diff --git a/api/database/database.go b/api/database/database.go
index aee7cb79..6402e954 100644
--- a/api/database/database.go
+++ b/api/database/database.go
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ func MigrateDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 		log.Printf("Failed to run exif GPS correction migration: %v\n", err)
 	}
 
+	// v2.5.0 - Remove Thumbnail Method for Downsampliing filters
+	if db.Migrator().HasColumn(&models.SiteInfo{}, "thumbnail_method") {
+		db.Migrator().DropColumn(&models.SiteInfo{}, "thumbnail_method")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/api/graphql/generated.go b/api/graphql/generated.go
index 1b0e82a4..6aa0d3c2 100644
--- a/api/graphql/generated.go
+++ b/api/graphql/generated.go
@@ -153,31 +153,30 @@ type ComplexityRoot struct {
 	}
 
 	Mutation struct {
-		AuthorizeUser                func(childComplexity int, username string, password string) int
-		ChangeUserPreferences        func(childComplexity int, language *string) int
-		CombineFaceGroups            func(childComplexity int, destinationFaceGroupID int, sourceFaceGroupID int) int
-		CreateUser                   func(childComplexity int, username string, password *string, admin bool) int
-		DeleteShareToken             func(childComplexity int, token string) int
-		DeleteUser                   func(childComplexity int, id int) int
-		DetachImageFaces             func(childComplexity int, imageFaceIDs []int) int
-		FavoriteMedia                func(childComplexity int, mediaID int, favorite bool) int
-		InitialSetupWizard           func(childComplexity int, username string, password string, rootPath string) int
-		MoveImageFaces               func(childComplexity int, imageFaceIDs []int, destinationFaceGroupID int) int
-		ProtectShareToken            func(childComplexity int, token string, password *string) int
-		RecognizeUnlabeledFaces      func(childComplexity int) int
-		ResetAlbumCover              func(childComplexity int, albumID int) int
-		ScanAll                      func(childComplexity int) int
-		ScanUser                     func(childComplexity int, userID int) int
-		SetAlbumCover                func(childComplexity int, coverID int) int
-		SetFaceGroupLabel            func(childComplexity int, faceGroupID int, label *string) int
-		SetPeriodicScanInterval      func(childComplexity int, interval int) int
-		SetScannerConcurrentWorkers  func(childComplexity int, workers int) int
-		SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod func(childComplexity int, method models.ThumbnailFilter) int
-		ShareAlbum                   func(childComplexity int, albumID int, expire *time.Time, password *string) int
-		ShareMedia                   func(childComplexity int, mediaID int, expire *time.Time, password *string) int
-		UpdateUser                   func(childComplexity int, id int, username *string, password *string, admin *bool) int
-		UserAddRootPath              func(childComplexity int, id int, rootPath string) int
-		UserRemoveRootAlbum          func(childComplexity int, userID int, albumID int) int
+		AuthorizeUser               func(childComplexity int, username string, password string) int
+		ChangeUserPreferences       func(childComplexity int, language *string) int
+		CombineFaceGroups           func(childComplexity int, destinationFaceGroupID int, sourceFaceGroupID int) int
+		CreateUser                  func(childComplexity int, username string, password *string, admin bool) int
+		DeleteShareToken            func(childComplexity int, token string) int
+		DeleteUser                  func(childComplexity int, id int) int
+		DetachImageFaces            func(childComplexity int, imageFaceIDs []int) int
+		FavoriteMedia               func(childComplexity int, mediaID int, favorite bool) int
+		InitialSetupWizard          func(childComplexity int, username string, password string, rootPath string) int
+		MoveImageFaces              func(childComplexity int, imageFaceIDs []int, destinationFaceGroupID int) int
+		ProtectShareToken           func(childComplexity int, token string, password *string) int
+		RecognizeUnlabeledFaces     func(childComplexity int) int
+		ResetAlbumCover             func(childComplexity int, albumID int) int
+		ScanAll                     func(childComplexity int) int
+		ScanUser                    func(childComplexity int, userID int) int
+		SetAlbumCover               func(childComplexity int, coverID int) int
+		SetFaceGroupLabel           func(childComplexity int, faceGroupID int, label *string) int
+		SetPeriodicScanInterval     func(childComplexity int, interval int) int
+		SetScannerConcurrentWorkers func(childComplexity int, workers int) int
+		ShareAlbum                  func(childComplexity int, albumID int, expire *time.Time, password *string) int
+		ShareMedia                  func(childComplexity int, mediaID int, expire *time.Time, password *string) int
+		UpdateUser                  func(childComplexity int, id int, username *string, password *string, admin *bool) int
+		UserAddRootPath             func(childComplexity int, id int, rootPath string) int
+		UserRemoveRootAlbum         func(childComplexity int, userID int, albumID int) int
 	}
 
 	Notification struct {
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ type ComplexityRoot struct {
 		FaceDetectionEnabled func(childComplexity int) int
 		InitialSetup         func(childComplexity int) int
 		PeriodicScanInterval func(childComplexity int) int
-		ThumbnailMethod      func(childComplexity int) int
 	}
 
 	Subscription struct {
@@ -330,7 +328,6 @@ type MutationResolver interface {
 	ShareMedia(ctx context.Context, mediaID int, expire *time.Time, password *string) (*models.ShareToken, error)
 	DeleteShareToken(ctx context.Context, token string) (*models.ShareToken, error)
 	ProtectShareToken(ctx context.Context, token string, password *string) (*models.ShareToken, error)
-	SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx context.Context, method models.ThumbnailFilter) (models.ThumbnailFilter, error)
 	AuthorizeUser(ctx context.Context, username string, password string) (*models.AuthorizeResult, error)
 	InitialSetupWizard(ctx context.Context, username string, password string, rootPath string) (*models.AuthorizeResult, error)
 	UpdateUser(ctx context.Context, id int, username *string, password *string, admin *bool) (*models.User, error)
@@ -1066,18 +1063,6 @@ func (e *executableSchema) Complexity(ctx context.Context, typeName, field strin
 
 		return e.complexity.Mutation.SetScannerConcurrentWorkers(childComplexity, args["workers"].(int)), true
 
-	case "Mutation.setThumbnailDownsampleMethod":
-		if e.complexity.Mutation.SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod == nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		args, err := ec.field_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod_args(ctx, rawArgs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, false
-		}
-
-		return e.complexity.Mutation.SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod(childComplexity, args["method"].(models.ThumbnailFilter)), true
-
 	case "Mutation.shareAlbum":
 		if e.complexity.Mutation.ShareAlbum == nil {
 			break
@@ -1499,13 +1484,6 @@ func (e *executableSchema) Complexity(ctx context.Context, typeName, field strin
 
 		return e.complexity.SiteInfo.PeriodicScanInterval(childComplexity), true
 
-	case "SiteInfo.thumbnailMethod":
-		if e.complexity.SiteInfo.ThumbnailMethod == nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		return e.complexity.SiteInfo.ThumbnailMethod(childComplexity), true
-
 	case "Subscription.notification":
 		if e.complexity.Subscription.Notification == nil {
 			break
@@ -1784,7 +1762,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) introspectType(name string) (*introspection.Type, er
 	return introspection.WrapTypeFromDef(ec.Schema(), ec.Schema().Types[name]), nil
 }
 
-//go:embed "resolvers/album.graphql" "resolvers/faces.graphql" "resolvers/media.graphql" "resolvers/media_geo_json.graphql" "resolvers/notification.graphql" "resolvers/root.graphql" "resolvers/scanner.graphql" "resolvers/search.graphql" "resolvers/share_token.graphql" "resolvers/site_info.graphql" "resolvers/thumbnails.graphql" "resolvers/timeline.graphql" "resolvers/user.graphql"
+//go:embed "resolvers/album.graphql" "resolvers/faces.graphql" "resolvers/media.graphql" "resolvers/media_geo_json.graphql" "resolvers/notification.graphql" "resolvers/root.graphql" "resolvers/scanner.graphql" "resolvers/search.graphql" "resolvers/share_token.graphql" "resolvers/site_info.graphql" "resolvers/timeline.graphql" "resolvers/user.graphql"
 var sourcesFS embed.FS
 
 func sourceData(filename string) string {
@@ -1806,7 +1784,6 @@ var sources = []*ast.Source{
 	{Name: "resolvers/search.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/search.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
 	{Name: "resolvers/share_token.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/share_token.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
 	{Name: "resolvers/site_info.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/site_info.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
-	{Name: "resolvers/thumbnails.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/thumbnails.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
 	{Name: "resolvers/timeline.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/timeline.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
 	{Name: "resolvers/user.graphql", Input: sourceData("resolvers/user.graphql"), BuiltIn: false},
 }
@@ -2675,34 +2652,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_setScannerConcurrentWorkers_argsWorke
 	return zeroVal, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
-	var err error
-	args := map[string]any{}
-	arg0, err := ec.field_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod_argsMethod(ctx, rawArgs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	args["method"] = arg0
-	return args, nil
-}
-func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod_argsMethod(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	rawArgs map[string]any,
-) (models.ThumbnailFilter, error) {
-	if _, ok := rawArgs["method"]; !ok {
-		var zeroVal models.ThumbnailFilter
-		return zeroVal, nil
-	}
-
-	ctx = graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("method"))
-	if tmp, ok := rawArgs["method"]; ok {
-		return ec.unmarshalNThumbnailFilter2githubᚗcomᚋphotoviewᚋphotoviewᚋapiᚋgraphqlᚋmodelsᚐThumbnailFilter(ctx, tmp)
-	}
-
-	var zeroVal models.ThumbnailFilter
-	return zeroVal, nil
-}
-
 func (ec *executionContext) field_Mutation_shareAlbum_args(ctx context.Context, rawArgs map[string]any) (map[string]any, error) {
 	var err error
 	args := map[string]any{}
@@ -8383,83 +8332,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Mutation_protectShareToken(ctx context.
 	return fc, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) _Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
-	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx, field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	ctx = graphql.WithFieldContext(ctx, fc)
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			ec.Error(ctx, ec.Recover(ctx, r))
-			ret = graphql.Null
-		}
-	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-		directive0 := func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-			ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
-			return ec.resolvers.Mutation().SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod(rctx, fc.Args["method"].(models.ThumbnailFilter))
-		}
-
-		directive1 := func(ctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-			if ec.directives.IsAdmin == nil {
-				var zeroVal models.ThumbnailFilter
-				return zeroVal, errors.New("directive isAdmin is not implemented")
-			}
-			return ec.directives.IsAdmin(ctx, nil, directive0)
-		}
-
-		tmp, err := directive1(rctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
-		}
-		if tmp == nil {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		if data, ok := tmp.(models.ThumbnailFilter); ok {
-			return data, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`unexpected type %T from directive, should be github.com/photoview/photoview/api/graphql/models.ThumbnailFilter`, tmp)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		ec.Error(ctx, err)
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	if resTmp == nil {
-		if !graphql.HasFieldError(ctx, fc) {
-			ec.Errorf(ctx, "must not be null")
-		}
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	res := resTmp.(models.ThumbnailFilter)
-	fc.Result = res
-	return ec.marshalNThumbnailFilter2githubᚗcomᚋphotoviewᚋphotoviewᚋapiᚋgraphqlᚋmodelsᚐThumbnailFilter(ctx, field.Selections, res)
-}
-
-func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (fc *graphql.FieldContext, err error) {
-	fc = &graphql.FieldContext{
-		Object:     "Mutation",
-		Field:      field,
-		IsMethod:   true,
-		IsResolver: true,
-		Child: func(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (*graphql.FieldContext, error) {
-			return nil, errors.New("field of type ThumbnailFilter does not have child fields")
-		},
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			err = ec.Recover(ctx, r)
-			ec.Error(ctx, err)
-		}
-	}()
-	ctx = graphql.WithFieldContext(ctx, fc)
-	if fc.Args, err = ec.field_Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod_args(ctx, field.ArgumentMap(ec.Variables)); err != nil {
-		ec.Error(ctx, err)
-		return fc, err
-	}
-	return fc, nil
-}
-
 func (ec *executionContext) _Mutation_authorizeUser(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
 	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_Mutation_authorizeUser(ctx, field)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -10453,8 +10325,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Query_siteInfo(_ context.Context, field
 				return ec.fieldContext_SiteInfo_periodicScanInterval(ctx, field)
 			case "concurrentWorkers":
 				return ec.fieldContext_SiteInfo_concurrentWorkers(ctx, field)
-			case "thumbnailMethod":
-				return ec.fieldContext_SiteInfo_thumbnailMethod(ctx, field)
 			}
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no field named %q was found under type SiteInfo", field.Name)
 		},
@@ -11888,72 +11758,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_SiteInfo_concurrentWorkers(_ context.Co
 	return fc, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) _SiteInfo_thumbnailMethod(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField, obj *models.SiteInfo) (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
-	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_SiteInfo_thumbnailMethod(ctx, field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	ctx = graphql.WithFieldContext(ctx, fc)
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			ec.Error(ctx, ec.Recover(ctx, r))
-			ret = graphql.Null
-		}
-	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-		directive0 := func(rctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-			ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
-			return obj.ThumbnailMethod, nil
-		}
-
-		directive1 := func(ctx context.Context) (any, error) {
-			if ec.directives.IsAdmin == nil {
-				var zeroVal models.ThumbnailFilter
-				return zeroVal, errors.New("directive isAdmin is not implemented")
-			}
-			return ec.directives.IsAdmin(ctx, obj, directive0)
-		}
-
-		tmp, err := directive1(rctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
-		}
-		if tmp == nil {
-			return nil, nil
-		}
-		if data, ok := tmp.(models.ThumbnailFilter); ok {
-			return data, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`unexpected type %T from directive, should be github.com/photoview/photoview/api/graphql/models.ThumbnailFilter`, tmp)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		ec.Error(ctx, err)
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	if resTmp == nil {
-		if !graphql.HasFieldError(ctx, fc) {
-			ec.Errorf(ctx, "must not be null")
-		}
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	res := resTmp.(models.ThumbnailFilter)
-	fc.Result = res
-	return ec.marshalNThumbnailFilter2githubᚗcomᚋphotoviewᚋphotoviewᚋapiᚋgraphqlᚋmodelsᚐThumbnailFilter(ctx, field.Selections, res)
-}
-
-func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_SiteInfo_thumbnailMethod(_ context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (fc *graphql.FieldContext, err error) {
-	fc = &graphql.FieldContext{
-		Object:     "SiteInfo",
-		Field:      field,
-		IsMethod:   false,
-		IsResolver: false,
-		Child: func(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (*graphql.FieldContext, error) {
-			return nil, errors.New("field of type ThumbnailFilter does not have child fields")
-		},
-	}
-	return fc, nil
-}
-
 func (ec *executionContext) _Subscription_notification(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (ret func(ctx context.Context) graphql.Marshaler) {
 	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_Subscription_notification(ctx, field)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -16515,13 +16319,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Mutation(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet)
 			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
 				out.Invalids++
 			}
-		case "setThumbnailDownsampleMethod":
-			out.Values[i] = ec.OperationContext.RootResolverMiddleware(innerCtx, func(ctx context.Context) (res graphql.Marshaler) {
-				return ec._Mutation_setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx, field)
-			})
-			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
-				out.Invalids++
-			}
 		case "authorizeUser":
 			out.Values[i] = ec.OperationContext.RootResolverMiddleware(innerCtx, func(ctx context.Context) (res graphql.Marshaler) {
 				return ec._Mutation_authorizeUser(ctx, field)
@@ -17331,11 +17128,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _SiteInfo(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet,
 			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
 				atomic.AddUint32(&out.Invalids, 1)
 			}
-		case "thumbnailMethod":
-			out.Values[i] = ec._SiteInfo_thumbnailMethod(ctx, field, obj)
-			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
-				atomic.AddUint32(&out.Invalids, 1)
-			}
 		default:
 			panic("unknown field " + strconv.Quote(field.Name))
 		}
@@ -18603,16 +18395,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) marshalNString2string(ctx context.Context, sel ast.S
 	return res
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNThumbnailFilter2githubᚗcomᚋphotoviewᚋphotoviewᚋapiᚋgraphqlᚋmodelsᚐThumbnailFilter(ctx context.Context, v any) (models.ThumbnailFilter, error) {
-	var res models.ThumbnailFilter
-	err := res.UnmarshalGQL(v)
-	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
-}
-
-func (ec *executionContext) marshalNThumbnailFilter2githubᚗcomᚋphotoviewᚋphotoviewᚋapiᚋgraphqlᚋmodelsᚐThumbnailFilter(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet, v models.ThumbnailFilter) graphql.Marshaler {
-	return v
-}
-
 func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalNTime2timeᚐTime(ctx context.Context, v any) (time.Time, error) {
 	res, err := graphql.UnmarshalTime(v)
 	return res, graphql.ErrorOnPath(ctx, err)
diff --git a/api/graphql/models/generated.go b/api/graphql/models/generated.go
index 83cefc00..6ebafe2d 100644
--- a/api/graphql/models/generated.go
+++ b/api/graphql/models/generated.go
@@ -310,67 +310,3 @@ func (e OrderDirection) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	e.MarshalGQL(&buf)
 	return buf.Bytes(), nil
 }
-
-// Supported downsampling filters for thumbnail generation
-type ThumbnailFilter string
-
-const (
-	ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor   ThumbnailFilter = "NearestNeighbor"
-	ThumbnailFilterBox               ThumbnailFilter = "Box"
-	ThumbnailFilterLinear            ThumbnailFilter = "Linear"
-	ThumbnailFilterMitchellNetravali ThumbnailFilter = "MitchellNetravali"
-	ThumbnailFilterCatmullRom        ThumbnailFilter = "CatmullRom"
-	ThumbnailFilterLanczos           ThumbnailFilter = "Lanczos"
-)
-
-var AllThumbnailFilter = []ThumbnailFilter{
-	ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor,
-	ThumbnailFilterBox,
-	ThumbnailFilterLinear,
-	ThumbnailFilterMitchellNetravali,
-	ThumbnailFilterCatmullRom,
-	ThumbnailFilterLanczos,
-}
-
-func (e ThumbnailFilter) IsValid() bool {
-	switch e {
-	case ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor, ThumbnailFilterBox, ThumbnailFilterLinear, ThumbnailFilterMitchellNetravali, ThumbnailFilterCatmullRom, ThumbnailFilterLanczos:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func (e ThumbnailFilter) String() string {
-	return string(e)
-}
-
-func (e *ThumbnailFilter) UnmarshalGQL(v any) error {
-	str, ok := v.(string)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("enums must be strings")
-	}
-
-	*e = ThumbnailFilter(str)
-	if !e.IsValid() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid ThumbnailFilter", str)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (e ThumbnailFilter) MarshalGQL(w io.Writer) {
-	fmt.Fprint(w, strconv.Quote(e.String()))
-}
-
-func (e *ThumbnailFilter) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
-	s, err := strconv.Unquote(string(b))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return e.UnmarshalGQL(s)
-}
-
-func (e ThumbnailFilter) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	e.MarshalGQL(&buf)
-	return buf.Bytes(), nil
-}
diff --git a/api/graphql/models/site_info.go b/api/graphql/models/site_info.go
index 57b966f7..d358adbc 100644
--- a/api/graphql/models/site_info.go
+++ b/api/graphql/models/site_info.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ type SiteInfo struct {
 	InitialSetup         bool `gorm:"not null"`
 	PeriodicScanInterval int  `gorm:"not null"`
 	ConcurrentWorkers    int  `gorm:"not null"`
-	ThumbnailMethod   	 ThumbnailFilter  `gorm:"not null"`
 }
 
 func (SiteInfo) TableName() string {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ func DefaultSiteInfo(db *gorm.DB) SiteInfo {
 		InitialSetup:         true,
 		PeriodicScanInterval: 0,
 		ConcurrentWorkers:    defaultConcurrentWorkers,
-		ThumbnailMethod:			ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/graphql/models/site_info_test.go b/api/graphql/models/site_info_test.go
index d967e87e..08819392 100644
--- a/api/graphql/models/site_info_test.go
+++ b/api/graphql/models/site_info_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func TestSiteInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	site_info.InitialSetup = false
 	site_info.PeriodicScanInterval = 360
 	site_info.ConcurrentWorkers = 10
-	site_info.ThumbnailMethod = models.ThumbnailFilterLanczos
 
 	if !assert.NoError(t, db.Session(&gorm.Session{AllowGlobalUpdate: true}).Save(&site_info).Error) {
 		return
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ func TestSiteInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		InitialSetup:         false,
 		PeriodicScanInterval: 360,
 		ConcurrentWorkers:    10,
-		ThumbnailMethod:    	models.ThumbnailFilterLanczos,
 	}, *site_info)
 
 }
diff --git a/api/graphql/resolvers/site_info.graphql b/api/graphql/resolvers/site_info.graphql
index 4410d19e..cc52cc06 100644
--- a/api/graphql/resolvers/site_info.graphql
+++ b/api/graphql/resolvers/site_info.graphql
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ type SiteInfo {
   periodicScanInterval: Int! @isAdmin
   "How many max concurrent scanner jobs that should run at once"
   concurrentWorkers: Int! @isAdmin
-  "The filter to use when generating thumbnails"
-  thumbnailMethod: ThumbnailFilter! @isAdmin
 }
 
 extend type Query {
diff --git a/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.go b/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f5647cbe..00000000
--- a/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package resolvers
-
-// This file will be automatically regenerated based on the schema, any resolver implementations
-// will be copied through when generating and any unknown code will be moved to the end.
-// Code generated by github.com/99designs/gqlgen version v0.17.73
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/photoview/photoview/api/graphql/models"
-	"gorm.io/gorm"
-)
-
-// SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod is the resolver for the setThumbnailDownsampleMethod field.
-func (r *mutationResolver) SetThumbnailDownsampleMethod(ctx context.Context, method models.ThumbnailFilter) (models.ThumbnailFilter, error) {
-	db := r.DB(ctx)
-
-	// if method > 5 {
-	// 	return 0, errors.New("The requested filter is unsupported, defaulting to nearest neighbor")
-	// }
-
-	if err := db.
-		Session(&gorm.Session{AllowGlobalUpdate: true}).
-		Model(&models.SiteInfo{}).
-		Update("thumbnail_method", method).
-		Error; err != nil {
-
-		return models.ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor, err
-	}
-
-	var siteInfo models.SiteInfo
-	if err := db.First(&siteInfo).Error; err != nil {
-		return models.ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor, err
-	}
-
-	return siteInfo.ThumbnailMethod, nil
-
-	// var langTrans *models.LanguageTranslation = nil
-	// if language != nil {
-	// 	lng := models.LanguageTranslation(*language)
-	// 	langTrans = &lng
-	// }
-}
diff --git a/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.graphql b/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.graphql
deleted file mode 100644
index 04d16a87..00000000
--- a/api/graphql/resolvers/thumbnails.graphql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-"Supported downsampling filters for thumbnail generation"
-enum ThumbnailFilter {
-  NearestNeighbor,
-  Box,
-	Linear,
-	MitchellNetravali,
-	CatmullRom,
-	Lanczos,
-}
-
-extend type Mutation {
-  "Set the filter to be used when generating thumbnails"
-  setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(method: ThumbnailFilter!): ThumbnailFilter! @isAdmin
-}
diff --git a/api/scanner/media_encoding/encode_photo.go b/api/scanner/media_encoding/encode_photo.go
index 73abb7dc..956080e5 100644
--- a/api/scanner/media_encoding/encode_photo.go
+++ b/api/scanner/media_encoding/encode_photo.go
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
-var thumbFilter = map[models.ThumbnailFilter]imaging.ResampleFilter{
-	models.ThumbnailFilterNearestNeighbor:   imaging.NearestNeighbor,
-	models.ThumbnailFilterBox:               imaging.Box,
-	models.ThumbnailFilterLinear:            imaging.Linear,
-	models.ThumbnailFilterMitchellNetravali: imaging.MitchellNetravali,
-	models.ThumbnailFilterCatmullRom:        imaging.CatmullRom,
-	models.ThumbnailFilterLanczos:           imaging.Lanczos,
-}
-
 func EncodeThumbnail(db *gorm.DB, inputPath string, outputPath string) (*media_utils.PhotoDimensions, error) {
 
 	var siteInfo models.SiteInfo
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@ func EncodeThumbnail(db *gorm.DB, inputPath string, outputPath string) (*media_u
 	dimensions := media_utils.PhotoDimensionsFromRect(inputImage.Bounds())
 	dimensions = dimensions.ThumbnailScale()
 
-	thumbImage := imaging.Resize(inputImage, dimensions.Width, dimensions.Height, thumbFilter[siteInfo.ThumbnailMethod])
+	thumbImage := imaging.Resize(inputImage, dimensions.Width, dimensions.Height, imaging.NearestNeighbor)
 	if err = encodeImageJPEG(thumbImage, outputPath, 60); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/SettingsPage.tsx b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/SettingsPage.tsx
index 45301987..9da1757d 100644
--- a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useIsAdmin } from '../../components/routes/AuthorizedRoute'
 import Layout from '../../components/layout/Layout'
 import ScannerSection from './ScannerSection'
 import UserPreferences from './UserPreferences'
-import ThumbnailPreferences from './ThumbnailPreferences'
 import UsersTable from './Users/UsersTable'
 import VersionInfo from './VersionInfo'
 import classNames from 'classnames'
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ const SettingsPage = () => {
         <>
           <ScannerSection />
           <UsersTable />
-          <ThumbnailPreferences />
         </>
       )}
       <VersionInfo />
diff --git a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.test.tsx b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 879ba166..00000000
--- a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react'
-import { MockedProvider } from '@apollo/client/testing'
-
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
-
-import { ThumbnailFilter } from '../../__generated__/globalTypes'
-
-import ThumbnailPreferences, {
-  THUMBNAIL_METHOD_QUERY,
-  SET_THUMBNAIL_METHOD_MUTATION,
-} from './ThumbnailPreferences'
-
-test('load ThumbnailPreferences', () => {
-  const graphqlMocks = [
-    {
-      request: {
-        query: THUMBNAIL_METHOD_QUERY,
-      },
-      result: {
-        data: {
-          siteInfo: { method: ThumbnailFilter.NearestNeighbor },
-        },
-      },
-    },
-    {
-      request: {
-        query: SET_THUMBNAIL_METHOD_MUTATION,
-        variables: {
-          method: ThumbnailFilter.Lanczos,
-        },
-      },
-      result: {
-        data: {},
-      },
-    },
-  ]
-  render(
-    <MockedProvider
-      mocks={graphqlMocks}
-      addTypename={false}
-      defaultOptions={{
-        // disable cache, required to make fragments work
-        watchQuery: { fetchPolicy: 'no-cache' },
-        query: { fetchPolicy: 'no-cache' },
-      }}
-    >
-      <ThumbnailPreferences />
-    </MockedProvider>
-  )
-
-  expect(screen.getByText('Downsampling method')).toBeInTheDocument()
-})
diff --git a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.tsx b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 520a794c..00000000
--- a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/ThumbnailPreferences.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-import { gql } from '@apollo/client'
-import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@apollo/client'
-import {
-  SectionTitle,
-  InputLabelDescription,
-  InputLabelTitle,
-} from './SettingsPage'
-import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { ThumbnailFilter } from '../../__generated__/globalTypes'
-import { thumbnailMethodQuery } from './__generated__/thumbnailMethodQuery'
-import {
-  setThumbnailMethodMutation,
-  setThumbnailMethodMutationVariables,
-} from './__generated__/setThumbnailMethodMutation'
-import Dropdown, { DropdownItem } from '../../primitives/form/Dropdown'
-import Loader from '../../primitives/Loader'
-
-export const THUMBNAIL_METHOD_QUERY = gql`
-  query thumbnailMethodQuery {
-    siteInfo {
-      thumbnailMethod
-    }
-  }
-`
-
-export const SET_THUMBNAIL_METHOD_MUTATION = gql`
-  mutation setThumbnailMethodMutation($method: ThumbnailFilter!) {
-    setThumbnailDownsampleMethod(method: $method)
-  }
-`
-
-const ThumbnailPreferences = () => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation()
-
-  const downsampleMethodServerValue = useRef<null | number>(null)
-  const [downsampleMethod, setDownsampleMethod] = useState(0)
-
-  const downsampleMethodQuery = useQuery<thumbnailMethodQuery>(
-    THUMBNAIL_METHOD_QUERY,
-    {
-      onCompleted(data) {
-        setDownsampleMethod(data.siteInfo.thumbnailMethod)
-        downsampleMethodServerValue.current = data.siteInfo.thumbnailMethod
-      },
-    }
-  )
-
-  const [setDownsampleMutation, downsampleMutationData] = useMutation<
-    setThumbnailMethodMutation,
-    setThumbnailMethodMutationVariables
-  >(SET_THUMBNAIL_METHOD_MUTATION)
-
-  const updateDownsampleMethod = (downsampleMethod: number) => {
-    if (downsampleMethodServerValue.current != downsampleMethod) {
-      downsampleMethodServerValue.current = downsampleMethod
-      setDownsampleMutation({
-        variables: {
-          method: downsampleMethod,
-        },
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  const methodItems: DropdownItem[] = [
-    {
-      label: t(
-        'settings.thumbnails.method.filter.nearest_neighbor',
-        'Nearest Neighbor (default)'
-      ),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.NearestNeighbor,
-    },
-    {
-      label: t('settings.thumbnails.method.filter.box', 'Box'),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.Box,
-    },
-    {
-      label: t('settings.thumbnails.method.filter.linear', 'Linear'),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.Linear,
-    },
-    {
-      label: t(
-        'settings.thumbnails.method.filter.mitchell_netravali',
-        'Mitchell-Netravali'
-      ),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.MitchellNetravali,
-    },
-    {
-      label: t('settings.thumbnails.method.filter.catmull_rom', 'Catmull-Rom'),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.CatmullRom,
-    },
-    {
-      label: t(
-        'settings.thumbnails.method.filter.Lanczos',
-        'Lanczos (highest quality)'
-      ),
-      value: ThumbnailFilter.Lanczos,
-    },
-  ]
-
-  return (
-    <div>
-      <SectionTitle>
-        {t('settings.thumbnails.title', 'Thumbnail preferences')}
-      </SectionTitle>
-      <label htmlFor="thumbnail_method_field">
-        <InputLabelTitle>
-          {t('settings.thumbnails.method.label', 'Downsampling method')}
-        </InputLabelTitle>
-        <InputLabelDescription>
-          {t(
-            'settings.thumbnails.method.description',
-            'The filter to use when generating thumbnails'
-          )}
-        </InputLabelDescription>
-      </label>
-      <Dropdown
-        aria-label="Method"
-        items={methodItems}
-        selected={downsampleMethod}
-        setSelected={value => {
-          setDownsampleMethod(value)
-          updateDownsampleMethod(value)
-        }}
-      />
-      <Loader
-        active={downsampleMethodQuery.loading || downsampleMutationData.loading}
-        size="small"
-        style={{ marginLeft: 16 }}
-      />
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-export default ThumbnailPreferences
diff --git a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/setThumbnailMethodMutation.ts b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/setThumbnailMethodMutation.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 26c11a6c..00000000
--- a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/setThumbnailMethodMutation.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* tslint:disable */
-/* eslint-disable */
-// @generated
-// This file was automatically generated and should not be edited.
-
-import { ThumbnailFilter } from "./../../../__generated__/globalTypes";
-
-// ====================================================
-// GraphQL mutation operation: setThumbnailMethodMutation
-// ====================================================
-
-export interface setThumbnailMethodMutation {
-  /**
-   * Set the filter to be used when generating thumbnails
-   */
-  setThumbnailDownsampleMethod: ThumbnailFilter;
-}
-
-export interface setThumbnailMethodMutationVariables {
-  method: ThumbnailFilter;
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/thumbnailMethodQuery.ts b/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/thumbnailMethodQuery.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e4a009c2..00000000
--- a/ui/src/Pages/SettingsPage/__generated__/thumbnailMethodQuery.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* tslint:disable */
-/* eslint-disable */
-// @generated
-// This file was automatically generated and should not be edited.
-
-import { ThumbnailFilter } from "./../../../__generated__/globalTypes";
-
-// ====================================================
-// GraphQL query operation: thumbnailMethodQuery
-// ====================================================
-
-export interface thumbnailMethodQuery_siteInfo {
-  __typename: "SiteInfo";
-  /**
-   * The filter to use when generating thumbnails
-   */
-  thumbnailMethod: ThumbnailFilter;
-}
-
-export interface thumbnailMethodQuery {
-  siteInfo: thumbnailMethodQuery_siteInfo;
-}
diff --git a/ui/src/__generated__/globalTypes.ts b/ui/src/__generated__/globalTypes.ts
index f74c6fca..07ef60ad 100644
--- a/ui/src/__generated__/globalTypes.ts
+++ b/ui/src/__generated__/globalTypes.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export enum LanguageTranslation {
   SimplifiedChinese = "SimplifiedChinese",
   Spanish = "Spanish",
   Swedish = "Swedish",
-  TraditionalChineseTW = "TraditionalChineseTW",
   TraditionalChineseHK = "TraditionalChineseHK",
+  TraditionalChineseTW = "TraditionalChineseTW",
   Turkish = "Turkish",
   Ukrainian = "Ukrainian",
 }
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ export enum OrderDirection {
   DESC = "DESC",
 }
 
-/**
- * Supported downsampling filters for thumbnail generation
- */
-export enum ThumbnailFilter {
-  Box = "Box",
-  CatmullRom = "CatmullRom",
-  Lanczos = "Lanczos",
-  Linear = "Linear",
-  MitchellNetravali = "MitchellNetravali",
-  NearestNeighbor = "NearestNeighbor",
-}
-
 //==============================================================
 // END Enums and Input Objects
 //==============================================================