diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/hooks/blurhash_hook.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/hooks/blurhash_hook.dart
index 91aa052f1d..24b3c25e13 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/hooks/blurhash_hook.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/hooks/blurhash_hook.dart
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:typed_data';
-import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/models/asset.dart';
 import 'package:thumbhash/thumbhash.dart' as thumbhash;
 
-ValueNotifier<Uint8List?> useBlurHashState(Asset? asset) {
+ObjectRef<Uint8List?> useBlurHashRef(Asset? asset) {
   if (asset?.thumbhash == null) {
-    return useState(null);
+    return useRef(null);
   }
 
   final rbga = thumbhash.thumbHashToRGBA(
     base64Decode(asset!.thumbhash!),
   );
 
-  return useState(thumbhash.rgbaToBmp(rbga));
+  return useRef(thumbhash.rgbaToBmp(rbga));
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
index 92d0ba30f3..fe35bdaac2 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ class ImmichThumbnail extends HookWidget {
   final double height;
   final BoxFit fit;
 
-  // Helper function to return the image provider for the asset
-  // either by using the asset ID or the asset itself
+  /// Helper function to return the image provider for the asset thumbnail
+  /// either by using the asset ID or the asset itself
   /// [asset] is the Asset to request, or else use [assetId] to get a remote
   /// image provider
-  /// Use [isThumbnail] and [thumbnailSize] if you'd like to request a thumbnail
-  /// The size of the square thumbnail to request. Ignored if isThumbnail
-  /// is not true
   static ImageProvider imageProvider({
     Asset? asset,
     String? assetId,
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ class ImmichThumbnail extends HookWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    Uint8List? blurhash = useBlurHashState(asset).value;
+    Uint8List? blurhash = useBlurHashRef(asset).value;
     if (asset == null) {
       return Container(
         color: Colors.grey,