diff --git a/src/state/queries/profile.ts b/src/state/queries/profile.ts
index 88318be9ce..6837c348bd 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/profile.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/profile.ts
@@ -63,30 +63,6 @@ export function useProfilesQuery({handles}: {handles: string[]}) {
   })
 }
 
-export function usePrefetchProfileQuery() {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const prefetchProfileQuery = useCallback(
-    (did: string) => {
-      queryClient.prefetchQuery({
-        queryKey: RQKEY(did),
-        queryFn: async () => {
-          const res = await getAgent().getProfile({actor: did || ''})
-          return res.data
-        },
-      })
-    },
-    [queryClient],
-  )
-  return prefetchProfileQuery
-}
-
-export function cacheProfileBasic(
-  queryClient: QueryClient,
-  profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewBasic,
-) {
-  queryClient.setQueryData(profileBasicKey(profile.handle), profile)
-}
-
 interface ProfileUpdateParams {
   profile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileView
   updates:
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
index 3795dcf136..b9c3842b35 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import {TypographyVariant} from 'lib/ThemeContext'
 import {UserAvatar} from './UserAvatar'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from 'lib/strings/display-names'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
-import {isAndroid, isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
+import {isAndroid} from 'platform/detection'
 import {TimeElapsed} from './TimeElapsed'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
 import {ModerationUI} from '@atproto/api'
-import {usePrefetchProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 
 interface PostMetaOpts {
   author: {
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const displayName = opts.author.displayName || opts.author.handle
   const handle = opts.author.handle
-  const prefetchProfileQuery = usePrefetchProfileQuery()
 
   return (
     <View style={[styles.container, opts.style]}>
@@ -68,9 +66,6 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
             </>
           }
           href={makeProfileLink(opts.author)}
-          onPointerEnter={
-            isWeb ? () => prefetchProfileQuery(opts.author.did) : undefined
-          }
         />
       </View>
       {!isAndroid && (
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/UserPreviewLink.tsx b/src/view/com/util/UserPreviewLink.tsx
index 2f257bb5eb..a8985ce457 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/UserPreviewLink.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/UserPreviewLink.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {Link} from './Link'
 import {isAndroid, isWeb} from 'platform/detection'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
 import {useModalControls} from '#/state/modals'
-import {usePrefetchProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 
 interface UserPreviewLinkProps {
   did: string
@@ -15,16 +14,10 @@ export function UserPreviewLink(
   props: React.PropsWithChildren<UserPreviewLinkProps>,
 ) {
   const {openModal} = useModalControls()
-  const prefetchProfileQuery = usePrefetchProfileQuery()
 
   if (isWeb || isAndroid) {
     return (
       <Link
-        onPointerEnter={() => {
-          if (isWeb) {
-            prefetchProfileQuery(props.did)
-          }
-        }}
         href={makeProfileLink(props)}
         title={props.handle}
         asAnchor