diff --git a/main-site/gallery/gallery.js b/main-site/gallery/gallery.js
index 0f693c9..061fd8c 100644
--- a/main-site/gallery/gallery.js
+++ b/main-site/gallery/gallery.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     const apiBaseCandidates = (() => {
         const hints = [
             window.GALLERY_API_URL || '',
-            window.location.origin,
             'https://photobackend.beachpartyballoons.com',
         ];
         return [...new Set(hints.filter(Boolean))];
diff --git a/main-site/server.js b/main-site/server.js
index 75ef478..c2f1612 100644
--- a/main-site/server.js
+++ b/main-site/server.js
@@ -250,29 +250,6 @@ apiRouter.post('/contact', upload.array('photos', 3), async (req, res) => {
 // Mount the API router under the /api path
 app.use('/api', apiRouter);
 
-// --- Gallery backend proxy (/photos and /uploads → gallery-backend container) ---
-const http = require('http');
-const GALLERY_HOST = process.env.GALLERY_BACKEND_HOST || 'gallery-backend';
-const GALLERY_PORT = parseInt(process.env.GALLERY_BACKEND_PORT || '5000');
-
-function proxyToGallery(req, res) {
-    const proxy = http.request({
-        hostname: GALLERY_HOST,
-        port: GALLERY_PORT,
-        path: req.originalUrl,
-        method: req.method,
-        headers: { ...req.headers, host: GALLERY_HOST },
-    }, (proxyRes) => {
-        res.writeHead(proxyRes.statusCode, proxyRes.headers);
-        proxyRes.pipe(res);
-    });
-    proxy.on('error', () => { if (!res.headersSent) res.status(502).end(); });
-    req.pipe(proxy);
-}
-
-app.use('/photos', proxyToGallery);
-app.use('/uploads', proxyToGallery);
-
 // --- Static Files ---
 const staticCacheOptions = {
     maxAge: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? '30d' : 0,