diff --git a/TEST/NoseTests/test_write.py b/TEST/NoseTests/test_write.py
index dd53bb0..78810c8 100644
--- a/TEST/NoseTests/test_write.py
+++ b/TEST/NoseTests/test_write.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from bidsmanager.write.dataset_writer import write_dataset
 from bidsmanager.read import read_csv, read_dataset
 from bidsmanager.utils.utils import read_json, read_tsv
-from bidsmanager.base import DataSet, Subject, Session, Image, FunctionalImage
+from bidsmanager.base import DataSet, Subject, Session, Image
 
 
 def get_script_directory():
diff --git a/bidsmanager/base/__init__.py b/bidsmanager/base/__init__.py
index de43f9e..ab1e7a9 100644
--- a/bidsmanager/base/__init__.py
+++ b/bidsmanager/base/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .subject import Subject
 from .session import Session
 from .dataset import DataSet
-from .image import Image, FunctionalImage
+from .image import Image
diff --git a/bidsmanager/base/group.py b/bidsmanager/base/group.py
index 55bba05..bdffc31 100644
--- a/bidsmanager/base/group.py
+++ b/bidsmanager/base/group.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from .image import FunctionalImage
 from .base import BIDSFolder
 
 
diff --git a/bidsmanager/base/image.py b/bidsmanager/base/image.py
index a014efd..91852b8 100644
--- a/bidsmanager/base/image.py
+++ b/bidsmanager/base/image.py
@@ -245,12 +245,4 @@ def update_diffusion_files(self, move=False):
             self.update_bvec(move=move)
 
 
-class FunctionalImage(Image):
-    def __init__(self, *inputs, **kwargs):
-        super(FunctionalImage, self).__init__(*inputs, **kwargs)
-
-    def is_match(self, task_name=None, **kwargs):
-        return (not task_name or task_name == self.get_task_name()) and super(FunctionalImage, self).is_match(**kwargs)
-
-
 image_entities = ("task", "acq", "ce", "dir", "rec",  "run", "echo")
diff --git a/bidsmanager/utils/image_utils.py b/bidsmanager/utils/image_utils.py
index 299de5f..d420310 100644
--- a/bidsmanager/utils/image_utils.py
+++ b/bidsmanager/utils/image_utils.py
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-from bidsmanager.base.image import FunctionalImage, Image
+from bidsmanager.base.image import Image
 
 
 def load_image(path_to_image, modality=None, acquisition=None, task_name=None, run_number=None, path_to_sidecar=None,
                bval_path=None, bvec_path=None, metadata=None, **entities):
-    if modality == "bold":
-        return FunctionalImage(modality=modality,
-                               path=path_to_image,
-                               sidecar_path=path_to_sidecar,
-                               metadata=metadata,
-                               **entities)
-    else:
-        return Image(modality=modality, path=path_to_image,
-                     sidecar_path=path_to_sidecar, metadata=metadata, bval_path=bval_path, bvec_path=bvec_path,
-                     **entities)
+    return Image(modality=modality, path=path_to_image,
+                 sidecar_path=path_to_sidecar, metadata=metadata, bval_path=bval_path, bvec_path=bvec_path,
+                 **entities)