diff --git a/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core.csproj b/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core.csproj
index 8e8825a..214e64a 100644
--- a/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.1.4" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.ReactiveUI" Version="11.1.4" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/PackIconControlBase.cs b/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/PackIconControlBase.cs
index 80fa4b9..2285034 100644
--- a/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/PackIconControlBase.cs
+++ b/src/IconPacks.Avalonia.Core/PackIconControlBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Reactive;
-using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Animation;
@@ -43,22 +41,6 @@ public abstract class PackIconControlBase : PackIconBase
         protected PackIconControlBase()
         {
             AffectsRender<PackIconControlBase>(SpinProperty, SpinDurationProperty, OpacityProperty, SpinEasingFunctionProperty, FlipProperty, RotationAngleProperty);
-
-            Observable.CombineLatest(
-                    this.GetObservable(SpinProperty).Select(_ => Unit.Default),
-                    this.GetObservable(IsVisibleProperty).Select(_ => Unit.Default),
-                    this.GetObservable(SpinDurationProperty).Select(_ => Unit.Default),
-                    this.GetObservable(OpacityProperty).Select(_ => Unit.Default),
-                    this.GetObservable(SpinEasingFunctionProperty).Select(_ => Unit.Default))
-                .Select(_ => this.CanSpin())
-                .Subscribe(spin =>
-                {
-                    this.StopSpinAnimation();
-                    if (spin)
-                    {
-                        this.BeginSpinAnimation();
-                    }
-                });
         }
 
         private bool CanSpin()
@@ -121,6 +103,21 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
                     this.UpdateRotateTransformation(change.GetNewValue<double>());
                 }
             }
+            
+            // Update Spin-Animation as needed 
+            if (change.Property == SpinProperty
+                || change.Property == IsVisibleProperty
+                || change.Property == SpinDurationProperty
+                || change.Property == OpacityProperty
+                || change.Property == SpinEasingFunctionProperty)
+            {
+                this.StopSpinAnimation();
+                
+                if (this.CanSpin())
+                {
+                    this.BeginSpinAnimation();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         private void UpdateScaleTransformation(PackIconFlipOrientation flipOrientation)