diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PhotonUtils.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PhotonUtils.java
index b69ad501ef4f..a9975cc341ab 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PhotonUtils.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/PhotonUtils.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static boolean isMshotsUrl(final String imageUrl) {
      * returns a photon url for the passed image with the resize query set to the passed
      * dimensions - note that the passed quality parameter will only affect JPEGs
      */
-    public static enum Quality {
+    public enum Quality {
         HIGH,
         MEDIUM,
         LOW
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ public static String getPhotonImageUrl(String imageUrl, int width, int height, Q
         // remove existing query string since it may contain params that conflict with the passed ones
         imageUrl = UrlUtils.removeQuery(imageUrl);
 
-        // don't use with GIFs - photon breaks animated GIFs, and sometimes returns a GIF that
-        // can't be read by BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray (used by Volley in ImageRequest.java
-        // to decode the downloaded image)
-        if (imageUrl.endsWith(".gif")) {
-            return imageUrl;
-        }
-
         // if this is an "mshots" url, skip photon and return it with a query that sets the width/height
         if (isMshotsUrl(imageUrl)) {
             return imageUrl + "?w=" + width + "&h=" + height;
diff --git a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/helpers/WPUnderlineSpan.java b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/helpers/WPUnderlineSpan.java
index 12eadb379253..4b6805ccfd2e 100644
--- a/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/helpers/WPUnderlineSpan.java
+++ b/WordPressUtils/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/util/helpers/WPUnderlineSpan.java
@@ -17,32 +17,18 @@
 package org.wordpress.android.util.helpers;
 
 import android.os.Parcel;
-import android.text.ParcelableSpan;
-import android.text.TextPaint;
-import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
-import android.text.style.UpdateAppearance;
+import android.text.style.UnderlineSpan;
 
-public class WPUnderlineSpan extends CharacterStyle
-        implements UpdateAppearance, ParcelableSpan {
+/**
+ * WPUnderlineSpan is used as an alternative class to UnderlineSpan. UnderlineSpan is used by EditText auto
+ * correct, so it can get mixed up with our formatting.
+ */
+public class WPUnderlineSpan extends UnderlineSpan {
     public WPUnderlineSpan() {
+        super();
     }
 
     public WPUnderlineSpan(Parcel src) {
-    }
-
-    public int getSpanTypeId() {
-        return 6;
-    }
-
-    public int describeContents() {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void updateDrawState(TextPaint ds) {
-        ds.setUnderlineText(true);
+        super(src);
     }
 }