diff --git a/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go b/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
index 10a1bc7..8e94688 100644
--- a/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
+++ b/server/ctrladmin/handlers.go
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ import (
 	"go.senan.xyz/gonic/server/scrobble/listenbrainz"
 )
 
+func firstExisting(or string, strings ...string) string {
+	for _, s := range strings {
+		if s != "" {
+			return s
+		}
+	}
+	return or
+}
+
 func doScan(scanner *scanner.Scanner, opts scanner.ScanOptions) {
 	go func() {
 		if err := scanner.ScanAndClean(opts); err != nil {
@@ -39,7 +48,18 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeHome(r *http.Request) *Response {
 	c.DB.Model(&db.Album{}).Count(&data.AlbumCount)
 	c.DB.Table("tracks").Count(&data.TrackCount)
 	// lastfm box
-	data.RequestRoot = c.BaseURL(r)
+	scheme := firstExisting(
+		"http", // fallback
+		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto"),
+		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Scheme"),
+		r.URL.Scheme,
+	)
+	host := firstExisting(
+		"localhost:4747", // fallback
+		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Host"),
+		r.Host,
+	)
+	data.RequestRoot = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", scheme, host)
 	data.CurrentLastFMAPIKey, _ = c.DB.GetSetting("lastfm_api_key")
 	data.DefaultListenBrainzURL = listenbrainz.BaseURL
 	// users box
diff --git a/server/ctrlbase/ctrl.go b/server/ctrlbase/ctrl.go
index 59841cb..a2f91c1 100644
--- a/server/ctrlbase/ctrl.go
+++ b/server/ctrlbase/ctrl.go
@@ -55,21 +55,6 @@ func (c *Controller) Path(rel string) string {
 	return path.Join(c.ProxyPrefix, rel)
 }
 
-func (c *Controller) BaseURL(r *http.Request) string {
-	scheme := firstExisting(
-		"http", // fallback
-		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Proto"),
-		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Scheme"),
-		r.URL.Scheme,
-	)
-	host := firstExisting(
-		"localhost:4747", // fallback
-		r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Host"),
-		r.Host,
-	)
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", scheme, host)
-}
-
 func (c *Controller) WithLogging(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// this is (should be) the first middleware. pass right though it
@@ -102,12 +87,3 @@ func (c *Controller) WithCORS(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
-
-func firstExisting(or string, strings ...string) string {
-	for _, s := range strings {
-		if s != "" {
-			return s
-		}
-	}
-	return or
-}
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
index db8bcb3..3174832 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/handlers_by_tags.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtists(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	params := r.Context().Value(CtxParams).(params.Params)
 	var artists []*db.Artist
 	q := c.DB.
-		Preload("GuessedFolder").
 		Select("*, count(sub.id) album_count").
 		Joins("LEFT JOIN albums sub ON artists.id=sub.tag_artist_id").
 		Group("artists.id").
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtist(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	}
 	artist := &db.Artist{}
 	c.DB.
-		Preload("GuessedFolder").
 		Preload("Albums", func(db *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
 			return db.
 				Select("*, count(sub.id) child_count, sum(sub.length) duration").
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeSearchThree(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	// search "artists"
 	var artists []*db.Artist
 	q := c.DB.
-		Preload("GuessedFolder").
 		Select("*, count(albums.id) album_count").
 		Group("artists.id").
 		Where("name LIKE ? OR name_u_dec LIKE ?", query, query).
@@ -253,53 +248,40 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtistInfoTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	if err != nil {
 		return spec.NewError(10, "please provide an `id` parameter")
 	}
-
-	sub := spec.NewResponse()
-	sub.ArtistInfoTwo = &spec.ArtistInfo{}
-
 	apiKey, _ := c.DB.GetSetting("lastfm_api_key")
 	if apiKey == "" {
+		sub := spec.NewResponse()
+		sub.ArtistInfoTwo = &spec.ArtistInfo{}
 		return sub
 	}
-
 	artist := &db.Artist{}
 	err = c.DB.
-		Preload("GuessedFolder").
 		Where("id=?", id.Value).
 		Find(artist).
 		Error
 	if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
 		return spec.NewError(70, "artist with id `%s` not found", id)
 	}
-
-	if artist.GuessedFolder != nil && artist.GuessedFolder.Cover != "" {
-		sub.ArtistInfoTwo.SmallImageURL = c.genAlbumCoverURL(r, artist.GuessedFolder, 64)
-		sub.ArtistInfoTwo.MediumImageURL = c.genAlbumCoverURL(r, artist.GuessedFolder, 126)
-		sub.ArtistInfoTwo.LargeImageURL = c.genAlbumCoverURL(r, artist.GuessedFolder, 256)
-	}
-
 	info, err := lastfm.ArtistGetInfo(apiKey, artist)
 	if err != nil {
 		return spec.NewError(0, "fetching artist info: %v", err)
 	}
-
-	sub.ArtistInfoTwo.Biography = info.Bio.Summary
-	sub.ArtistInfoTwo.MusicBrainzID = info.MBID
-	sub.ArtistInfoTwo.LastFMURL = info.URL
-
-	if !(artist.GuessedFolder != nil && artist.GuessedFolder.Cover != "") {
-		for _, image := range info.Image {
-			switch image.Size {
-			case "small":
-				sub.ArtistInfoTwo.SmallImageURL = image.Text
-			case "medium":
-				sub.ArtistInfoTwo.MediumImageURL = image.Text
-			case "large":
-				sub.ArtistInfoTwo.LargeImageURL = image.Text
-			}
+	sub := spec.NewResponse()
+	sub.ArtistInfoTwo = &spec.ArtistInfo{
+		Biography:     info.Bio.Summary,
+		MusicBrainzID: info.MBID,
+		LastFMURL:     info.URL,
+	}
+	for _, image := range info.Image {
+		switch image.Size {
+		case "small":
+			sub.ArtistInfoTwo.SmallImageURL = image.Text
+		case "medium":
+			sub.ArtistInfoTwo.MediumImageURL = image.Text
+		case "large":
+			sub.ArtistInfoTwo.LargeImageURL = image.Text
 		}
 	}
-
 	count := params.GetOrInt("count", 20)
 	inclNotPresent := params.GetOrBool("includeNotPresent", false)
 	for i, similarInfo := range info.Similar.Artists {
@@ -328,7 +310,6 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetArtistInfoTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 		sub.ArtistInfoTwo.SimilarArtist = append(
 			sub.ArtistInfoTwo.SimilarArtist, similar)
 	}
-
 	return sub
 }
 
@@ -390,16 +371,3 @@ func (c *Controller) ServeGetStarredTwo(r *http.Request) *spec.Response {
 	}
 	return sub
 }
-
-func (c *Controller) genAlbumCoverURL(r *http.Request, folder *db.Album, size int) string {
-	coverURL, _ := url.Parse(c.BaseURL(r))
-	coverURL.Path = c.Path("/rest/getCoverArt")
-
-	id := specid.ID{Type: specid.Album, Value: folder.ID}
-	query := r.URL.Query()
-	query.Set("id", id.String())
-	query.Set("size", strconv.Itoa(size))
-	coverURL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-
-	return coverURL.String()
-}
diff --git a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
index 4475f85..3250995 100644
--- a/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
+++ b/server/ctrlsubsonic/spec/construct_by_tags.go
@@ -72,15 +72,11 @@ func NewTrackByTags(t *db.Track, album *db.Album) *TrackChild {
 }
 
 func NewArtistByTags(a *db.Artist) *Artist {
-	ret := &Artist{
+	return &Artist{
 		ID:         a.SID(),
 		Name:       a.Name,
 		AlbumCount: a.AlbumCount,
 	}
-	if a.GuessedFolder != nil && a.GuessedFolder.Cover != "" {
-		ret.CoverID = a.GuessedFolder.SID()
-	}
-	return ret
 }
 
 func NewGenre(g *db.Genre) *Genre {
diff --git a/server/db/migrations.go b/server/db/migrations.go
index 77df72a..7a515ac 100644
--- a/server/db/migrations.go
+++ b/server/db/migrations.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (db *DB) Migrate(ctx MigrationContext) error {
 		construct(ctx, "202102191448", migratePodcastAutoDownload),
 		construct(ctx, "202110041330", migrateAlbumCreatedAt),
 		construct(ctx, "202111021951", migrateAlbumRootDir),
-		construct(ctx, "202201042236", migrateArtistGuessedFolder),
 	}
 
 	return gormigrate.
@@ -307,7 +306,3 @@ func migrateAlbumRootDir(tx *gorm.DB, ctx MigrationContext) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func migrateArtistGuessedFolder(tx *gorm.DB, ctx MigrationContext) error {
-	return tx.AutoMigrate(Artist{}).Error
-}
diff --git a/server/db/model.go b/server/db/model.go
index 87810f1..1580192 100644
--- a/server/db/model.go
+++ b/server/db/model.go
@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ func joinInt(in []int, sep string) string {
 }
 
 type Artist struct {
-	ID              int      `gorm:"primary_key"`
-	Name            string   `gorm:"not null; unique_index"`
-	NameUDec        string   `sql:"default: null"`
-	Albums          []*Album `gorm:"foreignkey:TagArtistID"`
-	AlbumCount      int      `sql:"-"`
-	GuessedFolder   *Album
-	GuessedFolderID int `sql:"default: null; type:int REFERENCES albums(id) ON DELETE SET NULL"`
+	ID         int      `gorm:"primary_key"`
+	Name       string   `gorm:"not null; unique_index"`
+	NameUDec   string   `sql:"default: null"`
+	Albums     []*Album `gorm:"foreignkey:TagArtistID"`
+	AlbumCount int      `sql:"-"`
 }
 
 func (a *Artist) SID() *specid.ID {
diff --git a/server/scanner/scanner.go b/server/scanner/scanner.go
index 3320d32..17b67b7 100644
--- a/server/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/server/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) populateTrackAndAlbumArtists(tx *db.DB, c *ctx, i int, album *
 	}
 
 	artistName := trags.SomeAlbumArtist()
-	albumArtist, err := s.populateAlbumArtist(tx, album, artistName)
+	albumArtist, err := s.populateAlbumArtist(tx, artistName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("populate artist: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -315,15 +315,12 @@ func populateTrack(tx *db.DB, album *db.Album, albumArtist *db.Artist, track *db
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Scanner) populateAlbumArtist(tx *db.DB, guessedArtistFolder *db.Album, artistName string) (*db.Artist, error) {
+func (s *Scanner) populateAlbumArtist(tx *db.DB, artistName string) (*db.Artist, error) {
 	var artist db.Artist
 	update := db.Artist{
 		Name:     artistName,
 		NameUDec: decoded(artistName),
 	}
-	if guessedArtistFolder != nil {
-		update.GuessedFolderID = guessedArtistFolder.ParentID
-	}
 	if err := tx.Where("name=?", artistName).Assign(update).FirstOrCreate(&artist).Error; err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("find or create artist: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -479,8 +476,7 @@ func isCover(name string) bool {
 		"folder.png", "folder.jpg", "folder.jpeg",
 		"album.png", "album.jpg", "album.jpeg",
 		"albumart.png", "albumart.jpg", "albumart.jpeg",
-		"front.png", "front.jpg", "front.jpeg",
-		"artist.png", "artist.jpg", "artist.jpeg":
+		"front.png", "front.jpg", "front.jpeg":
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false