diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 221b9b559..193eafd81 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ void MainWindow::currentTabChanged(int index)
         if (PAGE_LIBRARY==index) {
             libraryPage->controlActions();
         } else {
-            AlbumsModel::self()->getCovers();
+//             AlbumsModel::self()->getCovers();
             albumsPage->controlActions();
         }
         break;
diff --git a/models/albumsmodel.cpp b/models/albumsmodel.cpp
index 3db55667c..e9e15795d 100644
--- a/models/albumsmodel.cpp
+++ b/models/albumsmodel.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void AlbumsModel::setCoverSize(MusicLibraryItemAlbum::CoverSize size)
 AlbumsModel::AlbumsModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractItemModel(parent)
     , enabled(false)
-    , coversRequested(false)
+//     , coversRequested(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -464,19 +464,19 @@ void AlbumsModel::update(const MusicLibraryItemRoot *root)
     }
 }
 
-void AlbumsModel::getCovers()
-{
-    if (!enabled || coversRequested || items.isEmpty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    coversRequested=true;
-    foreach (AlbumItem *a, items) {
-        if (!a->isSingleTracks && !a->coverRequested) {
-            a->getCover(false);
-        }
-    }
-}
+// void AlbumsModel::getCovers()
+// {
+//     if (!enabled || coversRequested || items.isEmpty()) {
+//         return;
+//     }
+//
+//     coversRequested=true;
+//     foreach (AlbumItem *a, items) {
+//         if (!a->isSingleTracks && !a->coverRequested) {
+//             a->getCover(false);
+//         }
+//     }
+// }
 
 void AlbumsModel::setCover(const QString &artist, const QString &album, const QImage &img, const QString &file)
 {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void AlbumsModel::clear()
     qDeleteAll(items);
     items.clear();
     endResetModel();
-    coversRequested=false;
+//     coversRequested=false;
 }
 
 void AlbumsModel::setEnabled(bool e)
diff --git a/models/albumsmodel.h b/models/albumsmodel.h
index 0ea258c59..af7762a21 100644
--- a/models/albumsmodel.h
+++ b/models/albumsmodel.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
     void setEnabled(bool e);
     int albumSort() const;
     void setAlbumSort(int s);
-    void getCovers();
+//     void getCovers();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void setCover(const QString &artist, const QString &album, const QImage &img, const QString &file);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     bool enabled;
-    bool coversRequested;
+//     bool coversRequested;
     mutable QList<AlbumItem *> items;
 };