diff --git a/public/src/client/groups/details.js b/public/src/client/groups/details.js
index 20cf225ddf..2169fd07f5 100644
--- a/public/src/client/groups/details.js
+++ b/public/src/client/groups/details.js
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ define('forum/groups/details', [
 			Details.prepareSettings();
 
 			coverPhoto.init(components.get('groups/cover'),
-				function(callback) {
-					socket.emit('groups.cover.get', {
-						groupName: groupName
-					}, callback);
-				},
 				function(imageData, position, callback) {
 					socket.emit('groups.cover.update', {
 						groupName: groupName,
diff --git a/public/src/modules/coverPhoto.js b/public/src/modules/coverPhoto.js
index f49267a80e..3d36d6d710 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/coverPhoto.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/coverPhoto.js
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ define('coverPhoto', [
 
 	var coverPhoto = {
 		coverEl: null,
-		getFn: null,
 		saveFn: null
 	};
 
-	coverPhoto.init = function(coverEl, getFn, saveFn, uploadFn) {
+	coverPhoto.init = function(coverEl, saveFn, uploadFn) {
 		coverPhoto.coverEl = coverEl;
-		coverPhoto.getFn = getFn;
 		coverPhoto.saveFn = saveFn;
 
 		coverEl.find('.upload').on('click', uploadFn);
@@ -34,24 +32,6 @@ define('coverPhoto', [
 		coverEl.addClass('initialised');
 	};
 
-	coverPhoto.load = function() {
-		coverPhoto.getFn(function(err, data) {
-			if (!err) {
-				if (data['cover:url']) {
-					coverPhoto.coverEl.css('background-image', 'url(' + data['cover:url'] + ')');
-				}
-
-				if (data['cover:position']) {
-					coverPhoto.coverEl.css('background-position', data['cover:position']);
-				}
-
-				delete coverPhoto.newCover;
-			} else {
-				app.alertError(err.message);
-			}
-		});
-	};
-
 	coverPhoto.onDragOver = function(e) {
 		e.stopPropagation();
 		e.preventDefault();
@@ -91,7 +71,6 @@ define('coverPhoto', [
 				coverPhoto.coverEl.backgroundDraggable('disable');
 				coverPhoto.coverEl.off('dragover', coverPhoto.onDragOver);
 				coverPhoto.coverEl.off('drop', coverPhoto.onDrop);
-				coverPhoto.load();
 			} else {
 				app.alertError(err.message);
 			}
diff --git a/src/socket.io/groups.js b/src/socket.io/groups.js
index 9807e821b8..d5d2cc926f 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/groups.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/groups.js
@@ -228,10 +228,6 @@ SocketGroups.loadMoreMembers = function(socket, data, callback) {
 
 SocketGroups.cover = {};
 
-SocketGroups.cover.get = function(socket, data, callback) {
-	groups.getGroupFields(data.groupName, ['cover:url', 'cover:position'], callback);
-};
-
 SocketGroups.cover.update = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	if (!socket.uid) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));