diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04fd79e67..1a94460a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ test.php
 /.idea/
 /vendor/*
 # Ignore all files in covers directories but keep folder structure
+# This includes symlinks - Git treats symlinks as files, so they're automatically ignored
 /storage/covers/**/*
 !/storage/covers/**/
 !/storage/covers/**/.gitignore
diff --git a/public/covers/anime b/public/covers/anime
deleted file mode 120000
index 0cf300822..000000000
--- a/public/covers/anime
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/anime
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/book b/public/covers/book
deleted file mode 120000
index 072ef6fd1..000000000
--- a/public/covers/book
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/book
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/console b/public/covers/console
deleted file mode 120000
index bd488510d..000000000
--- a/public/covers/console
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/console
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/games b/public/covers/games
deleted file mode 120000
index 31c24a20a..000000000
--- a/public/covers/games
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/games
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/music b/public/covers/music
deleted file mode 120000
index 17269bfab..000000000
--- a/public/covers/music
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/music
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/preview b/public/covers/preview
deleted file mode 120000
index c9be47261..000000000
--- a/public/covers/preview
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/preview
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/tvrage b/public/covers/tvrage
deleted file mode 120000
index 7a84dfe2e..000000000
--- a/public/covers/tvrage
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/tvrage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/tvshows b/public/covers/tvshows
deleted file mode 120000
index f2c1863a5..000000000
--- a/public/covers/tvshows
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/tvshows
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/video b/public/covers/video
deleted file mode 120000
index 800b53964..000000000
--- a/public/covers/video
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/video
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/covers/xxx b/public/covers/xxx
deleted file mode 120000
index d47a1d094..000000000
--- a/public/covers/xxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../storage/covers/xxx
\ No newline at end of file