diff --git a/modules/UI/shared_video/SharedVideo.js b/modules/UI/shared_video/SharedVideo.js
index 51a0fb6cd..609a04ef9 100644
--- a/modules/UI/shared_video/SharedVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/shared_video/SharedVideo.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export default class SharedVideoManager {
 
             thumb.setDisplayName('YouTube');
             VideoLayout.addRemoteVideoContainer(self.url, thumb);
-            VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(false, true);
+            VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(true);
 
             const iframe = player.getIframe();
 
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/Filmstrip.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/Filmstrip.js
index a12c69d63..41d6531b3 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/Filmstrip.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/Filmstrip.js
@@ -438,12 +438,11 @@ const Filmstrip = {
      * Resizes thumbnails
      * @param local
      * @param remote
-     * @param animate
      * @param forceUpdate
      * @returns {Promise}
      */
-    // eslint-disable-next-line max-params, no-unused-vars
-    resizeThumbnails(local, remote, animate = false, forceUpdate = false) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line max-params
+    resizeThumbnails(local, remote, forceUpdate = false) {
         const thumbs = this.getThumbs(!forceUpdate);
 
         if (thumbs.localThumb) {
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
index d741e1eac..2986c4c0b 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/RemoteVideo.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ RemoteVideo.prototype.addRemoteVideoContainer = function() {
 
     this.updateRemoteVideoMenu();
 
-    this.VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(false, true);
+    this.VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(true);
 
     this.addAudioLevelIndicator();
 
diff --git a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
index f3723b759..989e41ccf 100644
--- a/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
+++ b/modules/UI/videolayout/VideoLayout.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const VideoLayout = {
 
         // if we do not resize the thumbs here, if there is no video device
         // the local video thumb maybe one pixel
-        this.resizeThumbnails(false, true);
+        this.resizeThumbnails(true);
 
         this.handleVideoThumbClicked = this.handleVideoThumbClicked.bind(this);
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ const VideoLayout = {
             remoteVideo.setVideoType(VIDEO_CONTAINER_TYPE);
         }
 
-        VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(false, true);
+        VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(true);
 
         // Initialize the view
         remoteVideo.updateView();
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ const VideoLayout = {
         logger.info(`${resourceJid} video is now active`, videoElement);
 
         VideoLayout.resizeThumbnails(
-            false, false, () => {
+            false, () => {
                 if (videoElement) {
                     $(videoElement).show();
                 }
@@ -575,14 +575,12 @@ const VideoLayout = {
      * Resizes thumbnails.
      */
     resizeThumbnails(
-            animate = false,
             forceUpdate = false,
             onComplete = null) {
         const { localVideo, remoteVideo }
             = Filmstrip.calculateThumbnailSize();
 
-        Filmstrip.resizeThumbnails(localVideo, remoteVideo,
-            animate, forceUpdate);
+        Filmstrip.resizeThumbnails(localVideo, remoteVideo, forceUpdate);
 
         if (onComplete && typeof onComplete === 'function') {
             onComplete();
@@ -878,7 +876,7 @@ const VideoLayout = {
         }
 
         // Resize the thumbnails first.
-        this.resizeThumbnails(false, forceUpdate);
+        this.resizeThumbnails(forceUpdate);
 
         // Resize the video area element.
         $('#videospace').animate({