diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/image.ts b/packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/image.ts
index bdb70c69898..4e2512406e6 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/image.ts
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/utils/src/image.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { traverseEnrichedBlock } from "./Util.js"
 import { OwidGdoc, OwidGdocType, ImageMetadata } from "@ourworldindata/types"
 import { match, P } from "ts-pattern"
 
-export const AUTHOR_BYLINE_WIDTH = 48
 export const THUMBNAIL_WIDTH = 100
 export const LARGE_THUMBNAIL_WIDTH = 350
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ export function getSizes(
 ): number[] {
     if (!originalWidth) return []
     // ensure a thumbnail and author byline is generated
-    const widths = [AUTHOR_BYLINE_WIDTH, THUMBNAIL_WIDTH]
+    const widths = [THUMBNAIL_WIDTH]
     // start at large thumbnail and go up by 500 to a max of 1350 before we just show the original image
     let width = LARGE_THUMBNAIL_WIDTH
     while (width < originalWidth && width <= 1350) {
diff --git a/site/gdocs/components/Image.tsx b/site/gdocs/components/Image.tsx
index 57e58bbb967..4581425af76 100644
--- a/site/gdocs/components/Image.tsx
+++ b/site/gdocs/components/Image.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const containerSizes: Record<ImageParentContainer, string> = {
     ["datapage"]: gridSpan6,
     ["full-width"]: "100vw",
     ["key-insight"]: gridSpan5,
-    ["author-byline"]: "48px",
+    ["author-byline"]: "100px",
     ["author-header"]: gridSpan2,
     ["span-5"]: gridSpan5,
     ["span-6"]: gridSpan6,