diff --git a/include/network.php b/include/network.php
index baa8ec40d..d37da05f7 100644
--- a/include/network.php
+++ b/include/network.php
@@ -1963,7 +1963,6 @@ function scrape_vcard($url) {
 		}
 	}
 
-    $ret['photo'] = (filter_var($ret['photo'], FILTER_VALIDATE_URL) ? $ret['photo'] : substr($ret['url'], 0, -1) . $ret['photo']);
 	return $ret;
 }