diff --git a/crates/routes/src/image_proxy.rs b/crates/routes/src/image_proxy.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 185ae830e..000000000
--- a/crates/routes/src/image_proxy.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-use actix_web::{web, web::Query, HttpResponse};
-use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
-use lemmy_db_schema::source::images::RemoteImage;
-use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyResult;
-use serde::Deserialize;
-use url::Url;
-use urlencoding::decode;
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct ImageProxyParams {
-  url: String,
-}
-
-pub async fn image_proxy(
-  Query(params): Query<ImageProxyParams>,
-  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
-) -> LemmyResult<HttpResponse> {
-  let url = Url::parse(&decode(&params.url)?)?;
-
-  // Check that url corresponds to a federated image so that this can't be abused as a proxy
-  // for arbitrary purposes.
-  RemoteImage::validate(&mut context.pool(), url.clone().into()).await?;
-
-  // TODO: Once pictrs 0.5 is out, use it for proxying like `GET /image/original?proxy={url}`. In
-  //       case pictrs is unavailable, fallback to this impl.
-  //       https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/pict-rs/#api
-  let image_response = context.client().get(url).send().await?;
-
-  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().streaming(image_response.bytes_stream()))
-}
diff --git a/crates/routes/src/images.rs b/crates/routes/src/images.rs
index 36593e6c1..26ca3807b 100644
--- a/crates/routes/src/images.rs
+++ b/crates/routes/src/images.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use actix_web::{
     StatusCode,
   },
   web,
+  web::Query,
   Error,
   HttpRequest,
   HttpResponse,
@@ -13,15 +14,17 @@ use actix_web::{
 use futures::stream::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use lemmy_api_common::context::LemmyContext;
 use lemmy_db_schema::source::{
-  images::{LocalImage, LocalImageForm},
+  images::{LocalImage, LocalImageForm, RemoteImage},
   local_site::LocalSite,
 };
 use lemmy_db_views::structs::LocalUserView;
-use lemmy_utils::{rate_limit::RateLimitCell, REQWEST_TIMEOUT};
+use lemmy_utils::{error::LemmyResult, rate_limit::RateLimitCell, REQWEST_TIMEOUT};
 use reqwest::Body;
 use reqwest_middleware::{ClientWithMiddleware, RequestBuilder};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
+use url::Url;
+use urlencoding::decode;
 
 pub fn config(
   cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig,
@@ -37,7 +40,12 @@ pub fn config(
     )
     // This has optional query params: /image/{filename}?format=jpg&thumbnail=256
     .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/{filename}").route(web::get().to(full_res)))
-    .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/delete/{token}/{filename}").route(web::get().to(delete)));
+    .service(web::resource("/pictrs/image/delete/{token}/{filename}").route(web::get().to(delete)))
+    .service(
+      web::scope("/api/v3")
+        .wrap(rate_limit.message())
+        .route("image_proxy", web::post().to(image_proxy)),
+    );
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -228,6 +236,28 @@ async fn delete(
   Ok(HttpResponse::build(res.status()).body(BodyStream::new(res.bytes_stream())))
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct ImageProxyParams {
+  url: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn image_proxy(
+  Query(params): Query<ImageProxyParams>,
+  context: web::Data<LemmyContext>,
+) -> LemmyResult<HttpResponse> {
+  let url = Url::parse(&decode(&params.url)?)?;
+
+  // Check that url corresponds to a federated image so that this can't be abused as a proxy
+  // for arbitrary purposes.
+  RemoteImage::validate(&mut context.pool(), url.clone().into()).await?;
+
+  let pictrs_config = context.settings().pictrs_config()?;
+  let url = format!("{}image/original?proxy={}", pictrs_config.url, &params.url);
+  let image_response = context.client().get(url).send().await?;
+
+  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().streaming(image_response.bytes_stream()))
+}
+
 fn make_send<S>(mut stream: S) -> impl Stream<Item = S::Item> + Send + Unpin + 'static
 where
   S: Stream + Unpin + 'static,
diff --git a/crates/routes/src/lib.rs b/crates/routes/src/lib.rs
index 0b9642811..ec28fda45 100644
--- a/crates/routes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/routes/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use lemmy_db_views::structs::LocalUserView;
 use lemmy_utils::error::LemmyError;
 
 pub mod feeds;
-pub mod image_proxy;
 pub mod images;
 pub mod nodeinfo;
 pub mod webfinger;
diff --git a/src/api_routes_http.rs b/src/api_routes_http.rs
index 5e66723a8..fb784b3b3 100644
--- a/src/api_routes_http.rs
+++ b/src/api_routes_http.rs
@@ -124,17 +124,11 @@ use lemmy_apub::api::{
   search::search,
   user_settings_backup::{export_settings, import_settings},
 };
-use lemmy_routes::image_proxy::image_proxy;
 use lemmy_utils::rate_limit::RateLimitCell;
 
 pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimitCell) {
   cfg.service(
     web::scope("/api/v3")
-      .service(
-        web::scope("")
-          .wrap(rate_limit.message())
-          .route("image_proxy", web::post().to(image_proxy)),
-      )
       // Site
       .service(
         web::scope("/site")