diff --git a/files.py b/files.py
index 4aa914b..d8d24b9 100644
--- a/files.py
+++ b/files.py
@@ -664,13 +664,11 @@ def viewlist():
             # put locn data back into array format 
             fid=0
             for face in e.file_details.faces:
-                fix_face_locn(face)
-                tmp_locn = json.loads(face.locn)
                 fd= {}
-                fd['x'] = tmp_locn[3]
-                fd['y'] = tmp_locn[0]
-                fd['w'] = tmp_locn[1]-tmp_locn[3]
-                fd['h'] = tmp_locn[2]-tmp_locn[0]
+                fd['x'] = face.face_left
+                fd['y'] = face.face_top
+                fd['w'] = face.w
+                fd['h'] = face.h
                 if face.refimg:
                     fd['who'] = face.refimg.person.tag
                     fd['distance'] = round(face.refimg_lnk.face_distance,2)
@@ -716,14 +714,6 @@ def view(id):
             continue
         # put locn data back into array format 
         for face in e.file_details.faces:
-            if face.locn:
-                fix_face_locn(face)
-                face.tmp_locn = json.loads(face.locn)
-            else:
-                # this at least stops a 500 server error - seems to occur when
-                # DB contains disconnected faces with no locn data - BUG: 87
-                face.tmp_locn = [ 0,0,0,0 ]
-                st.SetMessage( f"For some reason this face does not have a locn: face_id={face.id} tell ddp", "warning" )
             # now get any relevant override and store it in objs...
             fnmo = FaceNoMatchOverride.query.filter(FaceNoMatchOverride.face_id==face.id).first()
             if fnmo:
@@ -733,7 +723,6 @@ def view(id):
                 mo.type = FaceOverrideType.query.filter( FaceOverrideType.name== 'Manual match to existing person' ).first()
                 face.manual_override=mo
 
-
     eids=eids.rstrip(",")
     # jic, sometimes we trip this, and rather than show broken pages / destroy
     # face locn data, just warn & redirect