diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/Main.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/Main.kt
index 651d5c00..587fd5ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/Main.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/Main.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.blitzortung.android.app
 
-import MapConfigurationProvider
 import android.Manifest.permission.*
 import android.annotation.TargetApi
 import android.content.Context
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ class Main : FragmentActivity(), OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
     }
 
     private fun initializeOsmDroid() {
-        Configuration.setConfigurationProvider(MapConfigurationProvider(applicationContext))
         val osmDroidConfig = Configuration.getInstance()
         osmDroidConfig.load(this, preferences)
         Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Main.onCreate() osmdroid base ${osmDroidConfig.osmdroidBasePath} tiles ${osmDroidConfig.osmdroidTileCache}, size: ${osmDroidConfig.osmdroidTileCache.length()}")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/MapConfigurationProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/MapConfigurationProvider.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 457c9d5d..00000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/blitzortung/android/app/MapConfigurationProvider.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-
-import android.content.Context
-import android.os.Environment
-import android.util.Log
-import org.osmdroid.api.IMapView
-import org.osmdroid.config.DefaultConfigurationProvider
-import org.osmdroid.tileprovider.util.StorageUtils
-import java.io.File
-
-
-class MapConfigurationProvider(private val context: Context) : DefaultConfigurationProvider() {
-    override fun getOsmdroidBasePath(context: Context?): File? {
-        try {
-            if (osmdroidBasePath == null) {
-                val storageInfo: StorageUtils.StorageInfo? = StorageUtils.getBestWritableStorage(context)
-                if (storageInfo != null) {
-                    val pathToStorage = storageInfo.path
-                    osmdroidBasePath = File(pathToStorage, "osmdroid")
-                    osmdroidBasePath.mkdirs()
-                } else {
-                    osmdroidBasePath = File((context ?: this.context).getExternalFilesDir(
-                            Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "osmdroid")
-                    if (!osmdroidBasePath.mkdirs()) {
-                        Log.e(IMapView.LOGTAG, "Directory not created")
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (ex: Exception) {
-            Log.d(IMapView.LOGTAG, "Unable to create base path at $osmdroidBasePath", ex)
-        }
-        return osmdroidBasePath
-    }
-} 
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