diff --git a/app/components/activity-teaser.tsx b/app/components/activity-teaser.tsx
index ee3ac4c..b295e08 100644
--- a/app/components/activity-teaser.tsx
+++ b/app/components/activity-teaser.tsx
@@ -64,25 +64,16 @@ export const ActivityTeaserComponent = ({
   return (
     <header className="h-96 flex-none basis-full rounded-xl px-2 sm:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3 2xl:basis-1/4">
       <div className="flex flex-col">
-        <picture>
-          <source type="image/webp" srcSet={webpSrcSet}></source>
-          <source type="image/jpg" srcSet={jpgSrcSet}></source>
           <img
             className="top-0 m-0 h-64 w-auto rounded-xl object-cover"
             src={CloudinaryImageRequestHelper.getImageUrl(
               cloudinaryImageName,
               CloudinaryImageFormat.JPG,
-              CloudinaryImageDensity.SINGLE,
-              undefined,
-              256
+              CloudinaryImageDensity.SINGLE
             )}
-            srcSet={jpgSrcSet}
             alt={altText}
-            loading="lazy"
             height="256"
           />
-        </picture>
-
         <div className="prose mt-4">
           <h3 className="text-2xl">{title}</h3>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/root.tsx b/app/root.tsx
index ec9bb95..c1ceac6 100644
--- a/app/root.tsx
+++ b/app/root.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ export const links: LinksFunction = () => {
   return [
     { rel: "icon", href: "data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 100 100%22><text y=%22.9em%22 font-size=%2290%22>🥾</text></svg>"},
     { rel: "stylesheet", href: tailwindStylesheetUrl },
-    { rel: "preconnect", href: "https://res.cloudinary.com" },
-    {
-      rel: "preload",
-      as: "image",
-      href: "https://res.cloudinary.com/dbsjhw9tp/image/upload/f_auto/v1653757476/der-almohi/der-almohi-hero-illustration.ai",
-    },
   ];
 };