diff --git a/app/workers/post_process_media_worker.rb b/app/workers/post_process_media_worker.rb
index d3ebda194..148ae5e2b 100644
--- a/app/workers/post_process_media_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/post_process_media_worker.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class PostProcessMediaWorker
     media_attachment = MediaAttachment.find(media_attachment_id)
     media_attachment.processing = :in_progress
     media_attachment.save
-    media_attachment.file.reprocess_original!
+    media_attachment.file.reprocess!(:original)
     media_attachment.processing = :complete
     media_attachment.save
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
diff --git a/lib/paperclip/attachment_extensions.rb b/lib/paperclip/attachment_extensions.rb
index d9ec0159a..ce5780557 100644
--- a/lib/paperclip/attachment_extensions.rb
+++ b/lib/paperclip/attachment_extensions.rb
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@ module Paperclip
       end
     end
 
-    def reprocess_original!
-      old_original_path = path(:original)
-      reprocess!(:original)
-      new_original_path = path(:original)
-
-      if new_original_path != old_original_path
-        @queued_for_delete << old_original_path
-        flush_deletes
-      end
-    end
-
     def variant?(other_filename)
       return true  if original_filename == other_filename
       return false if original_filename.nil?