diff --git a/backend/appsettings/index_mapping.json b/backend/appsettings/index_mapping.json
index 03d43deb..eaeaf325 100644
--- a/backend/appsettings/index_mapping.json
+++ b/backend/appsettings/index_mapping.json
@@ -110,10 +110,6 @@
                     "type": "text",
                     "index": false
                 },
-                "vid_thumb_base64": {
-                    "type": "text",
-                    "index": false
-                },
                 "date_downloaded": {
                     "type": "date",
                     "format": "epoch_second"
diff --git a/backend/video/src/index.py b/backend/video/src/index.py
index 34e23a8c..5b1e8c38 100644
--- a/backend/video/src/index.py
+++ b/backend/video/src/index.py
@@ -174,15 +174,12 @@ class YoutubeVideo(YouTubeItem, YoutubeSubtitle):
         # extract
         self.channel_id = self.youtube_meta["channel_id"]
         last_refresh = int(datetime.now().timestamp())
-        # base64_blur = ThumbManager().get_base64_blur(self.youtube_id)
-        base64_blur = False
         # build json_data basics
         self.json_data = {
             "title": self.youtube_meta["title"],
             "description": self.youtube_meta.get("description", ""),
             "category": self.youtube_meta.get("categories", []),
             "vid_thumb_url": self.youtube_meta["thumbnail"],
-            "vid_thumb_base64": base64_blur,
             "tags": self.youtube_meta.get("tags", []),
             "published": self._build_published(),
             "vid_last_refresh": last_refresh,
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
index 291725a6..be016f6e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ export type VideoType = {
   tags: string[];
   title: string;
   vid_last_refresh: string;
-  vid_thumb_base64: boolean;
   vid_thumb_url: string;
   vid_type: string;
   youtube_id: string;