diff --git a/qml/CoverTile.qml b/qml/CoverTile.qml
index 4359d07..54465e2 100644
--- a/qml/CoverTile.qml
+++ b/qml/CoverTile.qml
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@
 import QtQuick 2.0
 
 Image {
-    asynchronous: true
     smooth: false
 }
diff --git a/qml/Tile.qml b/qml/Tile.qml
index 444992e..2aa4876 100644
--- a/qml/Tile.qml
+++ b/qml/Tile.qml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ MapQuickItem {
     sourceItem: Item {
         Image {
             id: image
-            asynchronous: true
             smooth: tile.smooth
             source: tile.uri
         }