diff --git a/core/js/avatar.js b/core/js/avatar.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 78b8c2a8cf..0000000000
--- a/core/js/avatar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-$(document).ready(function(){
-	if (OC.currentUser) {
-
-	}
-});
diff --git a/lib/private/template.php b/lib/private/template.php
index 04d6a90688..c2528c2685 100644
--- a/lib/private/template.php
+++ b/lib/private/template.php
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ class OC_Template extends \OC\Template\Base {
 
 			// avatars
 			if (\OC::$server->getSystemConfig()->getValue('enable_avatars', true) === true) {
-				\OC_Util::addScript('avatar', null, true);
 				\OC_Util::addScript('jquery.avatar', null, true);
 				\OC_Util::addScript('placeholder', null, true);
 			}