diff --git a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/ui/viewer/file/thumbnail_widget.dart b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/ui/viewer/file/thumbnail_widget.dart
index 75eaf6fe5d..6ab50e3019 100644
--- a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/ui/viewer/file/thumbnail_widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/ui/viewer/file/thumbnail_widget.dart
@@ -432,11 +432,6 @@ class _ThumbnailWidgetState extends State<ThumbnailWidget> {
   }
 
   void _cacheAndRender(ImageProvider<Object> imageProvider) {
-    if (imageCache.currentSizeBytes > 256 * 1024 * 1024) {
-      _logger.info("Clearing image cache");
-      imageCache.clear();
-      imageCache.clearLiveImages();
-    }
     precacheImage(imageProvider, context).then((value) {
       if (mounted) {
         setState(() {