diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_card.html b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_card.html
index 8f02edc1..b51ec077 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_card.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_card.html
@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@
   {{ $resource := ($item.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch "*featured*" }}
   {{ $anchor := $item.Params.image.focal_point | default "Smart" }}
   {{ with $resource }}
-  {{ $filters := slice (images.GaussianBlur 21) (images.Pixelate 8) }}
   {{ $image := .Fill (printf "808x455 %s" $anchor) }}
-  {{ $image_lq := (.Fill (printf "808x455 %s q1" $anchor)).Filter $filters }}
   <a href="{{ $item.RelPermalink }}">
-    <div class="img-hover-zoom"><img src="{{ $image_lq.RelPermalink }}" data-src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" class="article-banner" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy"></div>
+    <div class="img-hover-zoom"><img src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" class="article-banner" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy"></div>
   </a>
   {{end}}
 
diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_compact.html b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_compact.html
index c115f7f8..dfae14c8 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_compact.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/li_compact.html
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@
   <div class="ml-3">
     {{ $resource := ($item.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch "*featured*" }}
     {{ with $resource }}
-    {{ $filters := slice (images.GaussianBlur 21) (images.Pixelate 8) }}
     {{ $image := .Resize "150x" }}
-    {{ $image_lq := (.Resize "150x q1").Filter $filters }}
     <a href="{{$link}}" {{ $target | safeHTMLAttr }}>
-      <img src="{{ $image_lq.RelPermalink }}" data-src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy">
+      <img src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy">
     </a>
     {{end}}
   </div>
diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_card.html b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_card.html
index ee1de482..b1e12cf8 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_card.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_card.html
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
 <div class="project-card project-item isotope-item {{ $js_tag_classes | safeHTMLAttr }}">
   <div class="card">
     {{ with $resource }}
-    {{ $filters := slice (images.GaussianBlur 21) (images.Pixelate 8) }}
     {{ $image := .Resize "550x" }}
-    {{ $image_lq := (.Resize "550x q1").Filter $filters }}
     <a href="{{ $link }}" {{ $target | safeHTMLAttr }} class="card-image hover-overlay">
-      <img src="{{ $image_lq.RelPermalink }}" data-src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" class="img-responsive" loading="lazy">
+      <img src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" class="img-responsive" loading="lazy">
     </a>
     {{ end }}
     <div class="card-text">
diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_showcase.html b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_showcase.html
index 6a65df26..ff654482 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_showcase.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/portfolio_li_showcase.html
@@ -51,11 +51,9 @@
     <div class="col-12 col-md-6 order-first {{$order}}">
       {{ $resource := ($item.Resources.ByType "image").GetMatch "*featured*" }}
       {{ with $resource }}
-      {{ $filters := slice (images.GaussianBlur 21) (images.Pixelate 8) }}
       {{ $image := .Resize "540x" }}
-      {{ $image_lq := (.Resize "540x q1").Filter $filters }}
       {{if $do_link}}<a href="{{ $link }}" {{ $target | safeHTMLAttr }}>{{end}}
-        <img src="{{ $image_lq.RelPermalink }}" data-src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy">
+        <img src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" alt="{{ $item.Title }}" loading="lazy">
       {{if $do_link}}</a>{{end}}
       {{end}}
     </div>
diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/shortcodes/gallery.html b/wowchemy/layouts/shortcodes/gallery.html
index 1ff9ac92..e98d1233 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/shortcodes/gallery.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/shortcodes/gallery.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
     <a data-fancybox="gallery-{{$album}}" href="{{ .RelPermalink }}" {{ with $caption }}data-caption="{{.|markdownify|emojify|safeHTMLAttr}}"{{ end }}>
-      <img data-src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" loading="lazy" alt="{{ plainify $caption | default $filename }}" width="{{ $image.Width }}" height="{{ $image.Height }}">{{/* Width & height (or low res src) required for lazy loading. */}}
+      <img src="{{ $image.RelPermalink }}" loading="lazy" alt="{{ plainify $caption | default $filename }}" width="{{ $image.Width }}" height="{{ $image.Height }}">{{/* Width & height (or low res src) required for lazy loading. */}}
     </a>
   {{end}}