diff --git a/controller/smscontroller.php b/controller/smscontroller.php
index 948a355..9ecfac9 100644
--- a/controller/smscontroller.php
+++ b/controller/smscontroller.php
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ class SmsController extends Controller {
 		}
 		$lastRead = $this->smsMapper->getLastReadDate($this->userId);
 		$ocversion = \OCP\Util::getVersion();
-		$photoURL = preg_replace("#^VALUE=uri:#","",$r["PHOTO"], 1);
 		$photoversion = 1;
 		if (version_compare($ocversion[0].".".$ocversion[1].".".$ocversion[2], "9.0.0", ">=")) {
 			$photoversion = 2;