diff --git a/src/global/selectors/messages.ts b/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
index c6a268ff1..6f206aac2 100644
--- a/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
+++ b/src/global/selectors/messages.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import { selectTabState } from './tabs';
 import {
   selectBot,
   selectIsCurrentUserPremium,
-  selectIsUserOrChatContact,
   selectUser,
   selectUserStatus,
 } from './users';
@@ -1197,7 +1196,7 @@ function canAutoLoadMedia<T extends GlobalState>({
   sender?: ApiPeer;
 }) {
   const isMediaFromContact = Boolean(sender && (
-    selectIsChatWithSelf(global, sender.id) || selectIsUserOrChatContact(global, sender)
+    selectIsChatWithSelf(global, sender.id) || selectUser(global, sender.id)?.isContact
   ));
 
   return Boolean(
diff --git a/src/global/selectors/users.ts b/src/global/selectors/users.ts
index a16f0115c..557f299bc 100644
--- a/src/global/selectors/users.ts
+++ b/src/global/selectors/users.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type {
-  ApiPeer, ApiUser, ApiUserFullInfo, ApiUserStatus,
+  ApiUser, ApiUserFullInfo, ApiUserStatus,
 } from '../../api/types';
 import type { GlobalState } from '../types';
 
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ export function selectUserByPhoneNumber<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, phoneN
   return Object.values(global.users.byId).find((user) => user?.phoneNumber === phoneNumberCleaned);
 }
 
-export function selectIsUserOrChatContact<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, peer: ApiPeer) {
-  return global.contactList && global.contactList.userIds.includes(peer.id);
-}
-
 export function selectBot<T extends GlobalState>(global: T, userId: string): ApiUser | undefined {
   const user = selectUser(global, userId);
   if (!user || !isUserBot(user)) {