diff --git a/builder/htmlprocessor/strip_function.py b/builder/htmlprocessor/strip_function.py
index 45cef23..d249e62 100644
--- a/builder/htmlprocessor/strip_function.py
+++ b/builder/htmlprocessor/strip_function.py
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ def cleanUp(soup):
   [s.decompose() for s in content.findAll("div", {"id": "mw-mf-language-section"})]
   # cut off geo coords as we process them separately in original files
   [s.decompose() for s in content.findAll("div", {"id": "geoCoord"})]
-
+  # cut off missing images (looks like text File:Image.JPG on pages)
+  for s in content.findAll("div", {"class": "thumb"}):
+    if (not s.find("img")):
+      s.decompose();
 
   # delete empty sections
   sections = content.findAll("div", {"class": "section"})