diff --git a/src/memory/cache.py b/src/memory/cache.py
index e5288a4d..97152b44 100644
--- a/src/memory/cache.py
+++ b/src/memory/cache.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class Cache(object):
         except IOError:
             log.warning(u"can't read cache at {}".format(cache_url))
             return None
-
         except pickle.UnpicklingError:
             log.warning(u'invalid cache found at {}'.format(cache_url))
             return None
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
index 004f3862..1ad83583 100755
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0054.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class XEP_0054(object):
             return Failure(exceptions.DataError(u"Can't open image"))
 
         if img.size != AVATAR_DIM:
-            img.thumbnail(AVATAR_DIM, Image.ANTIALIAS)
+            img.thumbnail(AVATAR_DIM)
             if img.size[0] != img.size[1]:  # we need to crop first
                 left, upper = (0, 0)
                 right, lower = img.size