diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/BitmapLoader.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/BitmapLoader.kt
index 51a025e56e..c3a74bd9c3 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/BitmapLoader.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/BitmapLoader.kt
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
 class BitmapLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
 
     /**
-     * Avatar Url -> Icon
+     * Avatar Url -> Bitmap
      */
     private val cache = HashMap<String, Bitmap?>()
 
-    // Black list of URLs (broken URL, etc.)
-    private val blacklist = HashSet<String>()
-
     /**
      * Get icon of a room.
      * If already in cache, use it, else load it and call BitmapLoaderListener.onBitmapsLoaded() when ready
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ class BitmapLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
 
     @WorkerThread
     private fun loadRoomBitmap(path: String): Bitmap? {
-        val bitmap = path.let {
+        return path.let {
             try {
                 Glide.with(context)
                         .asBitmap()
@@ -66,12 +63,5 @@ class BitmapLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
                 null
             }
         }
-
-        if (bitmap == null) {
-            // Add to the blacklist
-            blacklist.add(path)
-        }
-
-        return bitmap
     }
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/IconLoader.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/IconLoader.kt
index 205f2b0e5b..0c4477f41f 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/IconLoader.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/riotx/features/notifications/IconLoader.kt
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ import javax.inject.Singleton
 class IconLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
 
     /**
-     * Avatar Url -> Icon
+     * Avatar Url -> IconCompat
      */
     private val cache = HashMap<String, IconCompat?>()
 
-    // Black list of URLs (broken URL, etc.)
-    private val blacklist = HashSet<String>()
-
     /**
      * Get icon of a user.
      * If already in cache, use it, else load it and call IconLoaderListener.onIconsLoaded() when ready
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ class IconLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
 
     @WorkerThread
     private fun loadUserIcon(path: String): IconCompat? {
-        val iconCompat = path.let {
+        return path.let {
             try {
                 Glide.with(context)
                         .asBitmap()
@@ -72,12 +69,5 @@ class IconLoader @Inject constructor(val context: Context) {
                 IconCompat.createWithBitmap(bitmap)
             }
         }
-
-        if (iconCompat == null) {
-            // Add to the blacklist
-            blacklist.add(path)
-        }
-
-        return iconCompat
     }
 }