diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index 5cfb8fbf..6b139c85 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ class Mobject(object):
         return self._is_animating or self.has_updaters
 
     def set_animating_status(self, is_animating: bool, recurse: bool = True):
-        for mob in (*self.get_family(recurse), *self.get_ancestors(extended=True)):
+        for mob in (*self.get_family(recurse), *self.get_ancestors()):
             mob._is_animating = is_animating
         return self