diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryController.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryController.java
index abe89abf40..862713a807 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryController.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryController.java
@@ -599,10 +599,11 @@ public final class ImageGalleryController {
         }
     }
 
+
     /**
-     * Abstract base class for tasks associated with a file in the database
+     * task that updates one file in database with results from ingest
      */
-    static abstract class FileTask extends BackgroundTask {
+    static class UpdateFileTask extends BackgroundTask {
 
         private final AbstractFile file;
         private final DrawableDB taskDB;
@@ -614,22 +615,12 @@ public final class ImageGalleryController {
         public AbstractFile getFile() {
             return file;
         }
-
-        FileTask(AbstractFile f, DrawableDB taskDB) {
+        
+        UpdateFileTask(AbstractFile f, DrawableDB taskDB) {
             super();
             this.file = f;
             this.taskDB = taskDB;
         }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * task that updates one file in database with results from ingest
-     */
-    static class UpdateFileTask extends FileTask {
-
-        UpdateFileTask(AbstractFile f, DrawableDB taskDB) {
-            super(f, taskDB);
-        }
 
         /**
          * Update a file in the database
@@ -645,27 +636,6 @@ public final class ImageGalleryController {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * task that updates one file in database with results from ingest
-     */
-    static class RemoveFileTask extends FileTask {
-
-        RemoveFileTask(AbstractFile f, DrawableDB taskDB) {
-            super(f, taskDB);
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Update a file in the database
-         */
-        @Override
-        public void run() {
-            try {
-                getTaskDB().removeFile(getFile().getId());
-            } catch (TskCoreException | SQLException ex) {
-                Logger.getLogger(RemoveFileTask.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error in remove file task", ex); //NON-NLS
-            }
-        }
-    }
 
     /**
      * Base abstract class for various methods of copying image files data, for
diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryModule.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryModule.java
index 530e3eb7d6..5341e0be27 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryModule.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/ImageGalleryModule.java
@@ -189,14 +189,7 @@ public class ImageGalleryModule {
                             if (isDrawableAndNotKnown(file)) {
                                 con.queueDBTask(new ImageGalleryController.UpdateFileTask(file, controller.getDatabase()));
                             } 
-                            // Remove it from the DB if it is no longer relevant, but had the correct extension
-                            else if (FileTypeUtils.getAllSupportedExtensions().contains(file.getNameExtension())) {
-                                /* Doing this check results in fewer tasks queued
-                                 * up, and faster completion of db update. This file
-                                 * would have gotten scooped up in initial grab, but
-                                 * actually we don't need it */
-                                con.queueDBTask(new ImageGalleryController.RemoveFileTask(file, controller.getDatabase()));
-                            }
+                           
                         } catch (FileTypeDetector.FileTypeDetectorInitException ex) {
                             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to determine if file is drawable and not known.  Not making any changes to DB", ex); //NON-NLS
                             MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error("Image Gallery Error",
diff --git a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/datamodel/grouping/GroupManager.java b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/datamodel/grouping/GroupManager.java
index 99069b7790..0b52e0ff0e 100644
--- a/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/datamodel/grouping/GroupManager.java
+++ b/ImageGallery/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/imagegallery/datamodel/grouping/GroupManager.java
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class GroupManager {
                     updateUnSeenGroups(group);
                 }
             } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
-                logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error marking group as seen", ex); //NON-NLS
+                logger.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("Error setting seen status for group: %s", group.getGroupKey().getValue().toString()), ex); //NON-NLS
             }
         });
     }