diff --git a/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js b/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d0977e0043..0000000000
--- a/src/controllers/atoms/ImageView.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-'use strict';
-
-module.exports = {
-};
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
index a0d69bcc03..676348c04c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/ImageView.js
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-var ImageViewController = require('../../../../controllers/atoms/ImageView')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'ImageView',
-    mixins: [ImageViewController],
 
     // XXX: keyboard shortcuts for managing dialogs should be done by the modal dialog base class omehow, surely...
     componentDidMount: function() {