diff --git a/lib/screens/discover_screen.dart b/lib/screens/discover_screen.dart
index 931df919..0499bb47 100644
--- a/lib/screens/discover_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/discover_screen.dart
@@ -1571,26 +1571,7 @@ class _DiscoverScreenState extends State<DiscoverScreen>
                                 fit: BoxFit.contain,
                                 memCacheWidth: (400 * dpr).clamp(200, 800).round(),
                                 alignment: isLargeScreen ? Alignment.bottomLeft : Alignment.bottomCenter,
-                                placeholder: (context, url) {
-                                  final theme = Theme.of(context);
-                                  final colorScheme = theme.colorScheme;
-                                  return Align(
-                                    alignment: isLargeScreen ? Alignment.centerLeft : Alignment.center,
-                                    child: Text(
-                                      showName,
-                                      style: theme.textTheme.displaySmall?.copyWith(
-                                        color: colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.3),
-                                        fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
-                                        shadows: [
-                                          Shadow(color: colorScheme.surface.withValues(alpha: 0.8), blurRadius: 8),
-                                        ],
-                                      ),
-                                      maxLines: 2,
-                                      overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-                                      textAlign: isLargeScreen ? TextAlign.left : TextAlign.center,
-                                    ),
-                                  );
-                                },
+                                placeholder: (context, url) => const SizedBox.shrink(),
                                 errorWidget: (context, url, error) {
                                   // Fallback to text if logo fails to load
                                   final theme = Theme.of(context);
diff --git a/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart b/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
index 0cdc075c..82ded0d6 100644
--- a/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/media_detail_screen.dart
@@ -2486,19 +2486,7 @@ class _MediaDetailScreenState extends State<MediaDetailScreen>
                               fit: BoxFit.contain,
                               alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
                               memCacheWidth: (400 * dpr).clamp(200, 800).round(),
-                              placeholder: (context, url) => Align(
-                                alignment: Alignment.centerLeft,
-                                child: Text(
-                                  metadata.displayTitle,
-                                  style: Theme.of(context).textTheme.displaySmall?.copyWith(
-                                    color: Colors.white.withValues(alpha: 0.3),
-                                    fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
-                                    shadows: [Shadow(color: Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.5), blurRadius: 8)],
-                                  ),
-                                  maxLines: 2,
-                                  overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
-                                ),
-                              ),
+                              placeholder: (context, url) => const SizedBox.shrink(),
                               errorWidget: (context, url, error) => _buildTitleText(context, metadata.displayTitle),
                             ),
                             sigma: 10,