RimHistogramCalculator::histogramData( RimGeoMechView*
     {
         RimGeoMechCase*     geoMechCase           = geoMechView->geoMechCase();
         RigGeoMechCaseData* caseData              = geoMechCase ? geoMechCase->geoMechData() : nullptr;
-        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->hasUserRequestedAnimation() &&
-                                     geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
+        bool                isResultsInfoRelevant = caseData && geoMechView->cellResultResultDefinition()->hasResult();
 
         if ( isResultsInfoRelevant )
         {
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSimWellInViewCollection.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSimWellInViewCollection.cpp
index 5307897c30..f029b836bb 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSimWellInViewCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSimWellInViewCollection.cpp
@@ -366,13 +366,6 @@ void RimSimWellInViewCollection::fieldChangedByUi( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* ch
     if ( &isActive == changedField )
     {
         this->updateUiIconFromToggleField();
-
-        Rim3dView* view;
-        firstAncestorOrThisOfType( view );
-        if ( view )
-        {
-            view->hasUserRequestedAnimation = true;
-        }
     }
 
     if ( &m_showWellLabel == changedField )