diff --git a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
index 2bd5083..f2b11e5 100644
--- a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
@@ -93,14 +93,10 @@ const jsonLd = {
                         tags={entry.data.tags}
                         category={entry.data.category}
                 ></PostMetadata>
-                {!entry.data.image && <div class="border-[var(--line-divider)] border-dashed border-b-[1px] mb-5"></div>}
+                <div class="border-[var(--line-divider)] border-dashed border-b-[1px] mb-5"></div>
             </div>
 
-            <!-- always show cover as long as it has one -->
-
-            {entry.data.image &&
-                <ImageWrapper id="post-cover" src={entry.data.image} basePath={path.join("content/posts/", getDir(entry.id))} class="mb-8 rounded-xl banner-container onload-animation"/>
-            }
+            <!-- cover image is used as OG image only; no longer rendered inline to avoid duplication -->
 
 
             <Markdown class="mb-6 markdown-content onload-animation">