diff --git a/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.html b/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.html
index a76ee73963..9f33277983 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.html
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@
     </ng-container>
   </div>
   <ng-template #showThumbnail>
-    <ds-media-viewer-image *ngIf="mediaOptions.image && mediaOptions.video"
-      [image]="(thumbnailsRD$ | async)?.payload?.page[0]?._links.content.href || thumbnailPlaceholder"
-      [preview]="false"
-    ></ds-media-viewer-image>
-    <ds-thumbnail *ngIf="!(mediaOptions.image && mediaOptions.video)"
-                  [thumbnail]="(thumbnailsRD$ | async)?.payload?.page[0]">
+    <ds-thumbnail [thumbnail]="(thumbnailsRD$ | async)?.payload?.page[0]">
     </ds-thumbnail>
   </ng-template>
 </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.spec.ts
index 7649e17b71..b4f55dd9d6 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/media-viewer/media-viewer.component.spec.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('MediaViewerComponent', () => {
       'dc.title': [
         {
           language: null,
-          value: 'test_word.docx',
+          value: 'test_image.jpg',
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ describe('MediaViewerComponent', () => {
       expect(mediaItem.thumbnail).toBe(null);
     });
 
-    it('should display a default, thumbnail', () => {
+    it('should display a default thumbnail', () => {
       const defaultThumbnail = fixture.debugElement.query(
-        By.css('ds-media-viewer-image'),
+        By.css('ds-thumbnail')
       );
       expect(defaultThumbnail.nativeElement).toBeDefined();
     });