diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/PhotoFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/PhotoFragment.kt
index d094d4ba6..84da27361 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/PhotoFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/fragments/PhotoFragment.kt
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class PhotoFragment : ViewPagerFragment() {
         }
 
         val regionDecoder = object : DecoderFactory<ImageRegionDecoder> {
-            override fun make() = PicassoRegionDecoder(showHighestQuality, mScreenWidth, mScreenHeight, minTileDpi, mMedium.isHeic())
+            override fun make() = PicassoRegionDecoder(showHighestQuality, mScreenWidth, mScreenHeight, minTileDpi)
         }
 
         var newOrientation = (rotation + mCurrentRotationDegrees) % 360
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/PicassoRegionDecoder.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/PicassoRegionDecoder.kt
index b3133327d..35a7c6cfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/PicassoRegionDecoder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/helpers/PicassoRegionDecoder.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ class PicassoRegionDecoder(
     val showHighestQuality: Boolean,
     val screenWidth: Int,
     val screenHeight: Int,
-    val minTileDpi: Int,
-    val isHeic: Boolean
+    val minTileDpi: Int
 ) : ImageRegionDecoder {
     private var decoder: BitmapRegionDecoder? = null
     private val decoderLock = Any()
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ class PicassoRegionDecoder(
 
             val options = BitmapFactory.Options()
             options.inSampleSize = newSampleSize
-            options.inPreferredConfig = if (showHighestQuality || isHeic) Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888 else Bitmap.Config.RGB_565
+            options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888
             val bitmap = decoder!!.decodeRegion(rect, options)
             return bitmap ?: throw RuntimeException("Region decoder returned null bitmap - image format may not be supported")
         }