diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86b9caa60..381952333 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ check:
 
 build:
 	pnpm build
-	# NOTE: also let's find a better way to do this :D
-	find ./dist/_astro/ -iname '*.jpg' -delete
 
 preview: RELEASES_DIR = $(VPS_PREVIEW_PATH)/$(SAFE_BRANCH)/releases
 preview: TARGET = $(RELEASES_DIR)/$(TIMESTAMP)
diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 9d9f9d226..7477cea27 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import rehypeSlug from "rehype-slug";
 import rehypeAutolinkHeadings from "rehype-autolink-headings";
 import metaTags from "astro-meta-tags";
 import pagefind from "astro-pagefind";
+import deleteUnusedImages from "astro-delete-unused-images";
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename); // @type-check enabled!
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }),
     metaTags(),
     pagefind(),
+    deleteUnusedImages(),
   ],
   output: "static",
   build: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5487fb797..11b34b982 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^19.0.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.4",
     "astro": "^5.1.6",
+    "astro-delete-unused-images": "^1.0.3",
     "astro-meta-tags": "^0.3.1",
     "astro-pagefind": "^1.8.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8d1fef7fc..b09c10747 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ importers:
       astro:
         specifier: ^5.1.6
         version: 5.5.2(jiti@1.21.7)(rollup@4.35.0)(typescript@5.8.2)(yaml@2.7.0)
+      astro-delete-unused-images:
+        specifier: ^1.0.3
+        version: 1.0.3
       astro-meta-tags:
         specifier: ^0.3.1
         version: 0.3.1(astro@5.5.2(jiti@1.21.7)(rollup@4.35.0)(typescript@5.8.2)(yaml@2.7.0))
@@ -914,6 +917,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LElXdjswlqjWrPpJFg1Fx4wpkOCxj1TDHlSV4PlaRxHGWko024xICaa97ZkMfs6DRKlCguiAI+rbXv5GWwXIkg==}
     hasBin: true
 
+  astro-delete-unused-images@1.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-PRWirHqeTeJ5IAH0jdy/f2NyfgeclCjjwaz0JcjP/5uFcZqPTeSZQbn2HedV4cBWLCyPAj/ago9nieDGnmvRcQ==}
+
   astro-meta-tags@0.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6g/SfAVTV7BsGlfWU+s/Kvo6atyn9DpfI7Dq3fE/ck3ppfg30aoeT2Uxu7UH4yla3QXAUWaJIher7fGjewf0ew==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -3440,6 +3446,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   astring@1.9.0: {}
 
+  astro-delete-unused-images@1.0.3: {}
+
   astro-meta-tags@0.3.1(astro@5.5.2(jiti@1.21.7)(rollup@4.35.0)(typescript@5.8.2)(yaml@2.7.0)):
     dependencies:
       astro: 5.5.2(jiti@1.21.7)(rollup@4.35.0)(typescript@5.8.2)(yaml@2.7.0)