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 2845b8d1f..561648b60 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
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class FileProcessor implements SimilarImageDialogFragment.onResponse {
             ParcelFileDescriptor descriptor = contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(mediaUri, "r");
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
                 if (descriptor != null) {
-                    imageObj = new GPSExtractor(descriptor.getFileDescriptor(), context, prefs);
+                    imageObj = new GPSExtractor(descriptor.getFileDescriptor(), prefs);
                 }
             } else {
                 String filePath = getPathOfMediaOrCopy();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class FileProcessor implements SimilarImageDialogFragment.onResponse {
                 }
                 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
                     if (descriptor != null) {
-                        tempImageObj = new GPSExtractor(descriptor.getFileDescriptor(), context, prefs);
+                        tempImageObj = new GPSExtractor(descriptor.getFileDescriptor(), prefs);
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (filePath != null) {
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 fcbb17ac5..4923730fa 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
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import timber.log.Timber;
  */
 public class GPSExtractor {
 
-    private final Context context;
     private SharedPreferences prefs;
     private ExifInterface exif;
     private double decLatitude;
@@ -38,11 +37,9 @@ public class GPSExtractor {
     /**
      * Construct from the file descriptor of the image (only for API 24 or newer).
      * @param fileDescriptor the file descriptor of the image
-     * @param context the context
      */
     @RequiresApi(24)
-    public GPSExtractor(@NonNull FileDescriptor fileDescriptor, Context context, SharedPreferences prefs) {
-        this.context = context;
+    public GPSExtractor(@NonNull FileDescriptor fileDescriptor, SharedPreferences prefs) {
         this.prefs = prefs;
         try {
             exif = new ExifInterface(fileDescriptor);
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ public class GPSExtractor {
         } catch (IOException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
             Timber.w(e);
         }
-        this.context = context;
     }
 
     /**