diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f4d14310a..f0b0a9142 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2004-11-16  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
+	* src/MediaView.py: remove obsolete pexists check
+
 2004-11-16 Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
 	* src/DateParser.py: Typo.
 
diff --git a/src/MediaView.py b/src/MediaView.py
index 3d6813136..97eeafb18 100644
--- a/src/MediaView.py
+++ b/src/MediaView.py
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ class MediaView:
         else:
             icon_image = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(Utils.find_icon(mtype))
             self.preview.set_from_pixbuf(icon_image)
-            if not pexists:
-                fexists = 0
         
         self.mid.set_text(mobj.get_gramps_id())
         self.mtype.set_text(type_name)