diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
index 9811a9f94..9a8fe2c1e 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/channel.h
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ class CZapitChannel
 
 		void				Init();
 		friend class CChannelList;
-		pthread_t			thrLogo;
-		static void* 		LogoThread(void* channel);
 
 	public:
 		typedef enum channel_flags {
@@ -298,7 +296,6 @@ class CZapitChannel
 		void setEPGid(t_channel_id pEPGid) { epg_id = pEPGid; } //remap epg_id
 		std::string	getAlternateLogo(void) const { return altlogo; }
 		inline void	setAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo) { altlogo = pLogo; }
-		void	setThrAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo);
 };
 
 struct CmpChannelBySat: public std::binary_function <const CZapitChannel * const, const CZapitChannel * const, bool>
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp b/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
index f03691b2a..e9c968507 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/bouquets.cpp
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ void CBouquetManager::loadWebchannels(int mode)
 								CZapitChannel * channel = new CZapitChannel(title.c_str(), chid, url, desc.c_str(), chid, epg_script.c_str(), mode);
 								CServiceManager::getInstance()->AddChannel(channel);
 								if (!alogo.empty())
-									channel->setThrAlternateLogo(alogo);
+									channel->setAlternateLogo(downloadUrlToRandomFile(alogo, LOGODIR_TMP));
 								channel->flags = CZapitChannel::UPDATED;
 								if (gbouquet)
 									gbouquet->addService(channel);
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
index 4cc5f4198..4245085ba 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/channel.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void CZapitChannel::Init()
 	bLockCount = 0;
 	bLocked = DEFAULT_CH_LOCKED;
 	bUseCI = false;
-	thrLogo = 0;
 	altlogo = "";
 }
 
@@ -424,29 +423,3 @@ void CZapitChannel::dumpBouquetXml(FILE * fd, bool bUser)
 
 	fprintf(fd, "/>\n");
 }
-
-void CZapitChannel::setThrAlternateLogo(const std::string &pLogo)
-{
-	//printf("CZapitChannel::setAlternateLogo: [%s]\n", pLogo.c_str());
-
-	altlogo = pLogo;
-
-	if(thrLogo != 0)
-	{
-		pthread_cancel(thrLogo);
-		pthread_join(thrLogo, NULL);
-		thrLogo = 0;
-	}
-
-	pthread_create(&thrLogo, NULL, LogoThread, (void *)this);
-}
-
-void* CZapitChannel::LogoThread(void* channel)
-{
-	CZapitChannel *cc = (CZapitChannel *)channel;
-	if (cc)
-		cc->setAlternateLogo(downloadUrlToRandomFile(cc->getAlternateLogo(), LOGODIR_TMP));
-
-	pthread_exit(0);
-	return NULL;
-}