diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
index a25d0fae4..7db5e0251 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -1482,11 +1481,6 @@ public final class VideoDetailFragment
             displayUploaderAsSubChannel(info);
         }
 
-        final Drawable buddyDrawable =
-                AppCompatResources.getDrawable(activity, R.drawable.placeholder_person);
-        binding.detailSubChannelThumbnailView.setImageDrawable(buddyDrawable);
-        binding.detailUploaderThumbnailView.setImageDrawable(buddyDrawable);
-
         if (info.getViewCount() >= 0) {
             if (info.getStreamType().equals(StreamType.AUDIO_LIVE_STREAM)) {
                 binding.detailViewCountView.setText(Localization.listeningCount(activity,