diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
index 67bc4837..8068051d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_cover.html
@@ -110,12 +110,7 @@
             <img
                 class="book-cover"
                 itemprop="thumbnailUrl"
-                {% if book.cover %}
                 src="{% if img_path is None %}{% get_media_prefix %}{% else %}{{ img_path }}{% endif %}{{ book.cover }}"
-                {% else %}
-                src="{% static "images/no_cover.jpg" %}"
-                alt="{% trans "No cover" %}"
-                {% endif %}
             >
 
         {% endif %}