diff --git a/web/src/linking.ts b/web/src/linking.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d88a8ff0..00000000
--- a/web/src/linking.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-import { Alpine } from "./alpine";
-import { authHeaders } from "./storage";
-import { showToast } from "./toast";
-
-async function loadUnlinkedBooks(): Promise<void> {
-  // cookie auth carries the call; a null bearer must not strand it
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch("/api/sync/unlinked-books", {
-      headers: authHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    if (response.ok) {
-      const data = await response.json();
-      renderUnlinkedBooks(data.unlinked || []);
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to load unlinked books:", error);
-  }
-}
-
-function renderUnlinkedBooks(books: UnlinkedBookData[]): void {
-  const container = document.getElementById("unlinked-books-list");
-  if (!container) return;
-
-  if (books.length === 0) {
-    container.innerHTML =
-      '<p class="text-center p-4" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">No unlinked books</p>';
-    return;
-  }
-
-  container.innerHTML = books
-    .map(
-      (book) => `
-        <div class="p-4 rounded-lg border mb-2" style="background-color: var(--bg-secondary); border-color: var(--border)">
-            <div class="flex justify-between items-start">
-                <div>
-                    <h3 class="font-medium" style="color: var(--text-primary)">${book.title_from_device}</h3>
-                    <p class="text-sm" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">${book.device_name} (${book.device_type})</p>
-                    <p class="text-xs" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">${book.file_path}</p>
-                    <p class="text-xs mt-1" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">Confidence: ${Math.round(book.confidence_score * 100)}%</p>
-                </div>
-                <div class="flex space-x-2">
-                    <button data-show-match="${book.progress_id}" class="btn-primary px-3 py-1 rounded text-sm">Link</button>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            ${
-              book.potential_matches && book.potential_matches.length > 0
-                ? `
-            <div class="mt-3 pt-3 border-t" style="border-color: var(--border)">
-                <p class="text-xs font-medium mb-2" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">Potential Matches:</p>
-                ${book.potential_matches
-                  .slice(0, 3)
-                  .map(
-                    (match) => `
-                    <div class="flex justify-between items-center p-2 rounded mb-1" style="background-color: var(--bg-primary)">
-                        <div>
-                            <p class="text-sm" style="color: var(--text-primary)">${match.title}</p>
-                            <p class="text-xs" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">${match.author} (${Math.round(match.confidence * 100)}%)</p>
-                        </div>
-                        <button data-link-book="${book.progress_id}" data-media-id="${match.media_item_id}" class="btn-secondary px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs">Link</button>
-                    </div>
-                `,
-                  )
-                  .join("")}
-            </div>
-            `
-                : ""
-            }
-        </div>
-    `,
-    )
-    .join("");
-}
-
-async function linkBook(progressId: string, mediaItemId: string): Promise<void> {
-  // cookie auth carries the call; a null bearer must not strand it
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch("/api/sync/link-book", {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify({
-        progress_id: progressId,
-        media_item_id: mediaItemId,
-      }),
-    });
-
-    if (response.ok) {
-      showToast("Book linked successfully", "success");
-      loadUnlinkedBooks();
-    } else {
-      const error = await response.json();
-      showToast(error.error || "Failed to link book", "error");
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to link book:", error);
-    showToast("Failed to link book", "error");
-  }
-}
-
-async function autoLinkBooks(): Promise<void> {
-  // cookie auth carries the call; a null bearer must not strand it
-
-  if (!confirm("Auto-link all books with high confidence matches?")) return;
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch("/api/sync/auto-link", {
-      method: "POST",
-      headers: {
-        "Content-Type": "application/json",
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ confidence_threshold: 0.9 }),
-    });
-
-    if (response.ok) {
-      const data = await response.json();
-      showToast(`Auto-linked ${data.linked_count || 0} books`, "success");
-      loadUnlinkedBooks();
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to auto-link:", error);
-    showToast("Failed to auto-link books", "error");
-  }
-}
-
-async function getSuggestions(progressId: string): Promise<void> {
-  // cookie auth carries the call; a null bearer must not strand it
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(`/api/sync/suggestions/${progressId}`, {
-      headers: authHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    if (response.ok) {
-      const suggestions = await response.json();
-      showSuggestionsModal(progressId, suggestions);
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Failed to get suggestions:", error);
-  }
-}
-
-function showSuggestionsModal(progressId: string, suggestions: PotentialMatchData[]): void {
-  const modal = document.getElementById("match-modal");
-  const content = document.getElementById("match-modal-content");
-
-  if (!modal || !content) return;
-
-  content.innerHTML = `
-        <div class="p-4">
-            <h3 class="font-medium mb-4" style="color: var(--text-primary)">Select a match</h3>
-            <div class="space-y-2">
-                ${suggestions
-                  .map(
-                    (s) => `
-                    <div class="p-3 rounded border cursor-pointer hover:border-opacity-50"
-                         style="background-color: var(--bg-primary); border-color: var(--border)"
-                         data-link-book="${progressId}" data-media-id="${s.media_item_id}">
-                        <p class="font-medium" style="color: var(--text-primary)">${s.title}</p>
-                        <p class="text-sm" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">${s.author}</p>
-                        <p class="text-xs" style="color: var(--text-secondary)">${Math.round(s.confidence * 100)}% match</p>
-                    </div>
-                `,
-                  )
-                  .join("")}
-            </div>
-            <button data-hide-match class="mt-4 btn-secondary w-full py-2 rounded">Cancel</button>
-        </div>
-    `;
-
-  modal.classList.remove("hidden");
-}
-
-function hideMatchModal(): void {
-  const modal = document.getElementById("match-modal");
-  if (modal) {
-    modal.classList.add("hidden");
-  }
-}
-
-// Delegated click wiring for the generated markup above: the CSP build
-// refuses inline onclick= handlers (and module functions are not globals).
-// The row-level "Link" opens the suggestions flow via getSuggestions — the
-// old window.showMatchModal it referenced never existed.
-document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
-  const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
-  const show = target.closest<HTMLElement>("[data-show-match]");
-  if (show) {
-    void getSuggestions(show.dataset.showMatch ?? "");
-    return;
-  }
-  const link = target.closest<HTMLElement>("[data-link-book]");
-  if (link) {
-    void linkBook(link.dataset.linkBook ?? "", link.dataset.mediaId ?? "");
-    hideMatchModal();
-    return;
-  }
-  if (target.closest("[data-hide-match]")) {
-    hideMatchModal();
-  }
-});
-
-Alpine.data("linking", () => ({
-  autoLinkBooks,
-  getSuggestions,
-  hideMatchModal,
-  linkBook,
-  loadUnlinkedBooks,
-  showSuggestionsModal,
-}));
diff --git a/web/src/main.ts b/web/src/main.ts
index 1aa4fdc7..93fc8e75 100644
--- a/web/src/main.ts
+++ b/web/src/main.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import "./index";
 import "./image_fallback";
 import { armAuthFormRedirects } from "./auth_forms";
 import "./library-switcher";
-import "./linking";
 import "./login";
 import "./password_validation";
 import "./processing_issues";