diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/reindex.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/reindex.py
index b5c84596..8e86577a 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/reindex.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/reindex.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ functionality:
 
 import json
 import os
-import shutil
 from datetime import datetime
 from time import sleep
 
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ from home.src.download.queue import PendingList
 from home.src.download.subscriptions import ChannelSubscription
 from home.src.download.thumbnails import ThumbManager
 from home.src.download.yt_dlp_base import CookieHandler
-from home.src.download.yt_dlp_handler import VideoDownloader
 from home.src.es.connect import ElasticWrap, IndexPaginate
 from home.src.index.channel import YoutubeChannel
 from home.src.index.comments import Comments
@@ -276,14 +274,6 @@ class Reindex(ReindexBase):
         self.task.send_progress(message, progress=progress)
 
     def _reindex_single_video(self, youtube_id):
-        """wrapper to handle channel name changes"""
-        try:
-            self._reindex_single_video_call(youtube_id)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            ChannelUrlFixer(youtube_id, self.config).run()
-            self._reindex_single_video_call(youtube_id)
-
-    def _reindex_single_video_call(self, youtube_id):
         """refresh data for single video"""
         video = YoutubeVideo(youtube_id)
 
@@ -467,65 +457,6 @@ class ReindexProgress(ReindexBase):
         return state_dict
 
 
-class ChannelUrlFixer:
-    """fix not matching channel names in reindex"""
-
-    def __init__(self, youtube_id, config):
-        self.youtube_id = youtube_id
-        self.config = config
-        self.video = False
-
-    def run(self):
-        """check and run if needed"""
-        print(f"{self.youtube_id}: failed to build channel path, try to fix.")
-        video_path_is, video_folder_is = self.get_as_is()
-        if not os.path.exists(video_path_is):
-            print(f"giving up reindex, video in video: {self.video.json_data}")
-            raise ValueError
-
-        _, video_folder_should = self.get_as_should()
-
-        if video_folder_is != video_folder_should:
-            self.process(video_path_is)
-        else:
-            print(f"{self.youtube_id}: skip channel url fixer")
-
-    def get_as_is(self):
-        """get video object as is"""
-        self.video = YoutubeVideo(self.youtube_id)
-        self.video.get_from_es()
-        video_path_is = os.path.join(
-            self.config["application"]["videos"],
-            self.video.json_data["media_url"],
-        )
-        video_folder_is = os.path.split(video_path_is)[0]
-
-        return video_path_is, video_folder_is
-
-    def get_as_should(self):
-        """add fresh metadata from remote"""
-        self.video.get_from_youtube()
-        self.video.add_file_path()
-
-        video_path_should = os.path.join(
-            self.config["application"]["videos"],
-            self.video.json_data["media_url"],
-        )
-        video_folder_should = os.path.split(video_path_should)[0]
-        return video_path_should, video_folder_should
-
-    def process(self, video_path_is):
-        """fix filepath"""
-        print(f"{self.youtube_id}: fixing channel rename.")
-        cache_dir = self.config["application"]["cache_dir"]
-        new_path = os.path.join(
-            cache_dir, "download", self.youtube_id + ".mp4"
-        )
-        shutil.move(video_path_is, new_path, copy_function=shutil.copyfile)
-        VideoDownloader().move_to_archive(self.video.json_data)
-        self.video.update_media_url()
-
-
 class ChannelFullScan:
     """
     update from v0.3.0 to v0.3.1