diff --git a/src/server/parse_archive.py b/src/server/parse_archive.py
index df85a87..4b6dc41 100644
--- a/src/server/parse_archive.py
+++ b/src/server/parse_archive.py
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import json
+import requests
+from PIL import Image
+from io import BytesIO
 from typing import List, Dict, Any
 import uuid
 import urllib.parse
-from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
-import requests
-
-try:
-    import mercury
-except ImportError:
-    mercury = None
-from io import BytesIO
 
 
 class ArchiveParser:
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialize the ArchiveParser with archive_dir from environment variable."""
         self.archive_dir = os.environ.get("ARCHIVE_DIR", "/default/archive/path")
-        self.cache_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "cache")
-        os.makedirs(self.cache_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
     def get_posts(self, count: int, start_index: int = 0) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
@@ -140,142 +133,9 @@ class ArchiveParser:
                 "/Reddit_Logo.webp"  # Default to the logo in website directory
             )
 
-            # Generate HTML preview for the post URL
-            post["image"] = self._generate_preview_image(post["url"], post["id"])
-
             return post
 
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Error converting index to post: {e}")
             # Return a minimal post if there's an error
             raise e
-
-    def _generate_preview_image(self, url: str, post_id: str) -> str:
-        """
-        Generate a preview image for the HTML page at the given URL.
-
-        This implementation extracts the largest image from the HTML page content,
-        falling back to a placeholder if no suitable images are found.
-
-        Args:
-            url (str): The URL to generate preview for
-            post_id (str): The ID of the post
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Path to the generated preview image
-        """
-        try:
-            # Validate the URL
-            parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
-            if not parsed_url.scheme or not parsed_url.netloc:
-                return "/Reddit_Logo.webp"
-
-            # Generate filename based on post ID
-            filename = f"{post_id}.webp"
-            image_path = os.path.join(self.cache_dir, filename)
-
-            # If image already exists, return its path
-            if os.path.exists(image_path):
-                return f"/cache/{filename}"
-
-            # Try to extract and use the largest image from the webpage content
-            image_extracted = self._extract_largest_image_from_webpage(url, image_path)
-
-            if not image_extracted:
-                # Fall back to creating a placeholder image
-                self._create_placeholder_image(url, image_path)
-
-            return f"/cache/{filename}"
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error generating preview for URL {url}: {e}")
-            # Return default fallback image in case of any error
-            return "/Reddit_Logo.webp"
-
-    def _create_placeholder_image(self, url: str, save_path: str):
-        """
-        Create a simple placeholder image when real preview isn't possible.
-
-        Args:
-            url (str): The URL that was attempted
-            save_path (str): Path to save the image
-        """
-        try:
-            # Create a simple placeholder image
-            img = Image.new("RGB", (800, 600), color=(73, 109, 137))
-            draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
-
-            # Try to get default font or use None (which will fall back to default)
-            try:
-                font = ImageFont.load_default()
-            except Exception:
-                font = None
-
-            # Draw some text on the image
-            draw.text(
-                (10, 10), "HTML Preview Placeholder", fill=(255, 255, 0), font=font
-            )
-            draw.text(
-                (10, 40),
-                f"URL: {url[:50]}{'...' if len(url) > 50 else ''}",
-                fill=(255, 255, 255),
-                font=font,
-            )
-
-            # Add instructions
-            draw.text(
-                (10, 80),
-                "Largest image from webpage would appear here",
-                fill=(255, 255, 255),
-                font=font,
-            )
-            draw.text(
-                (10, 100),
-                "This is a placeholder image",
-                fill=(255, 255, 255),
-                font=font,
-            )
-
-            # Save as webp image
-            img.save(save_path, "WEBP", quality=80)
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error creating placeholder image: {e}")
-            # If everything fails, we still have the default fallback
-            return
-
-    def _extract_largest_image_from_webpage(self, url: str, save_path: str) -> bool:
-        """
-        Extract the largest image from a webpage using Mercury parser.
-
-        Args:
-            url (str): URL of the webpage to extract images from
-            save_path (str): Path where to save the extracted image
-
-        Returns:
-            bool: True if successful, False otherwise
-        """
-        try:
-            if not mercury:
-                return False
-
-            # Use mercury to parse the webpage
-            parsed = mercury.parse(url)
-
-            # Check if mercury found a lead image
-            if hasattr(parsed, "lead_image_url") and parsed.lead_image_url:
-                image_url = parsed.lead_image_url
-
-                # Download and save the image
-                img_response = requests.get(image_url, timeout=10)
-                img_response.raise_for_status()
-
-                # Save as webp with quality 80
-                img = Image.open(BytesIO(img_response.content))
-                img.save(save_path, "WEBP", quality=80)
-                return True
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error extracting image using Mercury: {e}")
-            return False
-
-        return False
diff --git a/src/server/requirements.txt b/src/server/requirements.txt
index 6bd3950..d01f62c 100644
--- a/src/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/server/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ Flask-CORS
 Pillow
 beautifulsoup4
 requests
-mercury