diff --git a/app/assets/images/medium/processing.gif b/app/assets/images/medium/processing.gif
index 5ff51d475..b58672fdf 100644
Binary files a/app/assets/images/medium/processing.gif and b/app/assets/images/medium/processing.gif differ
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/assets.js b/app/assets/javascripts/assets.js
index 600bdf3ca..4e863d5c7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/assets.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/assets.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ function setupAssetsLoading() {
 
     $.each(elements, function(_, el) {
       var $el = $(el);
-      var spinner = $el.find(".asset-loading-spinner");
 
       // Perform an AJAX call to present URL
       // to check if file already exists
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ function setupAssetsLoading() {
     $.each(elements, function(_, el) {
       var $el = $(el);
       $el.attr("data-status", "asset-failed");
-      $el.find(".asset-loading-spinner").spin(false);
       $el.html($el.data("filename"));
     });
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
index 7f63232ef..78ec62622 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
@@ -1449,14 +1449,6 @@ html.turbolinks-progress-bar::before {
   visibility: visible;
 }
 
-.asset-loading-spinner {
-  width: 20px;
-  height: 20px;
-  display: inline-block;
-  margin-right: 5px;
-}
-
-
 // Comments
 
 .comment-more {