diff --git a/src/imagepicker.android.ts b/src/imagepicker.android.ts
index 03bd969..770f391 100644
--- a/src/imagepicker.android.ts
+++ b/src/imagepicker.android.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ let StaticArrayBuffer = <ArrayBufferStatic>ArrayBuffer;
 
 export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
     private _uri: android.net.Uri;
-    private _thumb: imagesource.ImageSource;
-    private _thumbRequested: boolean;
     private _thumbAsset: imageAssetModule.ImageAsset;
     private _fileUri: string;
     private _data: ArrayBuffer;
@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
     constructor(uri: android.net.Uri) {
         super(SelectedAsset._calculateFileUri(uri));
         this._uri = uri;
-        this._thumbRequested = false;
     }
 
     data(): Promise<any> {
@@ -58,14 +55,6 @@ export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
         });
     }
 
-    // [Deprecated. Please use thumbAsset instead.]
-    get thumb(): imagesource.ImageSource {
-        if (!this._thumbRequested) {
-            this.decodeThumbUri();
-        }
-        return this._thumb;
-    }
-
     get thumbAsset(): imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
         return this._thumbAsset;
     }
@@ -188,18 +177,6 @@ export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
         return "com.android.providers.media.documents" === uri.getAuthority();
     }
 
-    private decodeThumbUri(): void {
-        // Decode image size
-        let REQUIRED_SIZE = {
-            maxWidth: 100,
-            maxHeight: 100
-        };
-
-        // Decode with scale
-         this._thumb = this.decodeUri(this._uri, REQUIRED_SIZE);
-         this.notifyPropertyChange("thumb", this._thumb);
-    }
-
     private decodeThumbAssetUri(): void {
         // Decode image size
         let REQUIRED_SIZE = {
diff --git a/src/imagepicker.ios.ts b/src/imagepicker.ios.ts
index ad30719..5687e60 100644
--- a/src/imagepicker.ios.ts
+++ b/src/imagepicker.ios.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ export class Album extends data_observable.Observable {
     private _imagePicker: ImagePicker;
     private _assets: data_observablearray.ObservableArray<Asset>;
     private _title: string;
-    private _thumb: image_source.ImageSource;
     private _thumbAsset: imageAssetModule.ImageAsset;
 
     constructor(imagePicker: ImagePicker, title: string) {
@@ -139,16 +138,6 @@ export class Album extends data_observable.Observable {
         return this._assets;
     }
 
-    // [Deprecated. Please use thumbAsset instead.]
-    get thumb(): image_source.ImageSource {
-        return this._thumb;
-    }
-
-    protected setThumb(value: image_source.ImageSource): void {
-        this._thumb = value;
-        this.notifyPropertyChange("thumb", value);
-    }
-
     get thumbAsset(): imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
         return this._thumbAsset;
     }
@@ -160,11 +149,6 @@ export class Album extends data_observable.Observable {
 }
 
 export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
-    // [Deprecated. SelectedAsset will be used directly as a source for the thumb image]
-    get thumb(): image_source.ImageSource {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     get uri(): string {
         return null;
     }
@@ -186,9 +170,7 @@ export class Asset extends SelectedAsset {
     private _selected: boolean;
     private _album: Album;
 
-    private _thumb: image_source.ImageSource;
     private _image: image_source.ImageSource;
-    private _thumbRequested: boolean;
 
     constructor(album: Album, asset: PHAsset | UIImage) {
         super(asset);
@@ -200,15 +182,6 @@ export class Asset extends SelectedAsset {
         return this._album;
     }
 
-    // [Deprecated. Asset will be used directly as a source for the thumb image]
-    get thumb(): image_source.ImageSource {
-        if (!this._thumbRequested) {
-            this._thumbRequested = true;
-            this.onThumbRequest();
-        }
-        return this._thumb;
-    }
-
     get selected(): boolean {
         return !!this._selected;
     }
@@ -243,14 +216,6 @@ export class Asset extends SelectedAsset {
     data(): Promise<any> {
         return Promise.reject(new Error("Not implemented."));
     }
-
-    protected setThumb(value: image_source.ImageSource): void {
-        this._thumb = value;
-        this.notifyPropertyChange("thumb", this._thumb);
-    }
-
-    protected onThumbRequest(): void {
-    }
 }
 
 // iOS8+ Photo framework based view model implementation...
@@ -314,15 +279,6 @@ class ImagePickerPH extends ImagePicker {
         }
     }
 
-    createPHImageThumb(target, asset: PHAsset): void {
-        PHImageManager.defaultManager().requestImageForAssetTargetSizeContentModeOptionsResultHandler(asset, this._thumbRequestSize, PHImageContentMode.AspectFill,
-            this._thumbRequestOptions, function (target, uiImage, info) {
-                let imageSource = new image_source.ImageSource();
-                imageSource.setNativeSource(uiImage);
-                target.setThumb(imageSource);
-            }.bind(this, target));
-    }
-
     createPHImageThumbAsset(target, asset: PHAsset): void {
         PHImageManager.defaultManager().requestImageForAssetTargetSizeContentModeOptionsResultHandler(asset, this._thumbRequestSize, PHImageContentMode.AspectFill,
             this._thumbRequestOptions, function (target, uiImage, info) {
@@ -427,7 +383,6 @@ class AlbumPH extends Album {
 
         if (!this._setThumb && imagePicker) {
             this._setThumb = true;
-            imagePicker.createPHImageThumb(this, asset);
             imagePicker.createPHImageThumbAsset(this, asset);
 
         }
@@ -456,11 +411,6 @@ class AssetPH extends Asset {
         return this._phAsset;
     }
 
-    protected onThumbRequest(): void {
-        super.onThumbRequest();
-        (<ImagePickerPH>(<AlbumPH>this.album).imagePicker).createPHImageThumb(this, this._phAsset);
-    }
-
     get uri(): string {
         return this._phAsset.localIdentifier.toString();
     }
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 0c173a7..e2930c6 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ export interface ImageOptions {
 }
 
 export class SelectedAsset extends imageAssetModule.ImageAsset {
-    /**
-     * [Deprecated. SelectedAsset will be used directly as a source for the thumb image]
-     * A 100x100 pixels thumb of the selected image.
-     * This property will be initialized on demand. The first access will return undefined or null.
-     * It will trigger an async load and when the thumb is obtained, a property changed notification will occur.
-     */
-    thumb: imagesource.ImageSource;
 
     /**
      * URI that identifies the image asset.