diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
index 5d3a757dc..5e02a2880 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
             $avatar = Avatar::whereProfileId($profile->id)->firstOrFail();
             $opath = $avatar->media_path;
             $avatar->media_path = "$public/$name";
-            $avatar->thumb_path = null;
             $avatar->change_count = ++$avatar->change_count;
             $avatar->last_processed_at = null;
             $avatar->save();
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AvatarController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AvatarController.php
index 423adc8a1..672e124f1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AvatarController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AvatarController.php
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class AvatarController extends Controller
             $avatar = Avatar::firstOrNew(['profile_id' => $profile->id]);
             $currentAvatar = $avatar->recentlyCreated ? null : storage_path('app/'.$profile->avatar->media_path);
             $avatar->media_path = "$public/$name";
-            $avatar->thumb_path = null;
             $avatar->change_count = ++$avatar->change_count;
             $avatar->last_processed_at = null;
             $avatar->save();
@@ -121,10 +120,7 @@ class AvatarController extends Controller
         $avatar = $profile->avatar;
 
         if( $avatar->media_path == 'public/avatars/default.png' || 
-            $avatar->thumb_path == 'public/avatars/default.png' ||
-            $avatar->media_path == 'public/avatars/default.jpg' || 
-            $avatar->thumb_path == 'public/avatars/default.jpg'
-
+            $avatar->media_path == 'public/avatars/default.jpg'
         ) {
             return;
         }
@@ -133,12 +129,7 @@ class AvatarController extends Controller
             @unlink(storage_path('app/' . $avatar->media_path));
         }
 
-        if(is_file(storage_path('app/' . $avatar->thumb_path))) {
-            @unlink(storage_path('app/' . $avatar->thumb_path));
-        }
-
         $avatar->media_path = 'public/avatars/default.jpg';
-        $avatar->thumb_path = 'public/avatars/default.jpg';
         $avatar->change_count = $avatar->change_count + 1;
         $avatar->save();
 
diff --git a/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/AvatarOptimize.php b/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/AvatarOptimize.php
index 437627175..b88901f8f 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/AvatarOptimize.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/AvatarOptimize.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class AvatarOptimize implements ShouldQueue
             $img->save($file, $quality);
 
             $avatar = Avatar::whereProfileId($this->profile->id)->firstOrFail();
-            $avatar->thumb_path = $avatar->media_path;
             $avatar->change_count = ++$avatar->change_count;
             $avatar->last_processed_at = Carbon::now();
             $avatar->save();
diff --git a/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/CreateAvatar.php b/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/CreateAvatar.php
index 2df6c5184..fd5f94cc7 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/CreateAvatar.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/AvatarPipeline/CreateAvatar.php
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class CreateAvatar implements ShouldQueue
         $avatar = new Avatar();
         $avatar->profile_id = $profile->id;
         $avatar->media_path = $path;
-        $avatar->thumb_path = $path;
         $avatar->change_count = 0;
         $avatar->last_processed_at = \Carbon\Carbon::now();
         $avatar->save();
diff --git a/app/Observers/AvatarObserver.php b/app/Observers/AvatarObserver.php
index 1406ceeb6..187a6ff90 100644
--- a/app/Observers/AvatarObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/AvatarObserver.php
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ class AvatarObserver
         ) {
             @unlink($path);
         }
-        $path = storage_path('app/'.$avatar->thumb_path);
-        if( is_file($path) && 
-            $avatar->thumb_path != 'public/avatars/default.png' &&
-            $avatar->media_path != 'public/avatars/default.jpg'
-        ) {
-            @unlink($path);
-        }
     }
 
     /**