diff --git a/src/application-globals.rkt b/src/application-globals.rkt
index 9a21592..c214924 100644
--- a/src/application-globals.rkt
+++ b/src/application-globals.rkt
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
          "url-utils.rkt")
 
 (provide
- ; header to not send referers to fandom
- referrer-policy
  ; timeout durations for http-easy requests
  timeouts
  ; generates a consistent footer
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@
   (require rackunit
            html-writing))
 
-(define referrer-policy (header #"Referrer-Policy" #"no-referrer"))
 (define timeouts (easy:make-timeout-config #:lease 5 #:connect 5))
 
 (define (application-footer source-url #:license [license-in #f])
diff --git a/src/page-category.rkt b/src/page-category.rkt
index c9c3ec2..f7c43b2 100644
--- a/src/page-category.rkt
+++ b/src/page-category.rkt
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
       (xexp->html body))
     (response/output
      #:code 200
-     #:headers (list referrer-policy)
      (λ (out)
        (write-html body out))))))
 (module+ test
diff --git a/src/page-file.rkt b/src/page-file.rkt
index d20365f..d04c135 100644
--- a/src/page-file.rkt
+++ b/src/page-file.rkt
@@ -33,24 +33,13 @@
   (easy:response-headers-ref dest-res 'content-type))
 
 (define (get-media-html url content-type)
-  (define maybe-proxied-url (if (config-true? 'strict_proxy) (u-proxy-url url) url))
   (cond
     [(eq? content-type #f) `""]
-    [(regexp-match? #rx"(?i:^image/)" content-type) `(img (@ (src ,maybe-proxied-url)))]
+    [(regexp-match? #rx"(?i:^image/)" content-type) `(img (@ (src ,url)))]
     [(regexp-match? #rx"(?i:^audio/|^application/ogg(;|$))" content-type)
-     `(audio (@ (src ,maybe-proxied-url) (controls)))]
-    [(regexp-match? #rx"(?i:^video/)" content-type) `(video (@ (src ,maybe-proxied-url) (controls)))]
+     `(audio (@ (src ,url) (controls)))]
+    [(regexp-match? #rx"(?i:^video/)" content-type) `(video (@ (src ,url) (controls)))]
     [else `""]))
-(module+ test
-  (require rackunit)
-  (parameterize ([config-parameter 'strict_proxy "true"])
-    (check-equal? (get-media-html "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/a" "image/jpeg") (img (@ (src "/proxy?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fa"))))
-    (check-equal? (get-media-html "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/b" "audio/mp3") (audio (@ (src "/proxy?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fb")))))
-  (parameterize ([config-parameter 'strict_proxy "no"])
-    (check-equal? (get-media-html "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/c" "application/ogg") (audio (@ (src "/proxy?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fc"))))
-    (check-equal? (get-media-html "https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/d" "video/mp4") (video (@ (src "/proxy?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fd")))))
-  (check-equal? (get-media-html "https://example.com" "who knows") "")
-  (check-equal? (get-media-html #f "who knows") ""))
 
 (define (generate-results-page #:source-url source-url
                                #:wikiname wikiname
@@ -136,7 +125,6 @@
                      ; convert to string with error checking, error will be raised if xexp is invalid
                      (xexp->html body))
                    (response/output #:code 200
-                                    #:headers (list referrer-policy)
                                     (λ (out) (write-html body out)))))))
 ;(module+ test
 ;  (check-not-false ((query-selector (attribute-selector 'href "/test/wiki/Ankle_Monitor")
diff --git a/src/page-search.rkt b/src/page-search.rkt
index d42fce9..387deab 100644
--- a/src/page-search.rkt
+++ b/src/page-search.rkt
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
       (xexp->html body))
     (response/output
      #:code 200
-     #:headers (list referrer-policy)
      (λ (out)
        (write-html body out))))))
 (module+ test
diff --git a/src/page-wiki.rkt b/src/page-wiki.rkt
index be24af8..a218dfe 100644
--- a/src/page-wiki.rkt
+++ b/src/page-wiki.rkt
@@ -152,17 +152,15 @@
                        (λ (v) (dict-update v 'rel (λ (s)
                                                     (list (string-append (car s) " noreferrer")))
                                            '(""))))
-                ; proxy images from inline styles, if strict_proxy is set
-                (curry u
-                       (λ (v) (config-true? 'strict_proxy))
-                       (λ (v) (attribute-maybe-update 'style
-                         (λ (style)
-                           (regexp-replace #rx"url\\(['\"]?(.*?)['\"]?\\)" style
-                                           (λ (whole url)
-                                             (string-append
-                                              "url("
-                                              (u-proxy-url url)
-                                              ")")))) v)))
+                ; proxy images from inline styles
+                (curry attribute-maybe-update 'style
+                       (λ (style)
+                         (regexp-replace #rx"url\\(['\"]?(.*?)['\"]?\\)" style
+                                         (λ (whole url)
+                                           (string-append
+                                            "url("
+                                            (u-proxy-url url)
+                                            ")")))))
                 ; and also their links, if strict_proxy is set
                 (curry u
                        (λ (v)
@@ -170,10 +168,8 @@
                               (eq? element-type 'a)
                               (has-class? "image-thumbnail" v)))
                        (λ (v) (attribute-maybe-update 'href u-proxy-url v)))
-                ; proxy images from src attributes, if strict_proxy is set
-                (curry u
-                       (λ (v) (config-true? 'strict_proxy))
-                       (λ (v) (attribute-maybe-update 'src u-proxy-url v)))
+                ; proxy images from src attributes
+                (curry attribute-maybe-update 'src u-proxy-url)
                 ; don't lazyload images
                 (curry u
                        (λ (v) (dict-has-key? v 'data-src))
@@ -280,8 +276,8 @@
              (define headers (if redirect-msg
                                  (let* ([dest (get-attribute 'href (bits->attributes ((query-selector (λ (t a c) (eq? t 'a)) redirect-msg))))]
                                         [value (bytes-append #"0;url=" (string->bytes/utf-8 dest))])
-                                   (list (header #"Refresh" value) referrer-policy))
-                                 (list referrer-policy)))
+                                   (list (header #"Refresh" value)))
+                                 (list)))
              (when (config-true? 'debug)
                ; used for its side effects
                ; convert to string with error checking, error will be raised if xexp is invalid