diff --git a/lib/AnimationsSettings.vala b/lib/AnimationsSettings.vala
index 46522dff..e3247cb0 100644
--- a/lib/AnimationsSettings.vala
+++ b/lib/AnimationsSettings.vala
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ namespace AnimationsSettings {
 
         return enable_animations;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Utility that returns the given duration or 0 if animations are disabled.
+     */
+    public uint get_animation_duration (uint duration) {
+        return get_enable_animations () ? duration : 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala b/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
index f7099446..61f16711 100644
--- a/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
+++ b/plugins/pip/PopupWindow.vala
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
         opacity = 0;
 
         save_easing_state ();
-        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 200 : 0);
+        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (200));
         opacity = 255;
         restore_easing_state ();
     }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
     public override void hide () {
         opacity = 255;
 
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 200 : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (200);
         save_easing_state ();
         set_easing_duration (duration);
         opacity = 0;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
 #else
     public override bool enter_event (Clutter.CrossingEvent event) {
 #endif
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 300 : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (300);
 
         close_button.save_easing_state ();
         close_button.set_easing_duration (duration);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
 #else
     public override bool leave_event (Clutter.CrossingEvent event) {
 #endif
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 300 : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (300);
 
         close_button.save_easing_state ();
         close_button.set_easing_duration (duration);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
     }
 
     private void on_close_click_clicked () {
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? FADE_OUT_TIMEOUT : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (FADE_OUT_TIMEOUT);
 
         save_easing_state ();
         set_easing_duration (duration);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
         var screen_limit_start_y = SCREEN_MARGIN + monitor_y;
         var screen_limit_end_y = monitor_height + monitor_y - SCREEN_MARGIN - height;
 
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 300 : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (300);
 
         save_easing_state ();
         set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_BACK);
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.PopupWindow : Clutter.Actor {
     private bool place_window_off_screen () {
         off_screen = false;
 
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 300 : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (300);
 
         save_easing_state ();
         set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_BACK);
diff --git a/src/Widgets/IconGroup.vala b/src/Widgets/IconGroup.vala
index 6765846f..886c9a0d 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/IconGroup.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/IconGroup.vala
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Gala {
                     if (animate) {
                         icon.save_easing_state ();
                         icon.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.LINEAR);
-                        icon.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 200 : 0);
+                        icon.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (200));
                         icon.opacity = 0;
                         icon.restore_easing_state ();
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView.vala
index 8997f545..4f58707e 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView.vala
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ namespace Gala {
 
                     dock.save_easing_state ();
                     dock.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-                    dock.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+                    dock.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (ANIMATION_DURATION));
                     dock.y = target_y;
                     dock.restore_easing_state ();
                 };
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
index 39580698..b984dad2 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowClone.vala
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
     public bool active {
         set {
             active_shape.save_easing_state ();
-            active_shape.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+            active_shape.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION));
             active_shape.opacity = value ? 255 : 0;
             active_shape.restore_easing_state ();
         }
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
                 return;
             }
 
-            var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0;
+            var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION);
 
             save_easing_state ();
             set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
             return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
         }
 
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
 
         close_button.save_easing_state ();
         close_button.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.LINEAR);
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
 #else
     public override bool leave_event (Clutter.CrossingEvent event) {
 #endif
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
 
         close_button.save_easing_state ();
         close_button.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.LINEAR);
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
         active_shape.hide ();
 
         var scale = window_icon.width / clone.width;
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (FADE_ANIMATION_DURATION);
 
         clone.get_transformed_position (out abs_x, out abs_y);
         clone.save_easing_state ();
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
 
         var scale = hovered ? 0.4 : 1.0;
         var opacity = hovered ? 0 : 255;
-        var duration = hovered && insert_thumb != null ? insert_thumb.delay : 100;
-        duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? duration : 0;
+        uint duration = hovered && insert_thumb != null ? insert_thumb.delay : 100;
+        duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (duration);
 
         window_icon.save_easing_state ();
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowClone : Clutter.Actor {
         get_parent ().remove_child (this);
         prev_parent.insert_child_at_index (this, prev_index);
 
-        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0;
+        var duration = AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION);
 
         clone.set_pivot_point (0.0f, 0.0f);
         clone.save_easing_state ();
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowIconActor.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowIconActor.vala
index 8ab5b6f5..4abd60da 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowIconActor.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowIconActor.vala
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace Gala {
 
             new_icon.save_easing_state ();
             new_icon.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-            new_icon.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 500 : 0);
+            new_icon.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (500));
             new_icon.restore_easing_state ();
 
             if (icon == null) {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WindowSwitcher/WindowSwitcher.vala b/src/Widgets/WindowSwitcher/WindowSwitcher.vala
index f1435713..ef59c7e8 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WindowSwitcher/WindowSwitcher.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WindowSwitcher/WindowSwitcher.vala
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ public class Gala.WindowSwitcher : CanvasActor {
         }
 
         save_easing_state ();
-        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (ANIMATION_DURATION));
         opacity = show ? 255 : 0;
         restore_easing_state ();
     }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
index b3000a2f..e72e081e 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceClone.vala
@@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ namespace Gala {
 
                 save_easing_state ();
                 set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-                set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+                set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION));
                 set_x (target_x);
                 restore_easing_state ();
 
                 background.save_easing_state ();
                 background.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-                background.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+                background.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION));
                 background.set_scale (scale, scale);
                 background.restore_easing_state ();
             };
@@ -463,13 +463,13 @@ namespace Gala {
 
                 save_easing_state ();
                 set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-                set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+                set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION));
                 set_x (target_x);
                 restore_easing_state ();
 
                 background.save_easing_state ();
                 background.set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-                background.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION : 0);
+                background.set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (MultitaskingView.ANIMATION_DURATION));
                 background.set_scale (1, 1);
                 background.restore_easing_state ();
             };
diff --git a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceInsertThumb.vala b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceInsertThumb.vala
index 8e326b77..94b377a6 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/WorkspaceInsertThumb.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/WorkspaceInsertThumb.vala
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Gala.WorkspaceInsertThumb : Clutter.Actor {
     private new void transform (bool expand) {
         save_easing_state ();
         set_easing_mode (Clutter.AnimationMode.EASE_OUT_QUAD);
-        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_enable_animations () ? 200 : 0);
+        set_easing_duration (AnimationsSettings.get_animation_duration (200));
 
         if (!expand) {
             remove_transition ("pulse");