diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
index 295e15c9b..d6db52d6b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.kt
@@ -199,11 +199,6 @@ class ViewPagerActivity : SimpleActivity(), ViewPager.OnPageChangeListener, View
         }
 
         if (!getDoesFilePathExist(mPath)) {
-            Thread {
-                if (!getIsPathDirectory(mPath)) {
-                    scanPathRecursively(mPath)
-                }
-            }.start()
             finish()
             return
         }