diff --git a/modules/images.py b/modules/images.py
index a73be3fa..c3a5fc8b 100644
--- a/modules/images.py
+++ b/modules/images.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ from modules.shared import opts, cmd_opts
 
 LANCZOS = (Image.Resampling.LANCZOS if hasattr(Image, 'Resampling') else Image.LANCZOS)
 
-Image.init() # initialize once all known file format handlers
-
 
 def image_grid(imgs, batch_size=1, rows=None):
     if rows is None:
diff --git a/requirements_versions.txt b/requirements_versions.txt
index 7ae118cb..d2899292 100644
--- a/requirements_versions.txt
+++ b/requirements_versions.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ basicsr==1.4.2
 gfpgan==1.3.8
 gradio==3.15.0
 numpy==1.23.3
-Pillow==9.3.0
+Pillow==9.4.0
 realesrgan==0.3.0
 torch
 omegaconf==2.2.3