diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
index 9458c9367..399af35a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyActivity.java
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
         LatLng lastLocation = locationManager.getLastLocation();
         if (curLatLang != null && curLatLang.equals(lastLocation)) { //refresh view only if location has changed
             if (isHardRefresh) {
-//                ViewUtil.showLongToast(this, R.string.nearby_location_has_not_changed);
                 ViewUtil.showSnackbar(findViewById(R.id.container), R.string.nearby_location_has_not_changed);
             }
             return;
@@ -302,10 +301,7 @@ public class NearbyActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity implements LocationUp
         String gsonCurLatLng = gson.toJson(curLatLang);
 
         if (placeList.size() == 0) {
-            int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
             ViewUtil.showSnackbar(findViewById(R.id.container), R.string.no_nearby);
-//            Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, R.string.no_nearby, duration);
-//            toast.show();
         }
 
         bundle.clear();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ViewUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ViewUtil.java
index aa95006fc..82227c59a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ViewUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/utils/ViewUtil.java
@@ -1,21 +1,10 @@
 package fr.free.nrw.commons.utils;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
 import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.Toast;
 
 public class ViewUtil {
 
-    public static void showLongToast(final Context context, @StringRes final int stringResId) {
-        ExecutorUtils.uiExecutor().execute(() -> Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(stringResId), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show());
-    }
-
-    public static void showLongSnackbar(View view, String message) {
-        Snackbar.make(view, message, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
-    }
-
     public static void showSnackbar(View view, int messageResourceId) {
         Snackbar.make(view, messageResourceId, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
     }