diff --git a/.github/prepare-thumb-images.sh b/.github/prepare-thumb-images.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 079c935..0000000
--- a/.github/prepare-thumb-images.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# cmd: $ ./prepare-thumb-images.sh srcJson targetPath
-# sample:  $ .github/prepare-thumb-images.sh src/data/packages.json src/static/Images/packages/
-
-# create packages folder: where airtable images will be DLd
-mkdir -p ./packages_thumbs_images
-packages="cat $1"
-temp_packages="./src/data/temp.json"
-cp $1 $temp_packages
-for row in $($packages | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
-    _jq() {
-      echo ${row} | base64 --decode | jq -r ${1}
-    }
-
-    dl_url=$(_jq '.thumb_image_url')
-    if [[ $dl_url == *"airtable"* ]]; then
-        filename=$(basename -- "$dl_url")
-        extension="${filename##*.}"
-        filename="${filename%.*}"
-        slug=$(_jq '.slug')
-        outputPath=$2/$(_jq '.slug').$extension
-        new_thumb_image_url="https://tea.xyz/Images/packages/$slug.jpg"
-        curl $dl_url -o ./packages_thumbs_images/$slug.jpg
-        updated_packages=$(jq '(.[] | select(.slug == "'$slug'") | .thumb_image_url) |= "'$new_thumb_image_url'"' ./src/data/temp.json)
-        echo $updated_packages > $temp_packages
-        echo "update $slug"
-    fi
-done
-
-# replace packages.json with the updated version with localized image links
-mv $temp_packages $1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 700ceff..2d7e93c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -39,21 +39,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         cmd: '.github/build-package-pages.sh src/data/packages.json src/content'
 
-    - name: Download package thumbnails from Airtable
-      uses: getneil/jq-action@v1
-      with:
-        cmd: '.github/prepare-thumb-images.sh src/data/packages.json'
-
-    - name: Upload package thumbnails to AWS S3
-      uses: jakejarvis/s3-sync-action@master
-      env:
-        AWS_S3_BUCKET: www.tea.xyz
-        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        AWS_REGION: 'us-east-1'
-        SOURCE_DIR: 'packages_thumbs_images'
-        DEST_DIR: 'Images/packages'
-
     - run: .github/mk-pantry-accessible.sh ${{ secrets.TEMP_JACOBS_GITHUB_PAT }}
     - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0
       with:
@@ -75,8 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
         aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
         aws-region: us-east-1
-
-    - run: cp -R packages_thumbs_images public/Images/packages
   
     # cache-control of 10 mins because we *need* to be able to update
     # this and have people see the results can be fixed well with a static site builder
@@ -85,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           --metadata-directive REPLACE \
           --cache-control max-age=600 \
           --exclude '.git/*' --exclude '.github/*' \
+          --exclude 'Images/packages/*' \
           --exclude 'pour.sh' \
           --exclude 'tea.white-paper*.pdf' \
           --exclude '*.md' \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 01cc9f5..62b5221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -47,21 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         cmd: '.github/build-package-pages.sh src/data/packages.json src/content'
 
-    - name: Download package thumbnails from Airtable
-      uses: getneil/jq-action@v1
-      with:
-        cmd: '.github/prepare-thumb-images.sh src/data/packages.json'
-
-    - name: Upload package thumbnails to AWS S3
-      uses: jakejarvis/s3-sync-action@master
-      env:
-        AWS_S3_BUCKET: www.tea.xyz
-        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        AWS_REGION: 'us-east-1'
-        SOURCE_DIR: 'packages_thumbs_images'
-        DEST_DIR: 'Images/packages'
-
     - run: .github/mk-pantry-accessible.sh ${{ secrets.TEMP_JACOBS_GITHUB_PAT }}
 
     - uses: teaxyz/setup@v0