diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/helper/MediaScannerNotifier.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/helper/MediaScannerNotifier.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dbed11ce..000000000
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/helper/MediaScannerNotifier.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-package com.fsck.k9.helper;
-
-
-import java.io.File;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
-
-
-public class MediaScannerNotifier {
-    public static void notify(Context context, File file) {
-        String[] paths = { file.getAbsolutePath() };
-        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(context, paths, null, null);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/AttachmentController.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/AttachmentController.java
index 7516cd018..dd0cf7025 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/AttachmentController.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/messageview/AttachmentController.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.fsck.k9.cache.TemporaryAttachmentStore;
 import com.fsck.k9.controller.MessagingController;
 import com.fsck.k9.controller.MessagingListener;
 import com.fsck.k9.helper.FileHelper;
-import com.fsck.k9.helper.MediaScannerNotifier;
 import com.fsck.k9.mail.Message;
 import com.fsck.k9.mail.Part;
 import com.fsck.k9.mail.internet.MimeUtility;
@@ -280,11 +279,6 @@ public class AttachmentController {
         return resolveInfos.size();
     }
 
-    private void displayAttachmentSavedMessage(final String filename) {
-        String message = context.getString(R.string.message_view_status_attachment_saved, filename);
-        displayMessageToUser(message);
-    }
-
     private void displayAttachmentNotSavedMessage() {
         String message = context.getString(R.string.message_view_status_attachment_not_saved);
         displayMessageToUser(message);
@@ -373,10 +367,7 @@ public class AttachmentController {
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(File file) {
             messageViewFragment.enableAttachmentButtons(attachment);
-            if (file != null) {
-                displayAttachmentSavedMessage(file.toString());
-                MediaScannerNotifier.notify(context, file);
-            } else {
+            if (file == null) {
                 displayAttachmentNotSavedMessage();
             }
         }