diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/servers/BackupItem.vue b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/servers/BackupItem.vue
index b8e170ca8f..6e910066ed 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/servers/BackupItem.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/components/ui/servers/BackupItem.vue
@@ -13,23 +13,14 @@ import {
 	TrashIcon,
 	XIcon,
 } from '@modrinth/assets'
-import {
-	ButtonStyled,
-	commonMessages,
-	injectNotificationManager,
-	OverflowMenu,
-	ProgressBar,
-} from '@modrinth/ui'
+import { ButtonStyled, commonMessages, OverflowMenu, ProgressBar } from '@modrinth/ui'
 import type { Backup } from '@modrinth/utils'
 import { defineMessages, useVIntl } from '@vintl/vintl'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
-import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
-
-import type { ModrinthServer } from '~/composables/servers/modrinth-servers.ts'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 
 const flags = useFeatureFlags()
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
-const { addNotification } = injectNotificationManager()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(e: 'download' | 'rename' | 'restore' | 'lock' | 'retry'): void
@@ -42,13 +33,11 @@ const props = withDefaults(
 		preview?: boolean
 		kyrosUrl?: string
 		jwt?: string
-		server?: ModrinthServer
 	}>(),
 	{
 		preview: false,
 		kyrosUrl: undefined,
 		jwt: undefined,
-		server: undefined,
 	},
 )
 
@@ -135,48 +124,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 		id: 'servers.backups.item.retry',
 		defaultMessage: 'Retry',
 	},
-	downloadingBackup: {
-		id: 'servers.backups.item.downloading-backup',
-		defaultMessage: 'Downloading backup...',
-	},
-	downloading: {
-		id: 'servers.backups.item.downloading',
-		defaultMessage: 'Downloading',
-	},
 })
-
-const downloadingState = ref<{ progress: number; state: string } | undefined>(undefined)
-
-const downloading = computed(() => downloadingState.value)
-
-const handleDownload = async () => {
-	if (!props.server?.backups || downloading.value) {
-		return
-	}
-
-	downloadingState.value = { progress: 0, state: 'ongoing' }
-
-	try {
-		const download = props.server.backups.downloadBackup(props.backup.id, props.backup.name)
-
-		download.onProgress((p) => {
-			downloadingState.value = { progress: p.progress, state: 'ongoing' }
-		})
-
-		await download.promise
-
-		emit('download')
-	} catch (error) {
-		console.error('Failed to download backup:', error)
-		addNotification({
-			type: 'error',
-			title: 'Download failed',
-			text: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to download backup',
-		})
-	} finally {
-		downloadingState.value = undefined
-	}
-}
 </script>
 <template>
 	<div
@@ -244,15 +192,6 @@ const handleDownload = async () => {
 				class="max-w-full"
 			/>
 		</div>
-		<div v-else-if="downloading" class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-3 text-blue">
-			{{ formatMessage(messages.downloadingBackup) }}
-			<ProgressBar
-				:progress="downloading.progress >= 0 ? downloading.progress : 0"
-				color="blue"
-				:waiting="downloading.progress <= 0"
-				class="max-w-full"
-			/>
-		</div>
 		<template v-else>
 			<div class="col-span-2">
 				{{ dayjs(backup.created_at).format('MMMM D, YYYY [at] h:mm A') }}
@@ -284,32 +223,34 @@ const handleDownload = async () => {
 				</button>
 			</ButtonStyled>
 			<template v-else>
-				<ButtonStyled v-show="!downloading">
-					<button :disabled="!server?.backups" @click="handleDownload">
+				<ButtonStyled>
+					<a
+						:class="{
+							disabled: !kyrosUrl || !jwt,
+						}"
+						:href="`https://${kyrosUrl}/modrinth/v0/backups/${backup.id}/download?auth=${jwt}`"
+						@click="() => emit('download')"
+					>
 						<DownloadIcon />
 						{{ formatMessage(commonMessages.downloadButton) }}
-					</button>
+					</a>
 				</ButtonStyled>
 				<ButtonStyled circular type="transparent">
 					<OverflowMenu
 						:options="[
-							{
-								id: 'rename',
-								action: () => emit('rename'),
-								disabled: !!restoring || !!downloading,
-							},
+							{ id: 'rename', action: () => emit('rename') },
 							{
 								id: 'restore',
 								action: () => emit('restore'),
-								disabled: !!restoring || !!downloading,
+								disabled: !!restoring,
 							},
-							{ id: 'lock', action: () => emit('lock'), disabled: !!restoring || !!downloading },
+							{ id: 'lock', action: () => emit('lock') },
 							{ divider: true },
 							{
 								id: 'delete',
 								color: 'red',
 								action: () => emit('delete'),
-								disabled: !!restoring || !!downloading,
+								disabled: !!restoring,
 							},
 						]"
 					>
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/composables/servers/modules/backups.ts b/apps/frontend/src/composables/servers/modules/backups.ts
index ac01150814..921b9a350e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/composables/servers/modules/backups.ts
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/composables/servers/modules/backups.ts
@@ -106,87 +106,4 @@ export class BackupsModule extends ServerModule {
 	async getAutoBackup(): Promise<AutoBackupSettings> {
 		return await useServersFetch(`servers/${this.serverId}/autobackup`)
 	}
-
-	downloadBackup(
-		backupId: string,
-		backupName: string,
-	): {
-		promise: Promise<void>
-		onProgress: (cb: (p: { loaded: number; total: number; progress: number }) => void) => void
-		cancel: () => void
-	} {
-		const progressSubject = new EventTarget()
-		const abortController = new AbortController()
-
-		const downloadPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-			const auth = this.server.general?.node
-			if (!auth?.instance || !auth?.token) {
-				reject(new Error('Missing authentication credentials'))
-				return
-			}
-
-			const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
-
-			xhr.addEventListener('progress', (e) => {
-				if (e.lengthComputable) {
-					const progress = e.loaded / e.total
-					progressSubject.dispatchEvent(
-						new CustomEvent('progress', {
-							detail: { loaded: e.loaded, total: e.total, progress },
-						}),
-					)
-				} else {
-					// progress = -1 to indicate indeterminate size
-					progressSubject.dispatchEvent(
-						new CustomEvent('progress', {
-							detail: { loaded: e.loaded, total: 0, progress: -1 },
-						}),
-					)
-				}
-			})
-
-			xhr.onload = () => {
-				if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
-					try {
-						const blob = xhr.response
-						const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob)
-						const a = document.createElement('a')
-						a.href = url
-						a.download = `${backupName}.zip`
-						document.body.appendChild(a)
-						a.click()
-						document.body.removeChild(a)
-						window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
-						resolve()
-					} catch (error) {
-						reject(error)
-					}
-				} else {
-					reject(new Error(`Download failed with status ${xhr.status}`))
-				}
-			}
-
-			xhr.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Download failed'))
-			xhr.onabort = () => reject(new Error('Download cancelled'))
-
-			xhr.open(
-				'GET',
-				`https://${auth.instance}/modrinth/v0/backups/${backupId}/download?auth=${auth.token}`,
-			)
-			xhr.responseType = 'blob'
-			xhr.send()
-
-			abortController.signal.addEventListener('abort', () => xhr.abort())
-		})
-
-		return {
-			promise: downloadPromise,
-			onProgress: (cb: (p: { loaded: number; total: number; progress: number }) => void) => {
-				progressSubject.addEventListener('progress', ((e: CustomEvent) => {
-					cb(e.detail)
-				}) as EventListener)
-			},
-			cancel: () => abortController.abort(),
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json b/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
index c2e4902d04..087870e3cc 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
@@ -1934,12 +1934,6 @@
   "servers.backups.item.creating-backup": {
     "message": "Creating backup..."
   },
-  "servers.backups.item.downloading": {
-    "message": "Downloading"
-  },
-  "servers.backups.item.downloading-backup": {
-    "message": "Downloading backup..."
-  },
   "servers.backups.item.failed-to-create-backup": {
     "message": "Failed to create backup"
   },
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/pages/servers/manage/[id]/backups.vue b/apps/frontend/src/pages/servers/manage/[id]/backups.vue
index 56d859466a..091f036be0 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/pages/servers/manage/[id]/backups.vue
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/pages/servers/manage/[id]/backups.vue
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 				v-for="backup in backups"
 				:key="`backup-${backup.id}`"
 				:backup="backup"
-				:server="props.server"
 				:kyros-url="props.server.general?.node.instance"
 				:jwt="props.server.general?.node.token"
 				@download="() => triggerDownloadAnimation()"