diff --git a/next.config.mjs b/next.config.mjs
index 8f885ae..ea6e346 100644
--- a/next.config.mjs
+++ b/next.config.mjs
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 const nextConfig = {
   // prevent double render on dev mode, which causes 2 frames to exist
   reactStrictMode: false,
+  // The app renders frame images itself (frames.js/sharp) and never uses
+  // next/image; the previous wildcard remotePatterns left /_next/image open
+  // as a public image-transformation proxy, burning Vercel quota.
   images: {
-    remotePatterns: [
-      {
-        hostname: "*",
-        protocol: "http",
-      },
-      {
-        hostname: "*",
-        protocol: "https",
-      },
-    ],
+    unoptimized: true,
   },
 };