diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
index 661c59d83..650967123 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GameUtils.java
@@ -351,21 +351,6 @@ public class GameUtils {
         return thumb;
     }
 
-    public static Bitmap loadMakeBitmap( Context context, byte[] stream, 
-                                         GameLock lock )
-    {
-        Bitmap thumb = null;
-        CurGameInfo gi = new CurGameInfo( context );
-        GamePtr gamePtr = loadMakeGame( context, gi, null, null, stream, 
-                                        lock.getRowid() );
-        if ( null != gamePtr ) {
-            thumb = takeSnapshot( context, gamePtr, gi );
-            gamePtr.release();
-            DBUtils.saveThumbnail( context, lock, thumb );
-        }
-        return thumb;
-    }
-
     public static Bitmap takeSnapshot( Context context, GamePtr gamePtr,
                                        CurGameInfo gi )
     {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
index 6118e1b88..d26cc64bc 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/JNIThread.java
@@ -375,7 +375,9 @@ public class JNIThread extends Thread {
                 XwJNI.game_saveSucceeded( m_jniGamePtr );
                 m_lastSavedState = newHash;
 
-                GameUtils.loadMakeBitmap( m_context, state, m_lock );
+                Bitmap thumb
+                    = GameUtils.takeSnapshot( m_context, m_jniGamePtr, m_gi );
+                DBUtils.saveThumbnail( m_context, m_lock, thumb );
             }
         }
     }