diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/cards.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/cards.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c897daf58d..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/cards.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import api from 'flavours/glitch/util/api';
-
-export const STATUS_CARD_FETCH_REQUEST = 'STATUS_CARD_FETCH_REQUEST';
-export const STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS';
-export const STATUS_CARD_FETCH_FAIL    = 'STATUS_CARD_FETCH_FAIL';
-
-export function fetchStatusCard(id) {
-  return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    if (getState().getIn(['cards', id], null) !== null) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    dispatch(fetchStatusCardRequest(id));
-
-    api(getState).get(`/api/v1/statuses/${id}/card`).then(response => {
-      if (!response.data.url) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      dispatch(fetchStatusCardSuccess(id, response.data));
-    }).catch(error => {
-      dispatch(fetchStatusCardFail(id, error));
-    });
-  };
-};
-
-export function fetchStatusCardRequest(id) {
-  return {
-    type: STATUS_CARD_FETCH_REQUEST,
-    id,
-    skipLoading: true,
-  };
-};
-
-export function fetchStatusCardSuccess(id, card) {
-  return {
-    type: STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-    id,
-    card,
-    skipLoading: true,
-  };
-};
-
-export function fetchStatusCardFail(id, error) {
-  return {
-    type: STATUS_CARD_FETCH_FAIL,
-    id,
-    error,
-    skipLoading: true,
-    skipAlert: true,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
index fa8845002a..6183f3c03d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/actions/statuses.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import api from 'flavours/glitch/util/api';
 
 import { deleteFromTimelines } from './timelines';
-import { fetchStatusCard } from './cards';
 
 export const STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST = 'STATUS_FETCH_REQUEST';
 export const STATUS_FETCH_SUCCESS = 'STATUS_FETCH_SUCCESS';
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export function fetchStatus(id) {
     const skipLoading = getState().getIn(['statuses', id], null) !== null;
 
     dispatch(fetchContext(id));
-    dispatch(fetchStatusCard(id));
 
     if (skipLoading) {
       return;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
index 9a87f7a3ff..743fe779a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/card.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     card: ImmutablePropTypes.map,
     maxDescription: PropTypes.number,
     onOpenMedia: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    compact: PropTypes.boolean,
+    compact: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     const content   = { __html: addAutoPlay(card.get('html')) };
     const { width } = this.state;
     const ratio     = card.get('width') / card.get('height');
-    const height    = card.get('width') > card.get('height') ? (width / ratio) : (width * ratio);
+    const height    = width / ratio;
 
     return (
       <div
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ export default class Card extends React.PureComponent {
     const interactive = card.get('type') !== 'link';
     const className   = classnames('status-card', { horizontal, compact, interactive });
     const title       = interactive ? <a className='status-card__title' href={card.get('url')} title={card.get('title')} rel='noopener' target='_blank'><strong>{card.get('title')}</strong></a> : <strong className='status-card__title' title={card.get('title')}>{card.get('title')}</strong>;
-    const ratio       = compact ? 16 / 9 : card.get('width') / card.get('height');
-    const height      = card.get('width') > card.get('height') ? (width / ratio) : (width * ratio);
+    const ratio       = card.get('width') / card.get('height');
+    const height      = (compact && !embedded) ? (width / (16 / 9)) : (width / ratio);
 
     const description = (
       <div className='status-card__content'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index 2e61e6d8c5..1fe0c069d4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import MediaGallery from 'flavours/glitch/components/media_gallery';
 import AttachmentList from 'flavours/glitch/components/attachment_list';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { FormattedDate, FormattedNumber } from 'react-intl';
-import CardContainer from '../containers/card_container';
+import Card from './card';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import Video from 'flavours/glitch/features/video';
 import VisibilityIcon from 'flavours/glitch/components/status_visibility_icon';
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         );
         mediaIcon = 'picture-o';
       }
-    } else media = <CardContainer onOpenMedia={this.props.onOpenMedia} statusId={status.get('id')} />;
+    } else media = <Card onOpenMedia={this.props.onOpenMedia} card={status.get('card', null)} />;
 
     if (status.get('application')) {
       applicationLink = <span> · <a className='detailed-status__application' href={status.getIn(['application', 'website'])} target='_blank' rel='noopener'>{status.getIn(['application', 'name'])}</a></span>;
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/card_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/card_container.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6170d9fd8f..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/card_container.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import Card from '../components/card';
-
-const mapStateToProps = (state, { statusId }) => ({
-  card: state.getIn(['statuses', statusId, 'card'], null),
-});
-
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Card);
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/cards.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/cards.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 92ecfd0863..0000000000
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/cards.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/cards';
-
-import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
-
-const initialState = ImmutableMap();
-
-export default function cards(state = initialState, action) {
-  switch(action.type) {
-  case STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS:
-    return state.set(action.id, fromJS(action.card));
-  default:
-    return state;
-  }
-};
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
index 4c6387461f..617d96e5d4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/reducers/statuses.js
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ import {
   STATUS_MUTE_SUCCESS,
   STATUS_UNMUTE_SUCCESS,
 } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/statuses';
-import {
-  STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS
-} from 'flavours/glitch/actions/cards';
 import {
   TIMELINE_UPDATE,
   TIMELINE_DELETE,
@@ -146,8 +143,6 @@ export default function statuses(state = initialState, action) {
     return normalizeStatuses(state, action.statuses);
   case TIMELINE_DELETE:
     return deleteStatus(state, action.id, action.references);
-  case STATUS_CARD_FETCH_SUCCESS:
-    return state.setIn([action.id, 'card'], fromJS(action.card));
   default:
     return state;
   }