diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/frontend/web/js/configurable.js b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/frontend/web/js/configurable.js
index 59fc40a1edc91..3aa5105885f5d 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/frontend/web/js/configurable.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/frontend/web/js/configurable.js
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ define([
     'jquery',
     'underscore',
     'mage/template',
-    'mage/gallery/preloadImages',
     'priceUtils',
     'priceBox',
     'jquery/ui',
     'jquery/jquery.parsequery'
-], function ($, _, mageTemplate, preloadImages) {
+], function ($, _, mageTemplate) {
     'use strict';
 
     $.widget('mage.configurable', {
@@ -40,10 +39,6 @@ define([
             // Initial setting of various option values
             this._initializeOptions();
 
-            //Preload all gallery images
-            this._preloadImages();
-            this._preloadOptionalImages();
-
             // Override defaults with URL query parameters and/or inputs values
             this._overrideDefaults();
 
@@ -93,43 +88,6 @@ define([
             });
         },
 
-        /**
-         * Preloads default configuration images.
-         * @private
-         */
-        _preloadImages: function () {
-            var options = this.options,
-                fullImagesList = [], 
-                imagesList = [];
-
-            _.each(options.mediaGalleryInitial, function (item) {
-                imagesList.push(item.img);
-                fullImagesList.push(item.full);
-            });
-            preloadImages(imagesList);
-            preloadImages(fullImagesList);
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Preloads optional configuration images.
-         * @private
-         */
-        _preloadOptionalImages: function () {
-            var options = this.options;
-
-            _.each(options.spConfig.images, function (array) {
-                var fullImagesList = [], 
-                    imagesList = [];
-
-                _.each(array, function (item) {
-                    imagesList.push(item.img);
-                    fullImagesList.push(item.full);
-                });
-                preloadImages(imagesList);
-                preloadImages(fullImagesList);
-            });
-        },
-
         /**
          * Override default options values settings with either URL query parameters or
          * initialized inputs values.
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/frontend/web/js/swatch-renderer.js b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/frontend/web/js/swatch-renderer.js
index b6da3a8642bd4..daca8e5bdafac 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/frontend/web/js/swatch-renderer.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/view/frontend/web/js/swatch-renderer.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 define([
     'jquery',
     'underscore',
-    'mage/gallery/preloadImages',
     'jquery/ui'
-], function ($, _, preloadImages) {
+], function ($, _) {
     'use strict';
 
     /**
@@ -272,24 +271,6 @@ define([
                     'img': $main.find('.product-image-photo').attr('src')
                 }];
             }
-            this._preloadSwatchesImages();
-        },
-
-        /**
-         * Preloads optional configuration images.
-         * @private
-         */
-        _preloadSwatchesImages: function () {
-            var options = this.options;
-
-            _.each(options.jsonConfig.images, function (array) {
-                var imagesList = [];
-
-                _.each(array, function (item) {
-                    imagesList.push(item.img);
-                });
-                preloadImages(imagesList);
-            });
         },
 
         /**
diff --git a/lib/web/mage/gallery/preloadImages.js b/lib/web/mage/gallery/preloadImages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c5ef6c00be5c..0000000000000
--- a/lib/web/mage/gallery/preloadImages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright © 2015 Magento. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-
-define([], function () {
-    'use strict';
-
-    /**
-     * Loads images into browser's cash.
-     * @param {Array <String>} array - List of sources of images.
-     */
-    var preloadImages = function (array) {
-        var list,
-            i,
-            img,
-            addToList;
-
-        /**
-         * Add image source to the list of loaded images
-         * @param {Object} scope - this object
-         */
-        addToList = function (scope) {
-            var index = list.indexOf(scope);
-
-            if (index !== -1) {
-                list.splice(index, 1);
-            }
-        };
-
-        if (!preloadImages.list) {
-            preloadImages.list = [];
-        }
-        list = preloadImages.list;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
-            img = new Image();
-
-            img.onload = addToList(this);
-
-            list.push(img);
-            img.src = array[i];
-        }
-    };
-
-    return preloadImages;
-
-});