diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
index e5ce622ea..2925ff38b 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image-common.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ export abstract class ImageBase extends View implements ImageDefinition {
         this.style.tintColor = value;
     }
 
-    public _setNativeImage(nativeImage: any) {
-        //
-    }
-
     /**
      * @internal
      */
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ export abstract class ImageBase extends View implements ImageDefinition {
 export const imageSourceProperty = new Property<ImageBase, ImageSource>({ name: "imageSource" });
 imageSourceProperty.register(ImageBase);
 
-export const srcProperty = new Property<ImageBase, any>({ name: "src"});
+export const srcProperty = new Property<ImageBase, any>({ name: "src" });
 srcProperty.register(ImageBase);
 
 export const loadModeProperty = new Property<ImageBase, "sync" | "async">({ name: "loadMode", defaultValue: "sync" });
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
index 6dcaf8e42..ffad3c44a 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/image/image.android.ts
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         this._android = new org.nativescript.widgets.ImageView(this._context);
     }
 
-    public _setNativeImage(nativeImage: any) {
-        if (!nativeImage) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let rotation = nativeImage.rotationAngle ? nativeImage.rotationAngle : 0;
-        this.android.setRotationAngle(rotation);
-        this.android.setImageBitmap(nativeImage.android);
-    }
-
     public _createImageSourceFromSrc() {
         let imageView = this._android;
         this.imageSource = <any>unsetValue;
@@ -155,7 +145,14 @@ export class Image extends ImageBase {
         return undefined;
     }
     set [imageSourceProperty.native](value: ImageSource) {
-        this._setNativeImage(value ? value.android : null);
+        if (value && value.android) {
+            let rotation = value.rotationAngle ? value.rotationAngle : 0;
+            this.android.setRotationAngle(rotation);
+            this.android.setImageBitmap(value.android);
+        } else {
+            this.android.setRotationAngle(0);
+            this.android.setImageBitmap(null);
+        }
     }
 
     get [srcProperty.native](): any {