diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
index 3b3925c9dcd..dc2f78445a0 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
@@ -825,15 +825,7 @@ impl Prepared {
 
         let content_size = content_ui.min_size();
 
-        let scroll_delta = content_ui
-            .ctx()
-            .pass_state_mut(|state| std::mem::take(&mut state.scroll_delta));
-
         for d in 0..2 {
-            // PassState::scroll_delta is inverted from the way we apply the delta, so we need to negate it.
-            let mut delta = -scroll_delta.0[d];
-            let mut animation = scroll_delta.1;
-
             // We always take both scroll targets regardless of which scroll axes are enabled. This
             // is to avoid them leaking to other scroll areas.
             let scroll_target = content_ui
@@ -841,6 +833,17 @@ impl Prepared {
                 .pass_state_mut(|state| state.scroll_target[d].take());
 
             if scroll_enabled[d] {
+                let (scroll_delta_0, scroll_delta_1) = content_ui.ctx().pass_state_mut(|state| {
+                    (
+                        std::mem::take(&mut state.scroll_delta.0[d]),
+                        std::mem::take(&mut state.scroll_delta.1),
+                    )
+                });
+
+                // PassState::scroll_delta is inverted from the way we apply the delta, so we need to negate it.
+                let mut delta = -scroll_delta_0;
+                let mut animation = scroll_delta_1;
+
                 if let Some(target) = scroll_target {
                     let pass_state::ScrollTarget {
                         range,
@@ -883,10 +886,8 @@ impl Prepared {
 
                     if !animated {
                         state.offset[d] = target_offset;
-                    } else if let Some(animation) = &mut state.offset_target[d] {
-                        // For instance: the user is continuously calling `ui.scroll_to_cursor`,
-                        // so we don't want to reset the animation, but perhaps update the target:
-                        animation.target_offset = target_offset;
+                    } else if let Some(_scroll_to_target) = &mut state.offset_target[d] {
+                        // Probably in the middle of animation process.
                     } else {
                         // The further we scroll, the more time we take.
                         let now = ui.input(|i| i.time);