diff --git a/DEAD_CODE.md b/DEAD_CODE.md
index d67b06cd..8af3849b 100644
--- a/DEAD_CODE.md
+++ b/DEAD_CODE.md
@@ -15,6 +15,4 @@ When you edit a file listed here, either delete its dead block or re-confirm it
 is still unused and leave a note.
 
 | File | Symbol | Refs | Commented out | Notes |
-|------|--------|------|---------------|-------|
-| `src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php` | `resize(string $rURL, int $rMaxW, int $rMaxH)` | 0 | 2026-09-13 | `resize.php?url=` in views is a separate public endpoint, not this method. |
-| `src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php` | `generateThumbnail(string $rImage, int $rType)` | 0 | 2026-09-13 | Also had a pre-existing unreachable 32×64 branch (type 5 matched earlier); the whole method is unused regardless. |
+| ---- | ------ | ---- | ------------- | ----- |
diff --git a/src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php b/src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php
index cf824862..cb08960b 100644
--- a/src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php
+++ b/src/Core/Util/ImageUtils.php
@@ -40,87 +40,6 @@ class ImageUtils {
 		return $rURL;
 	}
 
-	// /**
-	//  * Return the URL of a cached resized image, or the validated original.
-	//  *
-	//  * @param string $rURL  Source image URL.
-	//  * @param int    $rMaxW Max width.
-	//  * @param int    $rMaxH Max height.
-	//  * @return string Public URL of the resized image, or the validated source.
-	//  */
-	// public static function resize(string $rURL, int $rMaxW, int $rMaxH) {
-	// 	list($rExtension) = explode('.', strtolower(pathinfo($rURL)['extension']));
-	// 	$rImagePath = IMAGES_PATH . 'admin/' . md5($rURL) . '_' . $rMaxW . '_' . $rMaxH . '.' . $rExtension;
-
-	// 	if (file_exists($rImagePath)) {
-	// 		$rServerInfo = ServerRepository::getAll()[SERVER_ID];
-	// 		$rDomain = (empty($rServerInfo['domain_name']) ? $rServerInfo['server_ip'] : explode(',', $rServerInfo['domain_name'])[0]);
-
-	// 		return $rServerInfo['server_protocol'] . '://' . $rDomain . ':' . $rServerInfo['request_port'] . '/images/admin/' . md5($rURL) . '_' . $rMaxW . '_' . $rMaxH . '.' . $rExtension;
-	// 	}
-
-	// 	return self::validateURL($rURL);
-	// }
-
-	// /**
-	//  * Generate and cache a thumbnail sized for the given stream type.
-	//  *
-	//  * @param string $rImage Source image path/URL.
-	//  * @param int    $rType  Stream type controlling target dimensions.
-	//  * @return bool True if the thumbnail exists/was created, false otherwise.
-	//  */
-	// public static function generateThumbnail(string $rImage, int $rType) {
-	// 	if ($rType == 1 || $rType == 5 || $rType == 4) {
-	// 		$rMaxW = 96;
-	// 		$rMaxH = 32;
-	// 	} else {
-	// 		if ($rType == 2) {
-	// 			$rMaxW = 58;
-	// 			$rMaxH = 32;
-	// 		} else {
-	// 			if ($rType == 5) {
-	// 				$rMaxW = 32;
-	// 				$rMaxH = 64;
-	// 			} else {
-	// 				return false;
-	// 			}
-	// 		}
-	// 	}
-	// 	list($rExtension) = explode('.', strtolower(pathinfo($rImage)['extension']));
-	// 	if (!in_array($rExtension, ['png', 'jpg', 'jpeg'])) {
-	// 	} else {
-	// 		$rImagePath = IMAGES_PATH . 'admin/' . md5($rImage) . '_' . $rMaxW . '_' . $rMaxH . '.' . $rExtension;
-	// 		if (file_exists($rImagePath)) {
-	// 		} else {
-	// 			if (self::isAbsoluteUrl($rImage)) {
-	// 				$rActURL = $rImage;
-	// 			} else {
-	// 				$rActURL = IMAGES_PATH . basename($rImage);
-	// 			}
-	// 			list($rWidth, $rHeight) = getimagesize($rActURL);
-	// 			$rImageSize = self::getImageSizeKeepAspectRatio($rWidth, $rHeight, $rMaxW, $rMaxH);
-	// 			if (!($rImageSize['width'] && $rImageSize['height'])) {
-	// 			} else {
-	// 				$rImageP = imagecreatetruecolor($rImageSize['width'], $rImageSize['height']);
-	// 				if ($rExtension == 'png') {
-	// 					$rImage = imagecreatefrompng($rActURL);
-	// 				} else {
-	// 					$rImage = imagecreatefromjpeg($rActURL);
-	// 				}
-	// 				imagealphablending($rImageP, false);
-	// 				imagesavealpha($rImageP, true);
-	// 				imagecopyresampled($rImageP, $rImage, 0, 0, 0, 0, $rImageSize['width'], $rImageSize['height'], $rWidth, $rHeight);
-	// 				imagepng($rImageP, $rImagePath);
-	// 			}
-	// 		}
-	// 		if (!file_exists($rImagePath)) {
-	// 		} else {
-	// 			return true;
-	// 		}
-	// 	}
-	// 	return false;
-	// }
-
 	/**
 	 * Download a remote image into the local image cache.
 	 *