diff --git a/src/commands/slash/Main/hub/create.ts b/src/commands/slash/Main/hub/create.ts
index d5a94f5ec..070d95340 100644
--- a/src/commands/slash/Main/hub/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/slash/Main/hub/create.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { RegisterInteractionHandler } from '#main/decorators/Interaction.js';
 import { HubSettingsBits } from '#main/modules/BitFields.js';
 import { CustomID } from '#utils/CustomID.js';
 import db from '#utils/Db.js';
-import { checkAndFetchImgurUrl } from '#utils/ImageUtils.js';
 import { t } from '#utils/Locale.js';
 import {
   ActionRowBuilder,
@@ -122,8 +121,9 @@ export default class Create extends HubCommand {
       return;
     }
 
-    const iconUrl = icon ? await checkAndFetchImgurUrl(icon) : undefined;
-    const bannerUrl = banner ? await checkAndFetchImgurUrl(banner) : undefined;
+    const imgurRegex = Constants.Regex.ImgurImage;
+    const iconUrl = icon.length > 0 ? icon.match(imgurRegex)?.[0] : false;
+    const bannerUrl = banner.length > 0 ? banner.match(imgurRegex)?.[0] : false;
 
     // TODO: create a gif showing how to get imgur links
     if (iconUrl === false || bannerUrl === false) {
diff --git a/src/config/Constants.ts b/src/config/Constants.ts
index b366cedd3..16b497fbd 100644
--- a/src/config/Constants.ts
+++ b/src/config/Constants.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,19 @@ export const enum ConnectionMode {
 }
 
 /** Unicode emojis for numbers */
-export const numberEmojis = ['0️⃣', '1️⃣', '2️⃣', '3️⃣', '4️⃣', '5️⃣', '6️⃣', '7️⃣', '8️⃣', '9️⃣', '🔟'] as const;
+export const numberEmojis = [
+  '0️⃣',
+  '1️⃣',
+  '2️⃣',
+  '3️⃣',
+  '4️⃣',
+  '5️⃣',
+  '6️⃣',
+  '7️⃣',
+  '8️⃣',
+  '9️⃣',
+  '🔟',
+] as const;
 
 export default {
   isDevBuild: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
@@ -57,9 +69,6 @@ export default {
     StaticImageUrl: /\bhttps?:\/\/\S+?\.(?:png|jpe?g|webp)(?:\?\S+)?\b/,
     /** ignores giphy and tenor */
     Links: /https?:\/\/(?!tenor\.com|giphy\.com)\S+/g,
-    /** matches imgur urls */
-    ImgurLinks:
-      /(?:https?:\/\/)?(?:www\.)?imgur\.com\/(?:a\/|gallery\/)?([a-zA-Z0-9]+)(?:\.[a-zA-Z]+)?/i,
     /** matches profanity words */
     Profanity: new RegExp(profanity.map((word) => `\\b${word}\\b`).join('|'), 'gi'),
     /** matches slurs */
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ export default {
     SplitWords: /\b/,
     Hexcode: /^#[0-9A-F]{6}$/i,
     ChannelMention: /<#|!|>/g,
+    ImgurImage: /https?:\/\/i\.imgur\.com\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.((jpg)|(jpeg)|(png)|(gif))/g,
   },
 
   Links: {
diff --git a/src/utils/ImageUtils.ts b/src/utils/ImageUtils.ts
index db770a043..71a9efcb8 100644
--- a/src/utils/ImageUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ImageUtils.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 import Constants from '#main/config/Constants.js';
 import Logger from '#utils/Logger.js';
 
-type ImgurResponse = { data: { link: string; nsfw: boolean; cover: string } };
-
-export const checkAndFetchImgurUrl = async (url: string): Promise<string | false> => {
-  const regex = Constants.Regex.ImgurLinks;
-  const match = url.match(regex);
-
-  if (!match?.[1]) return false;
-
-  const type = match[0].includes('/a/') || match[0].includes('/gallery/') ? 'gallery' : 'image';
-  const response = await fetch(`https://api.imgur.com/3/${type}/${match[1]}`, {
-    headers: {
-      Authorization: `Client-ID ${process.env.IMGUR_CLIENT_ID}`,
-    },
-  });
-
-  const res = (await response.json().catch(() => null)) as ImgurResponse;
-
-  if (!res || res.data?.nsfw) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  else if (res.data.cover) {
-    // refetch the cover image for albuns/galleries
-    return await checkAndFetchImgurUrl(`https://imgur.com/${res.data.cover}`);
-  }
-
-  return res.data.link;
-};
-
 /**
  * Returns the URL of an attachment in a message, if it exists.
  * @param message The message to search for an attachment URL.