diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 1c18988cdc..70501bef6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -3257,9 +3257,6 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferences.
             protected Void onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) {
                 long id = args.getLong("id");
 
-                SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-                boolean inline_images = prefs.getBoolean("inline_images", false);
-
                 DB db = DB.getInstance(context);
                 try {
                     db.beginTransaction();
@@ -3283,13 +3280,6 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferences.
                         if (!message.content)
                             EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.BODY);
 
-                        if (inline_images) {
-                            List<EntityAttachment> attachments = db.attachment().getAttachments(message.id);
-                            for (EntityAttachment attachment : attachments)
-                                if (!attachment.available && attachment.isInline() && attachment.isImage())
-                                    EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.ATTACHMENT, attachment.id);
-                        }
-
                         if (account.auto_seen && !folder.read_only)
                             EntityOperation.queue(context, message, EntityOperation.SEEN, true);
                     }