diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/face/face_box_crop.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/face/face_box_crop.dart
index 7d032998a..bbdd40e59 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/face/face_box_crop.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/face/face_box_crop.dart
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import "package:photos/core/cache/lru_map.dart";
 import "package:photos/face/model/box.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file/file.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/file/file_type.dart";
-import "package:photos/utils/face/face_util.dart";
+// import "package:photos/utils/face/face_util.dart";
 import "package:photos/utils/file_util.dart";
+import "package:photos/utils/image_ml_isolate.dart";
 import "package:photos/utils/thumbnail_util.dart";
 import "package:pool/pool.dart";
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ Future<Map<String, Uint8List>?> getFaceCrops(
     faceBoxes.add(e.value);
   }
   final List<Uint8List> faceCrop =
-      // await ImageMlIsolate.instance.generateFaceThumbnailsForImage(
-      await generateJpgFaceThumbnails(
+      await ImageMlIsolate.instance.generateFaceThumbnailsForImageUsingCanvas(
+    // await generateJpgFaceThumbnails(
     imagePath,
     faceBoxes,
   );
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_isolate.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_isolate.dart
index 0e4983689..66de0c255 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_isolate.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_isolate.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ enum ImageOperation {
   preprocessMobileFaceNet,
   preprocessMobileFaceNetOnnx,
   generateFaceThumbnails,
+  generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas,
   cropAndPadFace,
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +227,19 @@ class ImageMlIsolate {
               faceBoxes,
             );
             sendPort.send(List.from(results));
+          case ImageOperation.generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas:
+            final imagePath = args['imagePath'] as String;
+            final Uint8List imageData = await File(imagePath).readAsBytes();
+            final faceBoxesJson =
+                args['faceBoxesList'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>;
+            final List<FaceBox> faceBoxes =
+                faceBoxesJson.map((json) => FaceBox.fromJson(json)).toList();
+            final List<Uint8List> results =
+                await generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas(
+              imageData,
+              faceBoxes,
+            );
+            sendPort.send(List.from(results));
           case ImageOperation.cropAndPadFace:
             final imageData = args['imageData'] as Uint8List;
             final faceBox = args['faceBox'] as List<double>;
@@ -366,7 +380,7 @@ class ImageMlIsolate {
     );
     final inputs = results['inputs'] as Float32List;
     final originalSize = Dimensions(
-      width:results['originalWidth'] as int,
+      width: results['originalWidth'] as int,
       height: results['originalHeight'] as int,
     );
     final newSize = Dimensions(
@@ -501,6 +515,26 @@ class ImageMlIsolate {
     ).then((value) => value.cast<Uint8List>());
   }
 
+  /// Generates face thumbnails for all [faceBoxes] in [imageData].
+  ///
+  /// Uses [generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas] inside the isolate.
+  Future<List<Uint8List>> generateFaceThumbnailsForImageUsingCanvas(
+    String imagePath,
+    List<FaceBox> faceBoxes,
+  ) async {
+    final List<Map<String, dynamic>> faceBoxesJson =
+        faceBoxes.map((box) => box.toJson()).toList();
+    return await _runInIsolate(
+      (
+        ImageOperation.generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas,
+        {
+          'imagePath': imagePath,
+          'faceBoxesList': faceBoxesJson,
+        },
+      ),
+    ).then((value) => value.cast<Uint8List>());
+  }
+
   @Deprecated('For second pass of BlazeFace, no longer used')
 
   /// Generates cropped and padded image data from [imageData] and a [faceBox].
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_util.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_util.dart
index 7ce10e306..5d479d151 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_util.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/image_ml_util.dart
@@ -1272,12 +1272,10 @@ Future<List<Uint8List>> generateFaceThumbnails(
   }
 }
 
-@Deprecated("Old method using canvas, replaced by `generateFaceThumbnails`")
-
 /// Generates a face thumbnail from [imageData] and a [faceDetection].
 ///
 /// Returns a [Uint8List] image, in png format.
-Future<List<Uint8List>> generateFaceThumbnailsFromDataAndDetections(
+Future<List<Uint8List>> generateFaceThumbnailsUsingCanvas(
   Uint8List imageData,
   List<FaceBox> faceBoxes,
 ) async {