diff --git a/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
index 7326420ca..2a65c4752 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/image.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   getPost,
   waitUntil,
   createPostWithThumbnail,
+  sampleImage,
 } from "./shared";
 const downloadFileSync = require("download-file-sync");
 
@@ -182,13 +183,13 @@ test("Images in remote post are proxied if setting enabled", async () => {
     gamma,
     community.community_view.community.id,
     upload.url,
-    "![](http://example.com/image2.png)",
+    `![](${sampleImage})`,
   );
   expect(post.post_view.post).toBeDefined();
 
   // remote image gets proxied after upload
   expect(
-    post.post_view.post.url?.startsWith(
+    post.post_view.post.thumbnail_url?.startsWith(
       "http://lemmy-gamma:8561/api/v3/image_proxy?url",
     ),
   ).toBeTruthy();
@@ -201,14 +202,20 @@ test("Images in remote post are proxied if setting enabled", async () => {
   let epsilonPost = await resolvePost(epsilon, post.post_view.post);
   expect(epsilonPost.post).toBeDefined();
 
-  // remote image gets proxied after federation
+  // Fetch the post again, the metadata should be backgrounded now
+  // Wait for the metadata to get fetched, since this is backgrounded now
+  let epsilonPost2 = await waitUntil(
+    () => getPost(epsilon, epsilonPost.post!.post.id),
+    p => p.post_view.post.thumbnail_url != undefined,
+  );
+
   expect(
-    epsilonPost.post!.post.url?.startsWith(
+    epsilonPost2.post_view.post.thumbnail_url?.startsWith(
       "http://lemmy-epsilon:8581/api/v3/image_proxy?url",
     ),
   ).toBeTruthy();
   expect(
-    epsilonPost.post!.post.body?.startsWith(
+    epsilonPost2.post_view.post.body?.startsWith(
       "![](http://lemmy-epsilon:8581/api/v3/image_proxy?url",
     ),
   ).toBeTruthy();
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@ test("No image proxying if setting is disabled", async () => {
     alpha,
     community.community_view.community.id,
     upload.url,
-    "![](http://example.com/image2.png)",
+    `![](${sampleImage})`,
   );
   expect(post.post_view.post).toBeDefined();
 
@@ -239,7 +246,7 @@ test("No image proxying if setting is disabled", async () => {
   expect(
     post.post_view.post.url?.startsWith("http://127.0.0.1:8551/pictrs/image/"),
   ).toBeTruthy();
-  expect(post.post_view.post.body).toBe("![](http://example.com/image2.png)");
+  expect(post.post_view.post.body).toBe(`![](${sampleImage})`);
 
   let betaPost = await waitForPost(
     beta,
@@ -252,8 +259,7 @@ test("No image proxying if setting is disabled", async () => {
   expect(
     betaPost.post.url?.startsWith("http://127.0.0.1:8551/pictrs/image/"),
   ).toBeTruthy();
-  expect(betaPost.post.body).toBe("![](http://example.com/image2.png)");
-
+  expect(betaPost.post.body).toBe(`![](${sampleImage})`);
   // Make sure the alt text got federated
   expect(post.post_view.post.alt_text).toBe(betaPost.post.alt_text);
 });
diff --git a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
index b2ab50222..38cf79fcb 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/post.spec.ts
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ test("Block post that contains banned URL", async () => {
 
   await epsilon.editSite(editSiteForm);
 
-  await delay(500);
+  await delay();
 
   if (!betaCommunity) {
     throw "Missing beta community";
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index 1a8a9afaf..a1bbb1277 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ import { ListingType } from "lemmy-js-client/dist/types/ListingType";
 
 export const fetchFunction = fetch;
 export const imageFetchLimit = 50;
+export const sampleImage =
+  "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/df/5f/5b/df5f5b1b174a2b4b6026cc6c8f9395c1.jpg";
 
 export let alphaUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:8541";
 export let betaUrl = "http://127.0.0.1:8551";
@@ -693,8 +695,8 @@ export async function saveUserSettingsBio(
 export async function saveUserSettingsFederated(
   api: LemmyHttp,
 ): Promise<SuccessResponse> {
-  let avatar = "https://image.flaticon.com/icons/png/512/35/35896.png";
-  let banner = "https://image.flaticon.com/icons/png/512/36/35896.png";
+  let avatar = sampleImage;
+  let banner = sampleImage;
   let bio = "a changed bio";
   let form: SaveUserSettings = {
     show_nsfw: false,
diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
index 934e45c0c..bca48b8ca 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/request.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ pub async fn fetch_link_metadata(url: &Url, context: &LemmyContext) -> LemmyResu
 pub async fn generate_post_link_metadata(
   post: Post,
   custom_thumbnail: Option<Url>,
-  federated_thumbnail: Option<Url>,
   send_activity: impl FnOnce(Post) -> Option<SendActivityData> + Send + 'static,
   local_site: Option<LocalSite>,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
@@ -111,13 +110,7 @@ pub async fn generate_post_link_metadata(
     // Use custom thumbnail if available and its not an image post
     if let Some(custom_thumbnail) = custom_thumbnail {
       proxy_image_link(custom_thumbnail, &context).await.ok()
-    }
-    // Use federated thumbnail if available
-    else if let Some(federated_thumbnail) = federated_thumbnail {
-      proxy_image_link(federated_thumbnail, &context).await.ok()
-    }
-    // Generate local thumbnail if allowed
-    else if allow_generate_thumbnail {
+    } else if allow_generate_thumbnail {
       match metadata.opengraph_data.image {
         Some(url) => generate_pictrs_thumbnail(&url, &context)
           .await
@@ -151,21 +144,12 @@ pub async fn generate_post_link_metadata(
 pub fn generate_post_link_metadata_background(
   post: Post,
   custom_thumbnail: Option<Url>,
-  federated_thumbnail: Option<Url>,
   send_activity: impl FnOnce(Post) -> Option<SendActivityData> + Send + 'static,
   local_site: Option<LocalSite>,
   context: Data<LemmyContext>,
 ) {
   spawn_try_task(async move {
-    generate_post_link_metadata(
-      post,
-      custom_thumbnail,
-      federated_thumbnail,
-      send_activity,
-      local_site,
-      context,
-    )
-    .await
+    generate_post_link_metadata(post, custom_thumbnail, send_activity, local_site, context).await
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 58ae4e6cf..82a208a9c 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ pub async fn create_post(
   generate_post_link_metadata(
     updated_post.clone(),
     custom_thumbnail,
-    None,
     |post| Some(SendActivityData::CreatePost(post)),
     Some(local_site),
     context.reset_request_count(),
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index 3737079a0..4b4bd9845 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ pub async fn update_post(
   generate_post_link_metadata(
     updated_post.clone(),
     custom_thumbnail,
-    None,
     |post| Some(SendActivityData::UpdatePost(post)),
     Some(local_site),
     context.reset_request_count(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index bdada86b6..53ee6e0b1 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ use html2text::{from_read_with_decorator, render::text_renderer::TrivialDecorato
 use lemmy_api_common::{
   context::LemmyContext,
   request::generate_post_link_metadata_background,
-  utils::{
-    get_url_blocklist,
-    local_site_opt_to_slur_regex,
-    process_markdown_opt,
-    proxy_image_link_opt_apub,
-  },
+  utils::{get_url_blocklist, local_site_opt_to_slur_regex, process_markdown_opt},
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
   source::{
@@ -279,7 +274,6 @@ impl Object for ApubPost {
     generate_post_link_metadata_background(
       post.clone(),
       None,
-      page.image.map(|i| i.url),
       |_| None,
       local_site,
       context.reset_request_count(),