diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/MediaPreviewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/MediaPreviewActivity.java
index 60b5cbeb25..908943f5a8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/MediaPreviewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/MediaPreviewActivity.java
@@ -311,11 +311,6 @@ public class MediaPreviewActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity im
   private int cleanupMedia() {
     int restartItem = mediaPager.getCurrentItem();
 
-    PagerAdapter adapter = mediaPager.getAdapter();
-    if (adapter instanceof CursorPagerAdapter) {
-      ((CursorPagerAdapter)adapter).cursor.close();
-    }
-
     mediaPager.removeAllViews();
     mediaPager.setAdapter(null);