diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 545aed3fe..5b17c3ff9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "fuzzysort": "^2.0.4",
     "lodash.startcase": "^4.4.0",
     "markdown-escape": "^2.0.0",
-    "node-worker-threads-pool": "^1.5.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "satori": "^0.9.1"
   },
diff --git a/src/core/blitz/tankopedia.ts b/src/core/blitz/tankopedia.ts
index def1090eb..8408d1559 100644
--- a/src/core/blitz/tankopedia.ts
+++ b/src/core/blitz/tankopedia.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { StaticPool } from 'node-worker-threads-pool';
 import { WargamingResponse } from '../../types/wargamingResponse.js';
 
 export type TankType = 'AT-SPG' | 'lightTank' | 'mediumTank' | 'heavyTank';
@@ -50,39 +49,3 @@ export const TIER_ROMAN_NUMERALS: Record<number, string> = {
 export const TANK_IDS = Object.keys(tankopedia).map((id) => Number(id));
 export const TANKS = TANK_IDS.map((id) => tankopedia[id]);
 export const TANK_NAMES = TANKS.map((tank) => tank.name);
-
-const imageEncodingStaticPool = new StaticPool({
-  size: 1,
-  task: async (data: Tankopedia) => {
-    console.log('Encoding tank images...');
-
-    const encoded: [number, string][] = [];
-
-    await Promise.all(
-      Object.entries(data as Tankopedia).map(
-        async ([, tank]: [string, TankopediaEntry]) => {
-          if (tank.images.normal) {
-            const response = await fetch(tank.images.normal);
-            const blob = await response.arrayBuffer();
-            const base64 = `data:${response.headers.get(
-              'content-type',
-            )};base64,${Buffer.from(blob).toString('base64')}`;
-            encoded.push([tank.tank_id, base64]);
-          }
-        },
-      ),
-    );
-
-    console.log('Encoded tank images');
-
-    return encoded;
-  },
-});
-
-imageEncodingStaticPool.exec(tankopedia).then((encoded) => {
-  console.log('Implementing encoded images...');
-  encoded.forEach(([tankId, image]) => {
-    tankopedia[tankId].images.normal = image;
-  });
-  console.log('Implemented encoded images');
-});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 171754751..36e6a48e2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -577,11 +577,6 @@ nanoid@^3.3.6:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.6.tgz"
   integrity sha512-BGcqMMJuToF7i1rt+2PWSNVnWIkGCU78jBG3RxO/bZlnZPK2Cmi2QaffxGO/2RvWi9sL+FAiRiXMgsyxQ1DIDA==
 
-node-worker-threads-pool@^1.5.1:
-  version "1.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-worker-threads-pool/-/node-worker-threads-pool-1.5.1.tgz#1034303e10bb63a541ec74ae26559e9dff355f27"
-  integrity sha512-7TXAhpMm+jO4MfESxYLtMGSnJWv+itdNHMdaFmeZuPXxwFGU90mtEB42BciUULXOUAxYBfXILAuvrSG3rQZ7mw==
-
 pako@^0.2.5:
   version "0.2.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pako/-/pako-0.2.9.tgz#f3f7522f4ef782348da8161bad9ecfd51bf83a75"