diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.c b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.c
index 7c5259a1c5c..1bf0dfe079c 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.c
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static void do_render_full_pipeline(Render *re)
 
   /* ensure no images are in memory from previous animated sequences */
   BKE_image_all_free_anim_ibufs(re->main, re->r.cfra);
-  SEQ_relations_free_all_anim_ibufs(re->scene, re->r.cfra);
+  SEQ_cache_cleanup(re->scene);
 
   if (RE_engine_render(re, true)) {
     /* in this case external render overrides all */
diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.c b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.c
index cf3f9d5cba5..6b233cd20fb 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.c
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/render.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include "SEQ_iterator.h"
 #include "SEQ_modifier.h"
 #include "SEQ_proxy.h"
+#include "SEQ_relations.h"
 #include "SEQ_render.h"
 #include "SEQ_sequencer.h"
 #include "SEQ_time.h"
@@ -1882,6 +1883,8 @@ ImBuf *SEQ_render_give_ibuf(const SeqRenderData *context, float timeline_frame,
   }
 
   seq_cache_free_temp_cache(context->scene, context->task_id, timeline_frame);
+  /* Make sure we only keep the `anim` data for strips that are in view. */
+  SEQ_relations_free_all_anim_ibufs(context->scene, timeline_frame);
 
   if (count && !out) {
     BLI_mutex_lock(&seq_render_mutex);
diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_relations.c b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_relations.c
index 9822bfe38f9..444d3581b3d 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_relations.c
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_relations.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ void SEQ_relations_update_changed_seq_and_deps(Scene *scene,
   }
 }
 
-/* Unused */
 static void sequencer_all_free_anim_ibufs(ListBase *seqbase, int timeline_frame)
 {
   for (Sequence *seq = seqbase->first; seq != NULL; seq = seq->next) {
@@ -367,7 +366,6 @@ static void sequencer_all_free_anim_ibufs(ListBase *seqbase, int timeline_frame)
   }
 }
 
-/* Unused */
 void SEQ_relations_free_all_anim_ibufs(Scene *scene, int timeline_frame)
 {
   Editing *ed = SEQ_editing_get(scene);
@@ -375,7 +373,6 @@ void SEQ_relations_free_all_anim_ibufs(Scene *scene, int timeline_frame)
     return;
   }
   sequencer_all_free_anim_ibufs(&ed->seqbase, timeline_frame);
-  SEQ_cache_cleanup(scene);
 }
 
 static Sequence *sequencer_check_scene_recursion(Scene *scene, ListBase *seqbase)