diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7815bad..51ed962 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ toolchain go1.22.1
 
 require (
 	git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/dealer v0.0.0-20240721055146-d74cdddbaf49
-	git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/paperclip v0.0.0-20240622051057-0f56dba45745
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.17.0
 	github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.4
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index dee0fc9..53ebc75 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/dealer v0.0.0-20240721055146-d74cdddbaf49 h1:DMmCBcnCO0qcER/p4EQ04CmWleb4YI3Br6QK5F8Q628=
 git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/dealer v0.0.0-20240721055146-d74cdddbaf49/go.mod h1:IZd94qZZIj+MO9EqjGDqnAD9nWurlNPyhVPKemAY5lw=
-git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/paperclip v0.0.0-20240622051057-0f56dba45745 h1:40BUsQMNXjqHyytkyF9py1HjTAWlRgO6R57YXUrHNy4=
-git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/paperclip v0.0.0-20240622051057-0f56dba45745/go.mod h1:FsQGSLTl0gvo+9Jmbot02S72suyF9tFTrzDj70Xhifo=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2 h1:o7IhLm0Msx3BaB+n3Ag7L8EVlByGnpq14C4YWiu/gL8=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
 github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v3.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:LButxg5PwREeZtORoXG3tL4fMGNddJ+vMq1mwgfaqoQ=
diff --git a/pkg/internal/server/api/avatar_api.go b/pkg/internal/server/api/avatar_api.go
index e6105c6..74e1a40 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/server/api/avatar_api.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/server/api/avatar_api.go
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/dealer/pkg/hyper"
-	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/paperclip/pkg/proto"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/passport/pkg/internal/database"
-	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/passport/pkg/internal/gap"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/passport/pkg/internal/models"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/passport/pkg/internal/server/exts"
 	"git.solsynth.dev/hydrogen/passport/pkg/internal/services"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
 func setAvatar(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
@@ -28,17 +22,6 @@ func setAvatar(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pc, err := gap.H.GetServiceGrpcConn(hyper.ServiceTypeFileProvider)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusInternalServerError, "attachments services was not available")
-	}
-	if _, err := proto.NewAttachmentsClient(pc).CheckAttachmentExists(context.Background(), &proto.AttachmentLookupRequest{
-		Id:    lo.ToPtr(uint64(data.AttachmentID)),
-		Usage: lo.ToPtr("p.avatar"),
-	}); err != nil {
-		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("avatar was not found in repository: %v", err))
-	}
-
 	user.Avatar = &data.AttachmentID
 
 	if err := database.C.Save(&user).Error; err != nil {
@@ -64,17 +47,6 @@ func setBanner(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	pc, err := gap.H.GetServiceGrpcConn(hyper.ServiceTypeFileProvider)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusInternalServerError, "attachments services was not available")
-	}
-	if _, err := proto.NewAttachmentsClient(pc).CheckAttachmentExists(context.Background(), &proto.AttachmentLookupRequest{
-		Id:    lo.ToPtr(uint64(data.AttachmentID)),
-		Usage: lo.ToPtr("p.banner"),
-	}); err != nil {
-		return fiber.NewError(fiber.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("banner was not found in repository: %v", err))
-	}
-
 	user.Banner = &data.AttachmentID
 
 	if err := database.C.Save(&user).Error; err != nil {