diff --git a/synapse/res/templates/notif.html b/synapse/res/templates/notif.html
index 7d86681fed..39f05b85a3 100644
--- a/synapse/res/templates/notif.html
+++ b/synapse/res/templates/notif.html
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 {%- for message in notif.messages %}
     <tr class="{{ "historical_message" if message.is_historical else "message" }}">
         <td class="sender_avatar">
-            {%- if loop.index0 == 0 or notif.messages[loop.index0 - 1].sender_name != notif.messages[loop.index0].sender_name %}
-                {%- if message.sender_avatar_url %}
-                    <img alt="" class="sender_avatar" src="{{ message.sender_avatar_url|mxc_to_http(32,32) }}"  />
-                {%- else %}
-                    {%- if message.sender_hash % 3 == 0 %}
-                        <img class="sender_avatar" src="https://riot.im/img/external/avatar-1.png"  />
-                    {%- elif message.sender_hash % 3 == 1 %}
-                        <img class="sender_avatar" src="https://riot.im/img/external/avatar-2.png"  />
-                    {%- else %}
-                        <img class="sender_avatar" src="https://riot.im/img/external/avatar-3.png"  />
-                    {%- endif %}
-                {%- endif %}
-            {%- endif %}
         </td>
         <td class="message_contents">
             {%- if loop.index0 == 0 or notif.messages[loop.index0 - 1].sender_name != notif.messages[loop.index0].sender_name %}
@@ -30,7 +17,7 @@
                     {%- elif message.msgtype == "m.notice" %}
                         {{ message.body_text_html }}
                     {%- elif message.msgtype == "m.image" and message.image_url %}
-                        <img src="{{ message.image_url|mxc_to_http(640, 480, 'scale') }}" />
+                        <span class="filename">{{ message.body_text_plain }} (image)</span>
                     {%- elif message.msgtype == "m.file" %}
                         <span class="filename">{{ message.body_text_plain }}</span>
                     {%- else %}