diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
index e2316b2fcc..083dc342db 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ export default class extends React.Component {
                 });
             }).done();
         }
-        this.fixupHeight();
         this._afterComponentDidMount();
     }