diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/FileProcessor.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/FileProcessor.java
index 561648b60..3e76e9231 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/FileProcessor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/FileProcessor.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class FileProcessor implements SimilarImageDialogFragment.onResponse {
             } else {
                 String filePath = getPathOfMediaOrCopy();
                 if (filePath != null) {
-                    imageObj = new GPSExtractor(filePath, context, prefs);
+                    imageObj = new GPSExtractor(filePath, prefs);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class FileProcessor implements SimilarImageDialogFragment.onResponse {
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (filePath != null) {
-                        tempImageObj = new GPSExtractor(file.getAbsolutePath(), context, prefs);
+                        tempImageObj = new GPSExtractor(file.getAbsolutePath(), prefs);
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/GPSExtractor.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/GPSExtractor.java
index 4923730fa..5c4ed5e43 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/GPSExtractor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/GPSExtractor.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.upload;
 
-import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-import android.location.Criteria;
 import android.location.Location;
 import android.location.LocationListener;
 import android.location.LocationManager;
@@ -51,9 +49,9 @@ public class GPSExtractor {
     /**
      * Construct from the file path of the image.
      * @param path file path of the image
-     * @param context the context
+     *
      */
-    public GPSExtractor(@NonNull String path, Context context, SharedPreferences prefs) {
+    public GPSExtractor(@NonNull String path, SharedPreferences prefs) {
         this.prefs = prefs;
         try {
             exif = new ExifInterface(path);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
index 58d6d61ca..f51a1f55a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/MultipleShareActivity.java
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ public class MultipleShareActivity extends AuthenticatedActivity
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
                 ParcelFileDescriptor fd = getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(imageUri,"r");
                 if (fd != null) {
-                    gpsExtractor = new GPSExtractor(fd.getFileDescriptor(),this,prefs);
+                    gpsExtractor = new GPSExtractor(fd.getFileDescriptor(), prefs);
                 }
             } else {
                 String filePath = FileUtils.getPath(this,imageUri);
                 if (filePath != null) {
-                    gpsExtractor = new GPSExtractor(filePath,this,prefs);
+                    gpsExtractor = new GPSExtractor(filePath, prefs);
                 }
             }