diff --git a/src/bin/e_thumb_main.c b/src/bin/e_thumb_main.c
index 9588059b0..baa07dc09 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_thumb_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_thumb_main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static int _e_ipc_cb_server_add(void *data, int type, void *event);
 static int _e_ipc_cb_server_del(void *data, int type, void *event);
 static int _e_ipc_cb_server_data(void *data, int type, void *event);
 static int _e_cb_timer(void *data);
-static int _e_thumb_valid(E_Thumb *eth);
 static void _e_thumb_generate(E_Thumb *eth);
 static char *_e_thumb_file_id(char *file, char *key);
 
@@ -223,32 +222,13 @@ _e_cb_timer(void *data)
    /* take thumb at head of list */
    if (_thumblist)
      {
-/*	
-	for (l = _thumblist; l; l = l->next)
-	  {
-	     eth = l->data;
-	     if (_e_thumb_valid(eth))
-	       del_list = evas_list_append(del_list, eth);
-	  }
-	while (del_list)
-	  {
-	     eth = del_list->data;
-	     del_list = evas_list_remove_list(del_list, del_list);
-	     _thumblist = evas_list_remove(_thumblist, eth);
-	     if (eth->file) free(eth->file);
-	     if (eth->key) free(eth->key);
-	     free(eth);
-	  }
- */
-	if (_thumblist)
-	  {
-	     eth = _thumblist->data;
-	     _thumblist = evas_list_remove_list(_thumblist, _thumblist);
-	     _e_thumb_generate(eth);
-	     if (eth->file) free(eth->file);
-	     if (eth->key) free(eth->key);
-	     free(eth);
-	  }
+	eth = _thumblist->data;
+	_thumblist = evas_list_remove_list(_thumblist, _thumblist);
+	_e_thumb_generate(eth);
+	if (eth->file) free(eth->file);
+	if (eth->key) free(eth->key);
+	free(eth);
+
 	if (_thumblist) _timer = ecore_timer_add(0.000001, _e_cb_timer, NULL);
 	else _timer = NULL;
      }
@@ -257,39 +237,6 @@ _e_cb_timer(void *data)
    return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-_e_thumb_valid(E_Thumb *eth)
-{
-   char buf[4096], dbuf[4096], *id, *td;
-   time_t mtime_orig, mtime_thumb;
-
-   id = _e_thumb_file_id(eth->file, eth->key);
-   if (!id) return 0;
-   
-   td = strdup(id);
-   if (!td)
-     {
-	free(id);
-	return 0;
-     }
-   td[2] = 0;
-   
-   snprintf(dbuf, sizeof(dbuf), "%s/%s", _thumbdir, td);
-   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/%s/%s-%ix%i.thm", 
-	    _thumbdir, td, id + 2, eth->w, eth->h);
-   free(id);
-   free(td);
-   
-   mtime_orig = ecore_file_mod_time(eth->file);
-   mtime_thumb = ecore_file_mod_time(buf);
-   if (mtime_thumb > mtime_orig)
-     {
-	ecore_ipc_server_send(_e_ipc_server, 5, 2, eth->objid, 0, 0, buf, strlen(buf) + 1);
-	return 1;
-     }
-   return 0;
-}
-
 static void
 _e_thumb_generate(E_Thumb *eth)
 {