diff --git a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
index 6821bca3b..f8cacffbd 100644
--- a/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ class GifImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
             self.dispose_extent = [0, 0, 0, 0]  # x0, y0, x1, y1
             self.__frame = -1
             self.__fp.seek(self.__rewind)
-            self._prev_im = None
             self.disposal_method = 0
         else:
             # ensure that the previous frame was loaded
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ class GifImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
                 self.tile = [("gif",
                              (x0, y0, x1, y1),
                              self.__offset,
-                             (bits, interlace, -1))]
+                             (bits, interlace, info.get("transparency", -1)))]
                 break
 
             else:
@@ -290,20 +289,6 @@ class GifImageFile(ImageFile.ImageFile):
     def tell(self):
         return self.__frame
 
-    def load_end(self):
-        ImageFile.ImageFile.load_end(self)
-
-        # if the disposal method is 'do not dispose', transparent
-        # pixels should show the content of the previous frame
-        if self._prev_im and self.disposal_method == 1:
-            # we do this by pasting the updated area onto the previous
-            # frame which we then use as the current image content
-            updated = self._crop(self.im, self.dispose_extent)
-            self._prev_im.paste(updated, self.dispose_extent,
-                                updated.convert('RGBA'))
-            self.im = self._prev_im
-        self._prev_im = self.im.copy()
-
     def _close__fp(self):
         try:
             if self.__fp != self.fp: