diff --git a/public/images/ui-client-loading.gif b/public/images/ui-client-loading.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e2df46..0000000
Binary files a/public/images/ui-client-loading.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/client/ui/view_loading.tsx b/src/client/ui/view_loading.tsx
index 8310eb0..2d1ba3f 100644
--- a/src/client/ui/view_loading.tsx
+++ b/src/client/ui/view_loading.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default function ClientLoadingView() {
       <div className="p-6 py-4 bg-black/30 animate-pulse leading-none rounded-box text-2xl flex flex-col gap-2 text-secondary">
         <Logo />{" "}
         <span className="flex items-center text-lg gap-2">
-          <img height="20px" width={24} src="/images/ui-client-loading.gif"/>
           {/* <span className={style.spinner}></span> */}
           connecting...
         </span>