diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
index 5002bf781..9f10cbaa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -316,8 +316,4 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
     var extendedDetails: Int
         get() = prefs.getInt(EXTENDED_DETAILS, EXT_RESOLUTION or EXT_LAST_MODIFIED or EXT_EXIF_PROPERTIES)
         set(extendedDetails) = prefs.edit().putInt(EXTENDED_DETAILS, extendedDetails).apply()
-
-    var lastFileCleanup: Long
-        get() = prefs.getLong(LAST_FILE_CLEANUP, 0L)
-        set(lastFileCleanup) = prefs.edit().putLong(LAST_FILE_CLEANUP, lastFileCleanup).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
index 9d0e35873..33a95e350 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const val VIEW_TYPE_FILES = "view_type_files"
 const val SHOW_EXTENDED_DETAILS = "show_extended_details"
 const val EXTENDED_DETAILS = "extended_details"
 const val HIDE_EXTENDED_DETAILS = "hide_extended_details"
-const val LAST_FILE_CLEANUP = "last_file_cleanup"
 const val ONE_FINGER_ZOOM = "one_finger_zoom"
 const val ALLOW_INSTANT_CHANGE = "allow_instant_change"
 const val REPLACE_ZOOMABLE_IMAGES = "replace_zoomable_images"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
index e0e797f0f..f941b8f03 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/MediaFetcher.kt
@@ -40,19 +40,6 @@ class MediaFetcher(val context: Context) {
             directories.remove(it)
         }
 
-        Thread {
-            val ONE_WEEK = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-            if (System.currentTimeMillis() - context.config.lastFileCleanup > ONE_WEEK) {
-                media.forEach {
-                    val file = File(it.path)
-                    if (!it.path.contains("/.thumbnails") && !file.exists() && file.length() == 0L) {
-                        context.deleteFromMediaStore(file)
-                    }
-                }
-                context.config.lastFileCleanup = System.currentTimeMillis()
-            }
-        }.start()
-
         return directories
     }