diff --git a/frontend.py b/frontend.py
index c6a1733..ab5761a 100644
--- a/frontend.py
+++ b/frontend.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import sys
 import os
 import random
 import re
-import hashlib
 import html
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -12,9 +11,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QComboBox, QTextEdit, QDialogButtonBox, QAction, QFileDialog, QMessageBox,
     QInputDialog, QApplication, QAbstractItemView, QSizePolicy, QHeaderView
 )
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QUrl, QEvent
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon, QKeySequence
-from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkAccessManager, QNetworkRequest, QNetworkReply
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QIcon
 from backend import AnimeBackend
 
 # Set up logging
@@ -108,30 +106,6 @@ Table-specific Shortcuts (apply to selected entry):
         buttons.accepted.connect(self.accept)
         layout.addWidget(buttons)
 
-class HoverLabel(QLabel):
-    def __init__(self, main_window, name, url=None):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.main_window = main_window
-        self.url = url
-        self.fetched = False
-        self.image_file = None
-        if url:
-            self.image_file = os.path.join(main_window.image_cache_dir, hashlib.md5(url.encode()).hexdigest() + '.jpg')
-            name_escaped = html.escape(name)
-            self.setText(f'<a href="{url}">{name_escaped}</a>')
-            self.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
-            if os.path.exists(self.image_file):
-                self.setToolTip(f'<img src="{self.image_file}" width="200">')
-                self.fetched = True
-        else:
-            self.setText(html.escape(name))
-
-    def enterEvent(self, event):
-        if self.url and not self.fetched:
-            self.main_window.fetch_poster(self.url, self)
-            self.fetched = True
-        super().enterEvent(event)
-
 class CustomTableWidget(QTableWidget):
     def __init__(self, parent, is_pre):
         super().__init__()
@@ -165,12 +139,6 @@ class AnimeTracker(QMainWindow):
         self.setWindowTitle("Anime Backlog Tracker")
         self.resize(800, 600)
         self.backend = AnimeBackend()
-        self.image_cache_dir = 'images'
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(self.image_cache_dir, exist_ok=True)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logging.error(f"Error creating image cache directory: {e}")
-        self.network_manager = QNetworkAccessManager(self)
         self.tab_widget = QTabWidget()
         self.setCentralWidget(self.tab_widget)
         self.create_menu()
@@ -275,7 +243,13 @@ class AnimeTracker(QMainWindow):
                 # Name
                 name = entry[1]
                 url = entry[7]
-                name_label = HoverLabel(self, name, url)
+                name_label = QLabel()
+                if url:
+                    name_escaped = html.escape(name)
+                    name_label.setText(f'<a href="{url}">{name_escaped}</a>')
+                    name_label.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
+                else:
+                    name_label.setText(html.escape(name))
                 table.setCellWidget(row, col, name_label)
                 col += 1
                 # Type
@@ -378,7 +352,13 @@ class AnimeTracker(QMainWindow):
                         # Name
                         name = entry[1]
                         url = entry[7]
-                        name_label = HoverLabel(self, name, url)
+                        name_label = QLabel()
+                        if url:
+                            name_escaped = html.escape(name)
+                            name_label.setText(f'<a href="{url}">{name_escaped}</a>')
+                            name_label.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
+                        else:
+                            name_label.setText(html.escape(name))
                         table.setCellWidget(row, col, name_label)
                         col += 1
                         # Type
@@ -464,49 +444,6 @@ class AnimeTracker(QMainWindow):
             layout.addWidget(btn)
         return widget
 
-    def fetch_poster(self, url, label):
-        image_file = label.image_file
-        if os.path.exists(image_file):
-            label.setToolTip(f'<img src="{image_file}" width="200">')
-            return
-        try:
-            request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))
-            reply = self.network_manager.get(request)
-            reply.finished.connect(lambda: self.handle_html_reply(reply, image_file, label))
-        except Exception as e:
-            logging.error(f"Error fetching poster from {url}: {e}")
-            label.setToolTip('Failed to load poster')
-
-    def handle_html_reply(self, reply, image_file, label):
-        if reply.error() != QNetworkReply.NoError:
-            label.setToolTip('Failed to load poster')
-            return
-        try:
-            html = reply.readAll().data().decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
-            match = re.search(r'<meta property="og:image" content="([^"]+)"', html)
-            if match:
-                image_url = match.group(1)
-                img_request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(image_url))
-                img_reply = self.network_manager.get(img_request)
-                img_reply.finished.connect(lambda: self.handle_image_reply(img_reply, image_file, label))
-            else:
-                label.setToolTip('No poster found')
-        except Exception as e:
-            logging.error(f"Error handling HTML reply: {e}")
-            label.setToolTip('Failed to load poster')
-
-    def handle_image_reply(self, reply, image_file, label):
-        if reply.error() == QNetworkReply.NoError:
-            try:
-                with open(image_file, 'wb') as f:
-                    f.write(reply.readAll().data())
-                label.setToolTip(f'<img src="{image_file}" width="200">')
-            except Exception as e:
-                logging.error(f"Error saving image to {image_file}: {e}")
-                label.setToolTip('Failed to load poster')
-        else:
-            label.setToolTip('Failed to load poster')
-
     def add_anime(self):
         tab_index = self.tab_widget.currentIndex()
         if tab_index == -1: