diff --git a/tools/update_avatars.py b/tools/update_avatars.py
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index 61570ebed..000000000
--- a/tools/update_avatars.py
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@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import importlib.util
-import os
-import urllib.request
-
-
-def download_avatar(username):
-    url = f"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/{username}?size=60"
-    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
-        data = response.read()
-    return data
-
-
-def read_pelican_config(path):
-    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("pelicanconf", path)
-    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-    return module
-
-
-def main():
-    confpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "pelicanconf.py")
-    outpath = os.path.join(
-        os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "theme", "static", "images", "avatars"
-    )
-    config = read_pelican_config(confpath)
-    os.makedirs(outpath, exist_ok=True)
-    for author in config.AUTHOR_METADATA.values():
-        username = author.get("github")
-        if not username:
-            continue
-        filename = os.path.join(outpath, f"{username}.png")
-        print(f"Downloading avatar of user {username}...")
-        data = download_avatar(username)
-        with open(filename, "w+b") as fp:
-            fp.write(data)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()