diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition_container.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition_container.js
index 89105086..15086434 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition_container.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/edition_container.js
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ let EditionContainer = React.createClass({
             let timerId = window.setInterval(() => EditionActions.fetchOne(this.props.params.editionId), 10000);
             this.setState({timerId: timerId});
         }
-        let thumbnail = state.edition.thumbnail;
-        if (state.edition.digital_work.mime === 'image' && typeof isEncoding === 'number' && isEncoding !== 100 && !this.state.timerId) {
-            let timerId = window.setInterval(() => EditionActions.fetchOne(this.props.params.editionId), 10000);
-            this.setState({timerId: timerId});
-        }
     },
 
     componentDidMount() {