diff --git a/aqt/reviewer.py b/aqt/reviewer.py
index 2af22993a..50a4ed540 100644
--- a/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import time, os, stat, shutil, difflib, re, cgi
 import unicodedata as ucd
 import HTMLParser
 from aqt.qt import *
-from anki.utils import fmtTimeSpan, stripHTML, isMac, json, isWin
+from anki.utils import fmtTimeSpan, stripHTML, isMac, json
 from anki.hooks import addHook, runHook, runFilter
 from anki.sound import playFromText, clearAudioQueue, hasSound, play
 from aqt.utils import mungeQA, getBase, shortcut, openLink, tooltip
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class Reviewer(object):
 <div id=qa></div>
 <script>
 var ankiPlatform = "desktop";
-var isWin = %s;
 var typeans;
 function _updateQA (q, answerMode, klass) {
     $("#qa").html(q);
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ function _updateQA (q, answerMode, klass) {
     if (klass) {
         document.body.className = klass;
     }
-    if (isWin) { setTimeout(200, function () { _imageLoadHack(0); }); }
 };
 
 function _toggleStar (show) {
@@ -142,32 +140,13 @@ function _getTypedText () {
         py.link("typeans:"+typeans.value);
     }
 };
-
 function _typeAnsPress() {
     if (window.event.keyCode === 13) {
         py.link("ans");
     }
 }
-
-function _imageLoadHack (tries) {
-    var spacing = [1000, 2000];
-    var checkAgain = false;
-    /* try to work around win32 intermittently failing to load images in qt4.7 */
-    $('img').each(function (idx) {
-        if (!this.complete) {
-            checkAgain = true;
-            this.src += '?'+(new Date().getTime());
-        }
-    });
-    if (checkAgain && tries < spacing.length) {
-        // check again later
-        console.log("resched for " + spacing[tries]);
-        setTimeout(function () { _imageLoadHack(tries+1); },
-            spacing[tries]);
-    }
-}
 </script>
-""" % json.dumps(isWin)
+"""
 
     def _initWeb(self):
         self._reps = 0