diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/ContentImageCell.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/ContentImageCell.tsx
index 1b373f3d..68a8655d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/ContentImageCell.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/ContentImageCell.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default function ContentImageCell({ image, maxPromptLength = 100 }: Conte
 
         {image.status === 'generated' && (
           <div className="space-y-1">
-            {/* Always load from image_path if available */}
+            {/* Always load from image_path - no fallback */}
             {image.image_path && image.image_path.trim() ? (
               <>
                 <img
@@ -130,33 +130,6 @@ export default function ContentImageCell({ image, maxPromptLength = 100 }: Conte
                   </a>
                 )}
               </>
-            ) : image.image_url ? (
-              // Fallback: if no image_path, show image_url (for backward compatibility)
-              <a
-                href={image.image_url}
-                target="_blank"
-                rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                className="block group"
-              >
-                <img
-                  src={image.image_url}
-                  alt={prompt || 'Generated image'}
-                  className="w-full h-24 object-cover rounded border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 group-hover:opacity-80 transition-opacity"
-                  onError={(e) => {
-                    // Fallback to placeholder if image fails to load
-                    const target = e.target as HTMLImageElement;
-                    target.style.display = 'none';
-                    const parent = target.parentElement;
-                    if (parent) {
-                      parent.innerHTML = `
-                        <div class="w-full h-24 bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-700 rounded border-2 border-dashed border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 flex items-center justify-center">
-                          <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">Image not available</p>
-                        </div>
-                      `;
-                    }
-                  }}
-                />
-              </a>
             ) : (
               <div className="w-full h-24 bg-yellow-100 dark:bg-yellow-900/20 rounded border border-yellow-300 dark:border-yellow-700 flex items-center justify-center">
                 <p className="text-xs text-yellow-700 dark:text-yellow-400">No image available</p>