diff --git a/jest.setup.js b/jest.setup.js
index 247e095..f5c774c 100644
--- a/jest.setup.js
+++ b/jest.setup.js
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ jest.mock('react-native-gesture-handler', () => {
 
 });
 
-jest.mock('./src/core/helpers/image', () => ({
-  loadImage: (url) => url,
-  preloadStories: () => [],
-}));
-
 jest.mock('./src/core/helpers/storage', () => ({
   clearProgressStorage: () => {},
   getProgressStorage: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 94ed938..5774711 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
         "eslint-config-airbnb-typescript": "^16.1.0",
         "husky": "^8.0.3",
         "jest": "^29.6.2",
-        "react-native-blob-util": "^0.19.0",
         "react-native-video": "^5.2.1",
         "react-test-renderer": "^18.2.0",
         "standard-version": "^9.5.0",
@@ -6196,12 +6195,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw=="
     },
-    "node_modules/base-64": {
-      "version": "0.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/base-64/-/base-64-0.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Y5gU45svrR5tI2Vt/X9GPd3L0HNIKzGu202EjxrXMpuc2V2CiKgemAbUUsqYmZJvPtCXoUKjNZwBJzsNScUbXA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/base64-js": {
       "version": "1.5.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.5.1.tgz",
@@ -14763,20 +14756,6 @@
         "react": "18.2.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/react-native-blob-util": {
-      "version": "0.19.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-blob-util/-/react-native-blob-util-0.19.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-l4HIGDS7Sfio7lq6fQLjTlxDEeOmPiRb8Lj5V9AidGpyrt2ZOWoquXeGjSNncugF3zC+Wq+cIrY8rQtLfRsogA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "base-64": "0.1.0",
-        "glob": "^7.2.3"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "*",
-        "react-native": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler": {
       "version": "2.12.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.12.1.tgz",
diff --git a/tests/index.test.js b/tests/index.test.js
index 19bf835..8c5ca7d 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.js
+++ b/tests/index.test.js
@@ -123,13 +123,12 @@ describe( 'Instagram Stories test', () => {
 
   } );
 
-  it( 'Should work with preloadImages & saveProgress', async () => {
+  it( 'Should work with saveProgress', async () => {
 
     jest.spyOn( Storage, 'getProgressStorage' ).mockImplementation( () => ( { 1: '1' } ) );
     const { getByTestId, getAllByTestId } = render(
       <InstagramStories
         stories={stories2}
-        preloadImages
         saveProgress
       />,
     );
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ describe( 'Instagram Stories test', () => {
     const { getByTestId } = render(
       <InstagramStories
         stories={stories3}
-        preloadImages
         saveProgress
       />,
     );
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ describe( 'Instagram Stories test', () => {
 
   it( 'Should go to next story', async () => {
 
-    const { getByTestId } = render( <InstagramStories preloadImages stories={stories3} /> );
+    const { getByTestId } = render( <InstagramStories stories={stories3} /> );
 
     await act( async () => {
 
@@ -489,14 +487,10 @@ describe( 'Story Image test', () => {
 
   it( 'Should work with wrong story', () => {
 
-    render( <StoryImage stories={stories[0].stories} active={{ value: true }} activeStory={{ value: '2' }} defaultImage="url" preloadImages /> );
+    render( <StoryImage stories={stories[0].stories} active={{ value: true }} activeStory={{ value: '2' }} defaultImage="url" /> );
 
   } );
 
-} );
-
-describe( 'Story Image test', () => {
-
   it( 'Should work if story already loaded', async () => {
 
     const onLoad = jest.fn();
@@ -506,24 +500,6 @@ describe( 'Story Image test', () => {
       active={{ value: true }}
       activeStory={{ value: '1' }}
       defaultImage="url"
-      preloadImages
-      onLoad={onLoad}
-    /> );
-
-    expect( onLoad ).toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-  } );
-
-  it( 'Should work if story already loaded and preload next image', async () => {
-
-    const onLoad = jest.fn();
-
-    render( <StoryImage
-      stories={[ { id: '1', sourceUrl: '' }, { id: '2', sourceUrl: '' } ]}
-      active={{ value: true }}
-      activeStory={{ value: '1' }}
-      defaultImage="url"
-      preloadImages
       onLoad={onLoad}
     /> );