diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
index 8766393a07aba11a27bdcbde3eab984d2d19450d..ab48d1abdbd5c569fd058abe211c8b822f031678 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/LecturerQuestionController.java
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Answer;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Question;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailRequest;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailResponse;
 import de.thm.arsnova.exceptions.BadRequestException;
 import de.thm.arsnova.exceptions.ForbiddenException;
 import de.thm.arsnova.exceptions.NoContentException;
@@ -327,24 +325,14 @@ public class LecturerQuestionController extends AbstractController {
 			) {
 		return questionService.updateAnswer(answer);
 	}
-	
-	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}/thumbs", method = RequestMethod.POST)
-	public ThumbnailResponse getThumbnails(
-			@PathVariable final String questionId,
-			@RequestBody final ThumbnailRequest thumbRequest,
-			final HttpServletResponse response
-			) {
-		
-		return questionService.getThumbnails(questionId, thumbRequest);
-	}
-	
+
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{questionId}/answer/{answerId}/image", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public String getImage(
 			@PathVariable final String questionId,
 			@PathVariable final String answerId,
 			final HttpServletResponse response
 			) {
-		
+
 		return questionService.getImage(questionId, answerId);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/Answer.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/Answer.java
index 0abb199d6f76dc27bdb878d50252aefd885768cc..8b64ac165fe778fd451e6459903f802a4ac18f81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/Answer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/Answer.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public class Answer {
 	private int abstentionCount;
 	@JsonIgnore
 	private String answerImage;
-	@JsonIgnore
 	private String answerThumbnailImage;
 
 	public Answer() {
@@ -116,21 +115,20 @@ public class Answer {
 	public final String getUser() {
 		return user;
 	}
-	
+
 	@JsonIgnore
 	public String getAnswerImage() {
 		return answerImage;
 	}
-	
+
 	public void setAnswerImage(String answerImage) {
 		this.answerImage = answerImage;
 	}
 	
-	@JsonIgnore
 	public String getAnswerThumbnailImage() {
 		return answerThumbnailImage;
 	}
-	
+
 	public void setAnswerThumbnailImage(String answerThumbnailImage) {
 		this.answerThumbnailImage = answerThumbnailImage;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailRequest.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailRequest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ca39338bd7955a566a6e1a552cfab77a53765c46..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailRequest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
-
-@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_DEFAULT)
-public class ThumbnailRequest {
-
-	private String questionId;
-	private List<String> answerIds;
-	
-	public String getQuestionId() {
-		return questionId;
-	}
-	
-	public List<String> getAnswerIds() {
-		return answerIds;
-	}
-	
-	public void setQuestionId(String questionId) {
-		this.questionId = questionId;
-	}
-	
-	public void setAnswerIds(List<String> answerIds) {
-		this.answerIds = answerIds;
-	}
-	
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailResponse.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailResponse.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d6386d455da6c66d71478956edf3569eaa9d467..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/entities/transport/ThumbnailResponse.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
-
-@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_DEFAULT)
-public class ThumbnailResponse {
-
-	private String questionId;
-	private List<ThumbnailResponseEntry> entries;
-	
-	public String getQuestionId() {
-		return questionId;
-	}
-	
-	public void setQuestionId(String questionId) {
-		this.questionId = questionId;
-	}
-	
-	public List<ThumbnailResponseEntry> getEntries() {
-		return entries;
-	}
-	
-	@JsonIgnore
-	public void addThumbnailEntry(String answerId, String answerThumbnailImage) {
-		if (entries == null) {
-			entries = new ArrayList<>();
-		}
-		entries.add(new ThumbnailResponseEntry(answerId, answerThumbnailImage));
-	}
-
-	@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_DEFAULT)
-	static class ThumbnailResponseEntry {
-		
-		private String answerId;
-		private String answerThumbnailImage;
-		
-		public ThumbnailResponseEntry(String answerId, String answerThumbnailImage) {
-			this.answerId = answerId;
-			this.answerThumbnailImage = answerThumbnailImage;
-		}
-		
-		public String getAnswerId() {
-			return answerId;
-		}
-		
-		public String getAnswerThumbnailImage() {
-			return answerThumbnailImage;
-		}
-		
-		public void setAnswerId(String answerId) {
-			this.answerId = answerId;
-		}
-		
-		public void setAnswerThumbnailImage(String answerThumbnailImage) {
-			this.answerThumbnailImage = answerThumbnailImage;
-		}
-		
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
index 1b69391357c7146987af93bfeddec8086d7a66eb..1b83a65a803373fa4ec6c66f80c8f85094809160 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/IQuestionService.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import de.thm.arsnova.entities.InterposedQuestion;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.InterposedReadingCount;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Question;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.User;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailRequest;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailResponse;
 
 public interface IQuestionService {
 	Question saveQuestion(Question question);
@@ -131,7 +129,5 @@ public interface IQuestionService {
 
 	int getAbstentionAnswerCount(String questionId);
 
-	ThumbnailResponse getThumbnails(String questionId, ThumbnailRequest thumbRequest);
-
 	String getImage(String questionId, String answerId);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
index 36ce12f820363b8babb5e548ccded23cccce02ea..220869e2d3002743c84f128ed71ab83d9349ea7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/QuestionService.java
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ import de.thm.arsnova.entities.InterposedReadingCount;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Question;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.User;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailRequest;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.transport.ThumbnailResponse;
 import de.thm.arsnova.events.DeleteAllLectureAnswersEvent;
 import de.thm.arsnova.events.DeleteAllPreparationAnswersEvent;
 import de.thm.arsnova.events.DeleteAllQuestionsAnswersEvent;
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ public class QuestionService implements IQuestionService, ApplicationEventPublis
 		}
 
 		Answer theAnswer = answer.generateAnswerEntity(user, question);
-		if ("freetext".equals(theAnswer.getType())) {
+		if ("freetext".equals(question.getQuestionType())) {
 			ImageUtils.generateThumbnailImage(theAnswer);
 		}
 
@@ -480,8 +478,8 @@ public class QuestionService implements IQuestionService, ApplicationEventPublis
 		}
 
 		final Question question = getQuestion(answer.getQuestionId());
-		if ("freetext".equals(answer.getType())) {
-			ImageUtils.generateThumbnailImage(answer);
+		if ("freetext".equals(question.getQuestionType())) {
+			ImageUtils.generateThumbnailImage(realAnswer);
 		}
 		final Answer result = databaseDao.updateAnswer(realAnswer);
 		final Session session = databaseDao.getSessionFromKeyword(question.getSessionKeyword());
@@ -715,41 +713,22 @@ public class QuestionService implements IQuestionService, ApplicationEventPublis
 		this.publisher = publisher;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public ThumbnailResponse getThumbnails(String questionId, ThumbnailRequest thumbRequest) {
-		final ThumbnailResponse response = new ThumbnailResponse();
-		
-		response.setQuestionId(thumbRequest.getQuestionId());
-		final List<Answer> answers = getAnswers(questionId);
-		
-		outer: for (String answerId : thumbRequest.getAnswerIds()) {
-			for (Answer answer : answers) {
-				if (answerId != null && answerId.equals(answer.get_id())) {
-					response.addThumbnailEntry(answerId, answer.getAnswerThumbnailImage());
-					break outer;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		return response;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getImage(String questionId, String answerId) {
 		final List<Answer> answers = getAnswers(questionId);
 		Answer answer = null;
-		
+
 		for (Answer a : answers) {
 			if (answerId.equals(a.get_id())) {
 				answer = a;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		if (answer == null) {
 			throw new NotFoundException();
 		}
-		
+
 		return answer.getAnswerImage();
 	}
 }