diff --git a/src/Feature.js b/src/Feature.js
index 185bd75..95a6cb8 100644
--- a/src/Feature.js
+++ b/src/Feature.js
@@ -27,38 +27,6 @@ const testRangeBounds = document => {
     return false;
 };
 
-// iOS 10.3 taints canvas with base64 images unless crossOrigin = 'anonymous'
-const testBase64 = (document: Document, src: string): Promise<boolean> => {
-    const img = new Image();
-    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
-    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-        // Single pixel base64 image renders fine on iOS 10.3???
-        img.src = src;
-
-        const onload = () => {
-            try {
-                ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
-                canvas.toDataURL();
-            } catch (e) {
-                return resolve(false);
-            }
-
-            return resolve(true);
-        };
-
-        img.onload = onload;
-        img.onerror = () => resolve(false);
-
-        if (img.complete === true) {
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                onload();
-            }, 500);
-        }
-    });
-};
-
 const testCORS = () => typeof new Image().crossOrigin !== 'undefined';
 
 const testResponseType = () => typeof new XMLHttpRequest().responseType === 'string';
@@ -135,15 +103,6 @@ const FEATURES = {
         return value;
     },
     // $FlowFixMe - get/set properties not yet supported
-    get SUPPORT_BASE64_DRAWING() {
-        'use strict';
-        return (src: string) => {
-            const value = testBase64(document, src);
-            Object.defineProperty(FEATURES, 'SUPPORT_BASE64_DRAWING', {value: () => value});
-            return value;
-        };
-    },
-    // $FlowFixMe - get/set properties not yet supported
     get SUPPORT_FOREIGNOBJECT_DRAWING() {
         'use strict';
         const value =
diff --git a/src/ResourceLoader.js b/src/ResourceLoader.js
index 23f6191..95e87e1 100644
--- a/src/ResourceLoader.js
+++ b/src/ResourceLoader.js
@@ -129,42 +129,36 @@ export default class ResourceLoader {
             this.logger.log(`Added image ${key.substring(0, 256)}`);
         }
 
-        const imageLoadHandler = (supportsDataImages: boolean): Promise<Image> =>
-            new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                const img = new Image();
-                img.onload = () => resolve(img);
-                //ios safari 10.3 taints canvas with data urls unless crossOrigin is set to anonymous
-                if (!supportsDataImages || useCORS) {
-                    img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
-                }
+        this.cache[key] = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            const img = new Image();
+            img.onload = () => resolve(img);
+            //ios safari 10.3 taints canvas with data urls unless crossOrigin is set to anonymous
+            if (isInlineBase64Image(src) || useCORS) {
+                img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+            }
 
-                img.onerror = reject;
-                img.src = src;
-                if (img.complete === true) {
-                    // Inline XML images may fail to parse, throwing an Error later on
-                    setTimeout(() => {
-                        resolve(img);
-                    }, 500);
-                }
-                if (this.options.imageTimeout) {
-                    const timeout = this.options.imageTimeout;
-                    setTimeout(
-                        () =>
-                            reject(
-                                __DEV__
-                                    ? `Timed out (${timeout}ms) fetching ${src.substring(0, 256)}`
-                                    : ''
-                            ),
-                        timeout
-                    );
-                }
-            });
+            img.onerror = reject;
+            img.src = src;
+            if (img.complete === true) {
+                // Inline XML images may fail to parse, throwing an Error later on
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                    resolve(img);
+                }, 500);
+            }
+            if (this.options.imageTimeout) {
+                const timeout = this.options.imageTimeout;
+                setTimeout(
+                    () =>
+                        reject(
+                            __DEV__
+                                ? `Timed out (${timeout}ms) fetching ${src.substring(0, 256)}`
+                                : ''
+                        ),
+                    timeout
+                );
+            }
+        });
 
-        this.cache[key] =
-            isInlineBase64Image(src) && !isSVG(src)
-                ? // $FlowFixMe
-                  FEATURES.SUPPORT_BASE64_DRAWING(src).then(imageLoadHandler)
-                : imageLoadHandler(true);
         return key;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/reftests/ignore.txt b/tests/reftests/ignore.txt
index 2d83eea..e69de29 100644
--- a/tests/reftests/ignore.txt
+++ b/tests/reftests/ignore.txt
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[Safari]/tests/reftests/acid2.html
-[Safari]/tests/reftests/background/encoded.html