diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
index 13e1e26..ff4f358 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/MediaStore.java
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@
             // Log.v(TAG, "getThumbnail: origId="+origId+", kind="+kind+", isVideo="+isVideo);
             // If the magic is non-zero, we simply return thumbnail if it does exist.
             // querying MediaProvider and simply return thumbnail.
-            MiniThumbFile thumbFile = new MiniThumbFile(isVideo ? Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
-                    : Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
+            MiniThumbFile thumbFile = MiniThumbFile.instance(
+                    isVideo ? Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI : Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
             Cursor c = null;
             try {
                 long magic = thumbFile.getMagic(origId);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaScanner.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaScanner.java
index cb4e46f..e66945b 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaScanner.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaScanner.java
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@
     private final Uri mAudioUri;
     private final Uri mVideoUri;
     private final Uri mImagesUri;
-    private final Uri mThumbsUri;
     private final Uri mPlaylistsUri;
     private final Uri mFilesUri;
     private final Uri mFilesUriNoNotify;
@@ -419,7 +418,6 @@
         mAudioUri = Audio.Media.getContentUri(volumeName);
         mVideoUri = Video.Media.getContentUri(volumeName);
         mImagesUri = Images.Media.getContentUri(volumeName);
-        mThumbsUri = Images.Thumbnails.getContentUri(volumeName);
         mFilesUri = Files.getContentUri(volumeName);
         mFilesUriNoNotify = mFilesUri.buildUpon().appendQueryParameter("nonotify", "1").build();
 
@@ -1283,53 +1281,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void pruneDeadThumbnailFiles() {
-        HashSet<String> existingFiles = new HashSet<String>();
-        String directory = "/sdcard/DCIM/.thumbnails";
-        String [] files = (new File(directory)).list();
-        Cursor c = null;
-        if (files == null)
-            files = new String[0];
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
-            String fullPathString = directory + "/" + files[i];
-            existingFiles.add(fullPathString);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            c = mMediaProvider.query(
-                    mThumbsUri,
-                    new String [] { "_data" },
-                    null,
-                    null,
-                    null, null);
-            Log.v(TAG, "pruneDeadThumbnailFiles... " + c);
-            if (c != null && c.moveToFirst()) {
-                do {
-                    String fullPathString = c.getString(0);
-                    existingFiles.remove(fullPathString);
-                } while (c.moveToNext());
-            }
-
-            for (String fileToDelete : existingFiles) {
-                if (false)
-                    Log.v(TAG, "fileToDelete is " + fileToDelete);
-                try {
-                    (new File(fileToDelete)).delete();
-                } catch (SecurityException ex) {
-                }
-            }
-
-            Log.v(TAG, "/pruneDeadThumbnailFiles... " + c);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            // We will soon be killed...
-        } finally {
-            if (c != null) {
-                c.close();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     static class MediaBulkDeleter {
         StringBuilder whereClause = new StringBuilder();
         ArrayList<String> whereArgs = new ArrayList<String>(100);
@@ -1373,9 +1324,6 @@
             processPlayLists();
         }
 
-        if (mOriginalCount == 0 && mImagesUri.equals(Images.Media.getContentUri("external")))
-            pruneDeadThumbnailFiles();
-
         // allow GC to clean up
         mPlayLists.clear();
     }
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MiniThumbFile.java b/media/java/android/media/MiniThumbFile.java
index 664308c..9899367 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MiniThumbFile.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MiniThumbFile.java
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@
  */
 public class MiniThumbFile {
     private static final String TAG = "MiniThumbFile";
-    private static final int MINI_THUMB_DATA_FILE_VERSION = 3;
+    private static final int MINI_THUMB_DATA_FILE_VERSION = 4;
     public static final int BYTES_PER_MINTHUMB = 10000;
     private static final int HEADER_SIZE = 1 + 8 + 4;
     private Uri mUri;
     private RandomAccessFile mMiniThumbFile;
     private FileChannel mChannel;
     private ByteBuffer mBuffer;
+    private ByteBuffer mEmptyBuffer;
     private static final Hashtable<String, MiniThumbFile> sThumbFiles =
         new Hashtable<String, MiniThumbFile>();
 
@@ -127,9 +128,10 @@
         return mMiniThumbFile;
     }
 
-    public MiniThumbFile(Uri uri) {
+    private MiniThumbFile(Uri uri) {
         mUri = uri;
         mBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(BYTES_PER_MINTHUMB);
+        mEmptyBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(BYTES_PER_MINTHUMB);
     }
 
     public synchronized void deactivate() {
@@ -184,6 +186,54 @@
         return 0;
     }
 
+    public synchronized void eraseMiniThumb(long id) {
+        RandomAccessFile r = miniThumbDataFile();
+        if (r != null) {
+            long pos = id * BYTES_PER_MINTHUMB;
+            FileLock lock = null;
+            try {
+                mBuffer.clear();
+                mBuffer.limit(1 + 8);
+
+                lock = mChannel.lock(pos, BYTES_PER_MINTHUMB, false);
+                // check that we can read the following 9 bytes
+                // (1 for the "status" and 8 for the long)
+                if (mChannel.read(mBuffer, pos) == 9) {
+                    mBuffer.position(0);
+                    if (mBuffer.get() == 1) {
+                        long currentMagic = mBuffer.getLong();
+                        if (currentMagic == 0) {
+                            // there is no thumbnail stored here
+                            Log.i(TAG, "no thumbnail for id " + id);
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        // zero out the thumbnail slot
+                        // Log.v(TAG, "clearing slot " + id + ", magic " + currentMagic
+                        //         + " at offset " + pos);
+                        mChannel.write(mEmptyBuffer, pos);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // Log.v(TAG, "No slot");
+                }
+            } catch (IOException ex) {
+                Log.v(TAG, "Got exception checking file magic: ", ex);
+            } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                // Other NIO related exception like disk full, read only channel..etc
+                Log.e(TAG, "Got exception when reading magic, id = " + id +
+                        ", disk full or mount read-only? " + ex.getClass());
+            } finally {
+                try {
+                    if (lock != null) lock.release();
+                }
+                catch (IOException ex) {
+                    // ignore it.
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Log.v(TAG, "No data file");
+        }
+    }
+
     public synchronized void saveMiniThumbToFile(byte[] data, long id, long magic)
             throws IOException {
         RandomAccessFile r = miniThumbDataFile();