diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
index bfe399fcc6..7b6b8fc5d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ContactInfo.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -227,30 +226,8 @@ public class ContactInfo {
     }
 
     private static ContactInfo[] get(Context context, long account, String folderType, String selector, Address[] addresses, boolean cacheOnly) {
-        if (addresses == null || addresses.length == 0) {
-            SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-            boolean avatars = prefs.getBoolean("avatars", true);
-            boolean bimi = (prefs.getBoolean("bimi", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
-            boolean gravatars = (prefs.getBoolean("gravatars", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
-            boolean libravatars = (prefs.getBoolean("libravatars", false) && !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
-            boolean favicons = prefs.getBoolean("favicons", false);
-            boolean generated = prefs.getBoolean("generated_icons", true);
-            boolean identicons = prefs.getBoolean("identicons", false);
-            if (avatars || bimi || gravatars || libravatars || favicons || generated || identicons) {
-                Drawable d = context.getDrawable(R.drawable.twotone_person_24);
-                Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(d.getIntrinsicWidth(), d.getIntrinsicHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
-                d.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight());
-                d.setTint(Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorSeparator));
-                d.draw(canvas);
-
-                ContactInfo anonymous = new ContactInfo();
-                anonymous.bitmap = bitmap;
-                return new ContactInfo[]{anonymous};
-            }
-
+        if (addresses == null || addresses.length == 0)
             return new ContactInfo[]{new ContactInfo()};
-        }
 
         ContactInfo[] result = new ContactInfo[addresses.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < addresses.length; i++) {