diff --git a/conf/configuration.go b/conf/configuration.go
index b6f65183a..c46879d42 100644
--- a/conf/configuration.go
+++ b/conf/configuration.go
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ type configOptions struct {
 	DevExternalScanner                bool
 	DevScannerThreads                 uint
 	DevSelectiveWatcher               bool
-	DevLegacyEmbedImage               bool
 	DevInsightsInitialDelay           time.Duration
 	DevEnablePlayerInsights           bool
 	DevEnablePluginsInsights          bool
diff --git a/core/artwork/sources.go b/core/artwork/sources.go
index b1b9b5454..0628461e0 100644
--- a/core/artwork/sources.go
+++ b/core/artwork/sources.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/dhowden/tag"
-	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/consts"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/external"
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/core/ffmpeg"
@@ -86,58 +84,6 @@ var picTypeRegexes = []*regexp.Regexp{
 }
 
 func fromTag(ctx context.Context, path string) sourceFunc {
-	if conf.Server.DevLegacyEmbedImage {
-		return fromTagLegacy(ctx, path)
-	}
-	return fromTagGoTaglib(ctx, path)
-}
-
-func fromTagLegacy(ctx context.Context, path string) sourceFunc {
-	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
-		if path == "" {
-			return nil, "", nil
-		}
-		f, err := os.Open(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, "", err
-		}
-		defer f.Close()
-
-		m, err := tag.ReadFrom(f)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, "", err
-		}
-
-		types := m.PictureTypes()
-		if len(types) == 0 {
-			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("no embedded image found in %s", path)
-		}
-
-		var picture *tag.Picture
-		for _, regex := range picTypeRegexes {
-			for _, t := range types {
-				if regex.MatchString(t) {
-					log.Trace(ctx, "Found embedded image", "type", t, "path", path)
-					picture = m.Pictures(t)
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if picture != nil {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if picture == nil {
-			log.Trace(ctx, "Could not find a front image. Getting the first one", "type", types[0], "path", path)
-			picture = m.Picture()
-		}
-		if picture == nil {
-			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not load embedded image from %s", path)
-		}
-		return io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(picture.Data)), path, nil
-	}
-}
-
-func fromTagGoTaglib(ctx context.Context, path string) sourceFunc {
 	return func() (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
 		if path == "" {
 			return nil, "", nil
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7f7e90a7f..abcadab73 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,13 +2,8 @@ module github.com/navidrome/navidrome
 
 go 1.25.0
 
-replace (
-	// Fork to fix https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/issues/3254
-	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8 => github.com/deluan/tag v0.0.0-20241002021117-dfe5e6ea396d
-
-	// Fork to implement raw tags support
-	go.senan.xyz/taglib => github.com/deluan/go-taglib v0.0.0-20260225021432-1699562530f1
-)
+// Fork to implement raw tags support
+replace go.senan.xyz/taglib => github.com/deluan/go-taglib v0.0.0-20260225021432-1699562530f1
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/squirrel v1.5.4
@@ -19,7 +14,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20211102003136-6260bc399cbf
 	github.com/deluan/sanitize v0.0.0-20241120162836-fdfd8fdfaa55
 	github.com/dexterlb/mpvipc v0.0.0-20241005113212-7cdefca0e933
-	github.com/dhowden/tag v0.0.0-20240417053706-3d75831295e8
 	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2
 	github.com/djherbis/atime v1.1.0
 	github.com/djherbis/fscache v0.10.2-0.20231127215153-442a07e326c4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 224b33e90..e46f1c2e9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20211102003136-6260bc399cbf h1:tb246l2Zmpt/GpF9EcH
 github.com/deluan/rest v0.0.0-20211102003136-6260bc399cbf/go.mod h1:tSgDythFsl0QgS/PFWfIZqcJKnkADWneY80jaVRlqK8=
 github.com/deluan/sanitize v0.0.0-20241120162836-fdfd8fdfaa55 h1:wSCnggTs2f2ji6nFwQmfwgINcmSMj0xF0oHnoyRSPe4=
 github.com/deluan/sanitize v0.0.0-20241120162836-fdfd8fdfaa55/go.mod h1:ZNCLJfehvEf34B7BbLKjgpsL9lyW7q938w/GY1XgV4E=
-github.com/deluan/tag v0.0.0-20241002021117-dfe5e6ea396d h1:x/R3+oPEjnisl1zBx2f2v7Gf6f11l0N0JoD6BkwcJyA=
-github.com/deluan/tag v0.0.0-20241002021117-dfe5e6ea396d/go.mod h1:apkPC/CR3s48O2D7Y++n1XWEpgPNNCjXYga3PPbJe2E=
 github.com/dexterlb/mpvipc v0.0.0-20241005113212-7cdefca0e933 h1:r4hxcT6GBIA/j8Ox4OXI5MNgMKfR+9plcAWYi1OnmOg=
 github.com/dexterlb/mpvipc v0.0.0-20241005113212-7cdefca0e933/go.mod h1:RkQWLNITKkXHLP7LXxZSgEq+uFWU25M5qW7qfEhL9Wc=
 github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2 h1:w1LecBlG2Lnp8B3jk5zSuNqd7b4DXhcjwek1ei82L+c=