diff --git a/crates/routes/src/images.rs b/crates/routes/src/images.rs
index d590f7b76..a3d8115cf 100644
--- a/crates/routes/src/images.rs
+++ b/crates/routes/src/images.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use actix_web::{
   HttpResponse,
 };
 use futures::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
-use lemmy_utils::{claims::Claims, error::LemmyError, rate_limit::RateLimit, REQWEST_TIMEOUT};
+use lemmy_utils::{claims::Claims, rate_limit::RateLimit, REQWEST_TIMEOUT};
 use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use reqwest::Body;
 use reqwest_middleware::{ClientWithMiddleware, RequestBuilder};
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, client: ClientWithMiddleware, rate_l
     )
     // This has optional query params: /image/{filename}?format=jpg&thumbnail=256
     .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/{filename}").route(web::get().to(full_res)))
-    .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/delete/{token}/{filename}").route(web::get().to(delete)))
-    .service(web::resource("/pictrs/internal/purge").route(web::post().to(purge)));
+    .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/delete/{token}/{filename}").route(web::get().to(delete)));
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -200,37 +199,6 @@ async fn delete(
   Ok(HttpResponse::build(res.status()).body(BodyStream::new(res.bytes_stream())))
 }
 
-async fn purge(
-  web::Query(params): web::Query<PictrsPurgeParams>,
-  req: HttpRequest,
-  client: web::Data<ClientWithMiddleware>,
-  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
-) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
-  let purge_string = match params {
-    PictrsPurgeParams::File(f) => format!("file={}", f),
-    PictrsPurgeParams::Alias(a) => format!("alias={}", a),
-  };
-
-  let pictrs_config = context.settings().pictrs_config()?;
-  let url = format!("{}/internal/purge?{}", pictrs_config.url, &purge_string);
-
-  let mut client_req = adapt_request(&req, &client, url);
-
-  if let Some(addr) = req.head().peer_addr {
-    client_req = client_req.header("X-Forwarded-For", addr.to_string())
-  }
-
-  // Add the API token, X-Api-Token header
-  let pictrs_api_key = pictrs_config
-    .api_key
-    .ok_or_else(|| LemmyError::from_message("pictrs_api_key_not_provided"))?;
-  client_req = client_req.header("x-api-token", pictrs_api_key);
-
-  let res = client_req.send().await.map_err(error::ErrorBadRequest)?;
-
-  Ok(HttpResponse::build(res.status()).body(BodyStream::new(res.bytes_stream())))
-}
-
 fn make_send<S>(mut stream: S) -> impl Stream<Item = S::Item> + Send + Unpin + 'static
 where
   S: Stream + Unpin + 'static,
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
index 146fa4cf4..f095baf12 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ impl Settings {
       return Err(anyhow!("Hostname variable is not set!").into());
     }
 
-    if config.pictrs_config.is_none() && config.pictrs_url.is_some() {
-      return Err(anyhow!("Move config value pictrs_url to pictrs_config.url").into());
-    }
-
     Ok(config)
   }
 
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
index 7cca88c33..7ee8cf18b 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ pub struct Settings {
   #[default(None)]
   #[doku(skip)]
   pub opentelemetry_url: Option<Url>,
-
-  /// For migration from Lemmy 0.16 and earlier, which use this field instead of PictrsConfig struct
-  #[default(None)]
-  #[doku(skip)]
-  pub pictrs_url: Option<Url>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, SmartDefault, Document)]