diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3ee4d2b..873b1c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4954,7 +4954,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nostr-sdk",
  "smallvec",
  "state",
- "urlencoding",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7722,12 +7721,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "urlencoding"
-version = "2.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "daf8dba3b7eb870caf1ddeed7bc9d2a049f3cfdfae7cb521b087cc33ae4c49da"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg"
 version = "0.46.0"
diff --git a/crates/person/Cargo.toml b/crates/person/Cargo.toml
index ea15a5b..c138558 100644
--- a/crates/person/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/person/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 smallvec.workspace = true
 flume.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-urlencoding = "2.1.3"
diff --git a/crates/person/src/lib.rs b/crates/person/src/lib.rs
index a0a46e2..28e41e4 100644
--- a/crates/person/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/person/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::sync::RwLock;
-use instant::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::{Error, anyhow};
 use common::EventExt;
 use gpui::{App, AppContext, Context, Entity, Global, Task, Window};
+use instant::Duration;
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use smallvec::{SmallVec, smallvec};
 use state::{Announcement, BOOTSTRAP_RELAYS, NostrRegistry, TIMEOUT};
diff --git a/crates/person/src/person.rs b/crates/person/src/person.rs
index 01e89db..f597a19 100644
--- a/crates/person/src/person.rs
+++ b/crates/person/src/person.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ use gpui::SharedString;
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use state::Announcement;
 
-const IMAGE_RESIZER: &str = "https://wsrv.nl";
-
 /// Person
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Person {
@@ -111,13 +109,7 @@ impl Person {
             .picture
             .as_ref()
             .filter(|picture| !picture.is_empty())
-            .map(|picture| {
-                let encoded_picture = urlencoding::encode(picture);
-                let url = format!(
-                    "{IMAGE_RESIZER}/?url={encoded_picture}&w=100&h=100&fit=cover&mask=circle&n=-1"
-                );
-                url.into()
-            })
+            .map(|picture| picture.into())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "brand/avatar.png".into())
     }