diff --git a/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/component/multiple_groups_gallery_view.dart b/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/component/multiple_groups_gallery_view.dart
index 464153bb4..5020d23d8 100644
--- a/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/component/multiple_groups_gallery_view.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/component/multiple_groups_gallery_view.dart
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ If a group has more than 400 files, LazyGroupGallery internally divides the
 group into multiple grid views during rendering.
  */
 class MultipleGroupsGalleryView extends StatelessWidget {
-  final GlobalKey<HugeListViewState<dynamic>> hugeListViewKey;
   final ItemScrollController itemScroller;
   final List<List<File>> groupedFiles;
   final bool disableScroll;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class MultipleGroupsGalleryView extends StatelessWidget {
   final bool isScrollablePositionedList;
 
   const MultipleGroupsGalleryView({
-    required this.hugeListViewKey,
     required this.itemScroller,
     required this.groupedFiles,
     required this.disableScroll,
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ class MultipleGroupsGalleryView extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return HugeListView<List<File>>(
-      key: hugeListViewKey,
       controller: itemScroller,
       startIndex: 0,
       totalCount: groupedFiles.length,
diff --git a/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/gallery.dart b/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/gallery.dart
index 93216c6db..a535d248d 100644
--- a/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/gallery.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/viewer/gallery/gallery.dart
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import 'package:photos/models/file.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/file_load_result.dart';
 import 'package:photos/models/selected_files.dart';
 import 'package:photos/ui/common/loading_widget.dart';
-import 'package:photos/ui/huge_listview/huge_listview.dart';
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/gallery/component/multiple_groups_gallery_view.dart";
 import 'package:photos/ui/viewer/gallery/empty_state.dart';
 import "package:photos/ui/viewer/gallery/state/gallery_sort_order.dart";
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ class Gallery extends StatefulWidget {
 class _GalleryState extends State<Gallery> {
   static const int kInitialLoadLimit = 100;
 
-  final _hugeListViewKey = GlobalKey<HugeListViewState>();
-
   late Logger _logger;
   List<List<File>> _currentGroupedFiles = [];
   bool _hasLoadedFiles = false;
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ class _GalleryState extends State<Gallery> {
     return GallerySortOrder(
       sortOrderAsc: _sortOrderAsc,
       child: MultipleGroupsGalleryView(
-        hugeListViewKey: _hugeListViewKey,
         itemScroller: _itemScroller,
         groupedFiles: _currentGroupedFiles,
         disableScroll: widget.disableScroll,