diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01f5100..54016b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
     "sass-loader": "^13.2.2",
     "serialize-javascript": "^6.0.1",
     "service-worker-webpack": "^1.0.0",
-    "sharp": "^0.32.1",
     "tippy.js": "^6.3.7",
     "toastify-js": "^1.12.0",
     "tributejs": "^5.1.3",
diff --git a/src/server/utils/create-ssr-html.tsx b/src/server/utils/create-ssr-html.tsx
index 1377598..452e0c8 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/create-ssr-html.tsx
+++ b/src/server/utils/create-ssr-html.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Helmet } from "inferno-helmet";
 import { renderToString } from "inferno-server";
 import serialize from "serialize-javascript";
-import sharp from "sharp";
 import { favIconPngUrl, favIconUrl } from "../../shared/config";
 import { ILemmyConfig, IsoDataOptionalSite } from "../../shared/interfaces";
 import { buildThemeList } from "./build-themes-list";
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import { fetchIconPng } from "./fetch-icon-png";
 
 const customHtmlHeader = process.env["LEMMY_UI_CUSTOM_HTML_HEADER"] || "";
 
-let appleTouchIcon: string | undefined = undefined;
 
 export async function createSsrHtml(
   root: string,
@@ -21,25 +19,6 @@ export async function createSsrHtml(
     (await buildThemeList())[0]
   }.css" />`;
 
-  if (!appleTouchIcon) {
-    appleTouchIcon = site?.site_view.site.icon
-      ? `data:image/png;base64,${sharp(
-          await fetchIconPng(site.site_view.site.icon)
-        )
-          .resize(180, 180)
-          .extend({
-            bottom: 20,
-            top: 20,
-            left: 20,
-            right: 20,
-            background: "#222222",
-          })
-          .png()
-          .toBuffer()
-          .then(buf => buf.toString("base64"))}`
-      : favIconPngUrl;
-  }
-
   const erudaStr =
     process.env["LEMMY_UI_DEBUG"] === "true"
       ? renderToString(
@@ -83,9 +62,7 @@ export async function createSsrHtml(
   
     <!-- Web app manifest -->
     <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest" />
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href=${appleTouchIcon} />
-    <link rel="apple-touch-startup-image" href=${appleTouchIcon} />
-  
+
     <!-- Styles -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/static/styles/styles.css" />
   
diff --git a/src/server/utils/generate-manifest-json.ts b/src/server/utils/generate-manifest-json.ts
index 2f9d8b8..245ad4f 100644
--- a/src/server/utils/generate-manifest-json.ts
+++ b/src/server/utils/generate-manifest-json.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { getHttpBaseExternal } from "@utils/env";
 import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { GetSiteResponse } from "lemmy-js-client";
 import path from "path";
-import sharp from "sharp";
 import { fetchIconPng } from "./fetch-icon-png";
 
 const iconSizes = [72, 96, 128, 144, 152, 192, 384, 512];
@@ -40,14 +39,6 @@ export default async function ({
           path.join(defaultLogoPathDirectory, `icon-${size}x${size}.png`)
         ).then(buf => buf.toString("base64"));
 
-        if (icon) {
-          src = await sharp(icon)
-            .resize(size, size)
-            .png()
-            .toBuffer()
-            .then(buf => buf.toString("base64"));
-        }
-
         return {
           sizes: `${size}x${size}`,
           type: "image/png",