diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index eea17a09..52979332 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -3803,8 +3803,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                             lastPartOfUrl = actorUrl.split('/')[-1]
                             srchStr = '/' + lastPartOfUrl
                             actorUrl = actorUrl.replace(srchStr, repStr)
-                            actorUrl = actorUrl.replace('/users/',
-                                                        '/accounts/avatars/')
                             actorJson['icon']['url'] = actorUrl
                             print('actorUrl: ' + actorUrl)
                             if '.' in actorUrl:
@@ -9360,16 +9358,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                   '_nodeinfo(callingDomain)',
                                   '_mastoApi(callingDomain)')
 
-        # alternative way of referencing avatar images
-        # /accounts/avatars/nickname/avatar[number].png
-        # instead of /users/nickname/avatar[number].png
-        if self.path.startswith('/accounts/avatars/'):
-            nickname = self.path.split('/accounts/avatars/')[1]
-            if '/' in nickname:
-                avatarFilename = nickname.split('/')[1]
-                nickname = nickname.split('/')[0]
-                self.path = '/users/' + nickname + '/' + avatarFilename
-
         if self.path == '/logout':
             if not self.server.newsInstance:
                 msg = \
diff --git a/person.py b/person.py
index f470b444..406700b2 100644
--- a/person.py
+++ b/person.py
@@ -148,15 +148,13 @@ def randomizeActorImages(personJson: {}) -> None:
     This causes other instances to update their cached avatar image
     """
     personId = personJson['id']
-    nickname = personId.split('/users/')[1]
     lastPartOfFilename = personJson['icon']['url'].split('/')[-1]
     existingExtension = lastPartOfFilename.split('.')[1]
     # NOTE: these files don't need to have cryptographically
     # secure names
     randStr = str(randint(10000000000000, 99999999999999))  # nosec
     personJson['icon']['url'] = \
-        '/accounts/avatars/' + nickname + \
-        '/avatar' + randStr + '.' + existingExtension
+        personId + '/avatar' + randStr + '.' + existingExtension
     lastPartOfFilename = personJson['image']['url'].split('/')[-1]
     existingExtension = lastPartOfFilename.split('.')[1]
     randStr = str(randint(10000000000000, 99999999999999))  # nosec