diff --git a/apps/gui/gwps-common.c b/apps/gui/gwps-common.c
index 1cda8c0f24..d6d765f418 100644
--- a/apps/gui/gwps-common.c
+++ b/apps/gui/gwps-common.c
@@ -75,22 +75,6 @@ static char* skip_utf8_bom(char* buf)
  * a..z and A..Z
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-#define BMP_CACHE_VERSION 1
-
-struct bmp_cache_header {
-    int version;
-};
-
-struct bmp_cache_entry {
-    char filename[MAX_PATH];
-    int width;
-    int height;
-    int format;
-    int size;
-};
-static int bmp_cache_fd = -1;
-static bool bmp_cache_write;
-
 static int get_image_id(int c)
 {
     if(c >= 'a' && c <= 'z')
@@ -99,80 +83,6 @@ static int get_image_id(int c)
         c = c - 'A' + 26;
     return c;
 }
-
-void wps_initialize_bmp_cache(const char *file)
-{
-    struct bmp_cache_header h;
-    
-    bmp_cache_fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
-    bmp_cache_write = 0;
-
-    /* Check header validity. */
-    if (bmp_cache_fd >= 0)
-    {
-        if ((read(bmp_cache_fd, &h, sizeof(struct bmp_cache_header))
-            != sizeof(struct bmp_cache_header)
-            ) || h.version != BMP_CACHE_VERSION)
-        {
-            close(bmp_cache_fd);
-            bmp_cache_fd = -1;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    if (bmp_cache_fd < 0)
-    {
-        bmp_cache_fd = open(file, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT);
-        bmp_cache_write = 1;
-
-        /* Write the header. */
-        h.version = BMP_CACHE_VERSION;
-        write(bmp_cache_fd, &h, sizeof(struct bmp_cache_header));
-    }
-}
-
-void wps_close_bmp_cache(const char *file)
-{
-    if (bmp_cache_fd >= 0)
-    {
-        close(bmp_cache_fd);
-        bmp_cache_fd = -1;
-        return ;
-    }
-    
-    /* Remove the file if cache read failed. */
-    remove(file);
-}
-
-static int read_bmp_from_cache(const char *filename, struct bitmap *bm,
-                               int buflen)
-{
-    struct bmp_cache_entry c;
-    int rc;
-    
-    if (!bmp_cache_fd || bmp_cache_write)
-        return -1;
-    
-    rc = read(bmp_cache_fd, &c, sizeof(struct bmp_cache_entry));
-    if (rc != sizeof(struct bmp_cache_entry))
-        return -2;
-    
-    if (buflen < c.size)
-        return -3;
-    
-    if (strcasecmp(filename, c.filename))
-        return -4;
-
-    bm->width = c.width;
-    bm->height = c.height;
-#if LCD_DEPTH > 1
-    bm->format = c.format;
-#endif
-    rc = read(bmp_cache_fd, bm->data, c.size);
-    if (rc != c.size)
-        return -4;
-    
-    return c.size;
-}
 #endif
     
 /*
@@ -308,21 +218,9 @@ bool wps_data_preload_tags(struct wps_data *data, char *buf,
 
                         /* load the image */
                         data->img[n].bm.data = data->img_buf_ptr;
-                        ret = read_bmp_from_cache(imgname, &data->img[n].bm,
-                                                  data->img_buf_free);
-                        
-                        if (ret < 0)
-                        {
-                            if (!bmp_cache_write)
-                            {
-                                close(bmp_cache_fd);
-                                bmp_cache_fd = -1;
-                            }
-                            
-                            ret = read_bmp_file(imgname, &data->img[n].bm,
-                                    data->img_buf_free,
-                                    FORMAT_ANY|FORMAT_TRANSPARENT);
-                        }
+                        ret = read_bmp_file(imgname, &data->img[n].bm,
+                                            data->img_buf_free,
+                                            FORMAT_ANY|FORMAT_TRANSPARENT);
                         
                         if (ret > 0)
                         {
@@ -330,21 +228,7 @@ bool wps_data_preload_tags(struct wps_data *data, char *buf,
                             if (ret % 2) ret++; 
                             /* Always consume an even number of bytes */
 #endif
-                            /* Update the image cache. */
-                            if (bmp_cache_write && bmp_cache_fd >= 0)
-                            {
-                                struct bmp_cache_entry c;
-                                strncpy(c.filename, imgname, sizeof(c.filename)-1);
-                                c.width = data->img[n].bm.width;
-                                c.height = data->img[n].bm.height;
-#if LCD_DEPTH > 1
-                                c.format = data->img[n].bm.format;
-#endif
-                                c.size = ret;
-                                write(bmp_cache_fd, &c, sizeof(struct bmp_cache_entry));
-                                write(bmp_cache_fd, data->img_buf_ptr, ret);
-                            }
-                            
+
                             data->img_buf_ptr += ret;
                             data->img_buf_free -= ret;
                             data->img[n].loaded = true;
diff --git a/apps/gui/gwps-common.h b/apps/gui/gwps-common.h
index b106203f98..ecda1d47ea 100644
--- a/apps/gui/gwps-common.h
+++ b/apps/gui/gwps-common.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "gwps.h"
 
-void wps_initialize_bmp_cache(const char *file);
-void wps_close_bmp_cache(const char *file);
-
 void gui_wps_format_time(char* buf, int buf_size, long time);
 void fade(bool fade_in);
 void gui_wps_format(struct wps_data *data);
diff --git a/apps/gui/gwps.c b/apps/gui/gwps.c
index e7ae67266f..d7d436c089 100644
--- a/apps/gui/gwps.c
+++ b/apps/gui/gwps.c
@@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ bool wps_data_load(struct wps_data *wps_data,
             wps_data->img_buf_ptr = wps_data->img_buf; /* where in image buffer */
 
             wps_data->img_buf_free = IMG_BUFSIZE; /* free space in image buffer */
-            wps_initialize_bmp_cache(ROCKBOX_DIR "/.wpscache");
 #endif
             while( ( read_line(fd, &wps_data->format_buffer[start],
                     sizeof(wps_data->format_buffer)-start) ) > 0 )
@@ -881,10 +880,6 @@ bool wps_data_load(struct wps_data *wps_data,
                 }
             }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
-            wps_close_bmp_cache(ROCKBOX_DIR "/.wpscache");
-#endif
-            
             if (start > 0)
             {
                 gui_wps_format(wps_data);