diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/MessageGenerator.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/MessageGenerator.java
index 0f352f53e..7b0116561 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/MessageGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/MessageGenerator.java
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ public class MessageGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 		return packet;
 	}
 
-	public static void addXhtmlImImage(MessagePacket packet, Message.FileParams params) {
-		Element html = packet.addChild("html","http://jabber.org/protocol/xhtml-im");
-		Element body = html.addChild("body","http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml");
-		Element img = body.addChild("img");
-		img.setAttribute("src", params.url.toString());
-		img.setAttribute("height", params.height);
-		img.setAttribute("width", params.width);
-	}
-
 	public static void addMessageHints(MessagePacket packet) {
 		packet.addChild("private", "urn:xmpp:carbons:2");
 		packet.addChild("no-copy", "urn:xmpp:hints");
@@ -112,9 +103,6 @@ public class MessageGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 		if (message.hasFileOnRemoteHost()) {
 			Message.FileParams fileParams = message.getFileParams();
 			content = fileParams.url.toString();
-			if (fileParams.width > 0 && fileParams.height > 0) {
-				addXhtmlImImage(packet,fileParams);
-			}
 		} else {
 			content = message.getBody();
 		}