diff --git a/src/components/DialogueInput.astro b/src/components/DialogueInput.astro
index ca2489e..00b2e7a 100644
--- a/src/components/DialogueInput.astro
+++ b/src/components/DialogueInput.astro
@@ -49,19 +49,6 @@
         <th colspan="3">
             Character
         </th>
-        <tr>
-            <td>
-                <input
-                    type="text"
-                    id="lcr"
-                    autocomplete="off"
-                    placeholder='Image Link for the Character...'
-                />
-            </td>
-            <td colspan="2">
-                <button id="rlc">Reload Char</button>
-            </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td colspan="3" class="wholerow">
                 <label class="whole-row" for="char-img-up">
@@ -74,19 +61,6 @@
         <th colspan="3">
             Background
         </th>
-        <tr>
-            <td>
-                <input
-                    type="text"
-                    id="lbg"
-                    autocomplete="off"
-                    placeholder='Image Link for the Background...'
-                />
-            </td>
-            <td colspan="2">
-                <button id="rlbg">Reload BG</button>
-            </td>
-        </tr>
         <tr>
             <td colspan="3" class="wholerow">
                 <label class="whole-row" for="bg-img-up">
diff --git a/src/pages/dialogue.astro b/src/pages/dialogue.astro
index 6ed3457..b8092fa 100644
--- a/src/pages/dialogue.astro
+++ b/src/pages/dialogue.astro
@@ -207,28 +207,6 @@ import SizingTool from '../components/SizingTool.astro';
 				generateText(text, subtext);
 			});
 
-			document.querySelectorAll('#rlbg')[0].addEventListener('click', () => {
-				if (document.getElementById('lbg').value.trim() <= 0) return;
-				bg.src = document.getElementById('lbg').value;
-				bg.onload = function(e) {
-					if (bg.width > bg.height) {
-						bgpos = [(canvassize[0] - 1080 * (bg.width / bg.height)) / 2, 0];
-					} else {
-						bgpos = [0, 0];
-					}
-					generateText(text2, subtext2);
-				}
-			});
-
-			document.querySelectorAll('#rlc')[0].addEventListener('click', () => {
-				if (document.getElementById('lcr').value.trim() <= 0) return;
-				char.src = document.getElementById('lcr').value;
-				char.onload = function(e) {
-					chpos = [(canvassize[0] - char.width) / 2, char.height > canvassize[1] ? 0 : canvassize[1] - char.height];
-					generateText(text2, subtext2);
-				}
-			});
-
 			document.querySelectorAll('#clear-char')[0].addEventListener('click', () => {
 				char.src = '/nikke-font-generator/images/transparent.png';
 				char.onload = function(e) {
diff --git a/src/pages/update-log.md b/src/pages/update-log.md
index 8d9fa84..ef25077 100644
--- a/src/pages/update-log.md
+++ b/src/pages/update-log.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: Update Log
 
 - fixed newlines not working properly
 - fixed font size not changing line spacing
+- removed usage of links in backgrounds
+    - **REASON FOR REMOVAL**: this would break half the time, plus no one really uses it
 
 <br>