diff --git a/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
index ef8586f55..8c45aa30a 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/api.rs
@@ -9,19 +9,18 @@ use axum::http::Method;
 use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Json};
 use axum::routing::get;
 use axum::Router;
-use base64::prelude::{Engine, BASE64_STANDARD};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tower_http::cors::{self, CorsLayer};
 
-use radicle::cob::{issue, Uri};
-use radicle::cob::{patch, Embed};
+use radicle::cob::issue;
+use radicle::cob::patch;
 use radicle::identity::{DocAt, Id};
 use radicle::node::policy::Scope;
 use radicle::node::routing::Store;
 use radicle::node::{Handle, NodeId};
-use radicle::storage::{Oid, ReadRepository, ReadStorage};
+use radicle::storage::{ReadRepository, ReadStorage};
 use radicle::{Node, Profile};
 
 mod error;
@@ -217,32 +216,6 @@ mod project {
     }
 }
 
-/// A `data:` URI.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct DataUri(Vec<u8>);
-
-impl From<DataUri> for Vec<u8> {
-    fn from(value: DataUri) -> Self {
-        value.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<&Uri> for DataUri {
-    type Error = Uri;
-
-    fn try_from(value: &Uri) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        if let Some(data_uri) = value.as_str().strip_prefix("data:") {
-            let (_, uri_data) = data_uri.split_once(',').ok_or(value.clone())?;
-            let uri_data = BASE64_STANDARD
-                .decode(uri_data)
-                .map_err(|_| value.clone())?;
-
-            return Ok(DataUri(uri_data));
-        }
-        Err(value.clone())
-    }
-}
-
 /// Announce refs to the network for the given RID.
 pub fn announce_refs(mut node: Node, rid: Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match node.announce_refs(rid) {
@@ -251,21 +224,3 @@ pub fn announce_refs(mut node: Node, rid: Id) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
     }
 }
-
-/// Resolve an embed with a URI to one with actual data.
-pub fn resolve_embed(repo: &impl ReadRepository, embed: Embed<Uri>) -> Option<Embed<Vec<u8>>> {
-    DataUri::try_from(&embed.content)
-        .ok()
-        .map(|content| Embed {
-            name: embed.name.clone(),
-            content: content.into(),
-        })
-        .or_else(|| {
-            Oid::try_from(&embed.content).ok().and_then(|oid| {
-                repo.blob(oid).ok().map(|blob| Embed {
-                    name: embed.name,
-                    content: blob.content().to_vec(),
-                })
-            })
-        })
-}