diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf5c876..853989b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 config.py
-__pycache__/
-./open.png
-./closed.png
\ No newline at end of file
+__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.py.dist b/config.py.dist
index 54a7d20..105fb36 100644
--- a/config.py.dist
+++ b/config.py.dist
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ spacestate_profile_key = 'Spacestate'
 open_profile_field = 'Open! @ {}'
 closed_profile_field = 'Closed @ {}'
 
-update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change = True
-spacestate_open_profilepic = './open.png'
-spacestate_closed_profilepic = './closed.png'
-
 profile_fields = [('Website', 'https://bitlair.nl/')]
 access_token = 'aaaaAAAAaaaa1234'
 homeserver = 'https://hsnl.social'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mastodon-spacestate.py b/mastodon-spacestate.py
index 2c8e354..a7e8d35 100755
--- a/mastodon-spacestate.py
+++ b/mastodon-spacestate.py
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@ import config
 import datetime
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 
-if hasattr(config, 'update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change'):
-    update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change = config.update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change
-else:
-    # backcompat, standaard false
-    update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change = False
-
-def set_profile_fields(profile_open_text_value, picture = None):
+def set_profile_fields(profile_open_text_value):
     profile_fields = config.profile_fields
     profile_fields.append((config.spacestate_profile_key, profile_open_text_value))
-    mastodon.account_update_credentials(fields=profile_fields, avatar=picture)
+    mastodon.account_update_credentials(fields=profile_fields)
     # don't be alarmed by the method name, this is just for updating profile metadata
     print(profile_fields)
 
@@ -26,21 +20,11 @@ def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
 
 def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
     message = msg.payload.decode("UTF-8")
-    print(message)
     cur_dt_string = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
-    new_avatar = None
-    new_profile_value = None
     if message == config.open_string:
-        if update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change:
-            new_avatar = config.spacestate_open_profilepic
-        new_profile_value = config.open_profile_field.format(cur_dt_string)
+        set_profile_fields(config.open_profile_field.format(cur_dt_string))
     elif message == config.closed_string:
-        if update_profilepic_on_spacestate_change:
-            new_avatar = config.spacestate_open_profilepic
-        new_profile_value = config.closed_profile_field.format(cur_dt_string)
-    
-    if new_profile_value is not None:
-        set_profile_fields(new_profile_value, picture=new_avatar)
+        set_profile_fields(config.closed_profile_field.format(cur_dt_string))
 
 mastodon = Mastodon(access_token=config.access_token, api_base_url=config.homeserver)