diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index ebbbcc76f..8b140c1f4 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -31,20 +31,6 @@ def removeHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str) -> str:
     return htmlStr
 
 
-def setHtmlTag(htmlStr: str, tag: str, value: str) -> str:
-    """Sets the value of a given tag from a html string
-    """
-    matchStr = ' ' + tag + '="'
-    if matchStr not in htmlStr:
-        return htmlStr
-    sections = htmlStr.split(matchStr, 1)
-    if '"' not in sections[1]:
-        return htmlStr
-    htmlStr = sections[0] + matchStr + value + '"' + \
-        sections[1].split('"', 1)[1]
-    return htmlStr
-
-
 def removeQuotesWithinQuotes(content: str) -> str:
     """Removes any blockquote inside blockquote
     """
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index 025582b0b..df393ab03 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from newswire import getDictFromNewswire
 from posts import createNewsPost
-from content import setHtmlTag
 from content import removeHtmlTag
 from content import dangerousMarkup
 from utils import loadJson
@@ -135,8 +134,7 @@ def convertRSStoActivityPub(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
 
         # remove image dimensions
         if '<img' in rssDescription:
-            # set the width of the image
-            rssDescription = setHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width', '100px')
+            rssDescription = removeHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'width')
             rssDescription = removeHtmlTag(rssDescription, 'height')
 
         followersOnly = False