diff --git a/src/api/gemini.test.ts b/src/api/gemini.test.ts
index ed00bcc..d855988 100644
--- a/src/api/gemini.test.ts
+++ b/src/api/gemini.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { openDB } from "../storage/db";
 import type { GeminiConfig } from "./config";
 import {
 	checkRateLimit,
 	generateImage,
 	generateText,
-	incrementApiCall,
 } from "./gemini";
 
 const TEST_CONFIG: GeminiConfig = {
@@ -210,62 +208,10 @@ describe("generateImage", () => {
 	});
 });
 
-describe("Rate limiting", () => {
-	let db: IDBDatabase;
-
-	beforeEach(async () => {
-		vi.restoreAllMocks();
-		testCounter++;
-		db = await openDB(`zauberwald-rate-test-${testCounter}`);
-	});
-
-	afterEach(() => {
-		vi.restoreAllMocks();
-	});
-
-	it("checkRateLimit returns true when under limit (0 calls today)", async () => {
-		const canCallText = await checkRateLimit(db, "text");
-		const canCallImage = await checkRateLimit(db, "image");
-		expect(canCallText).toBe(true);
-		expect(canCallImage).toBe(true);
-	});
-
-	it("checkRateLimit returns false when at limit (10 text, 5 image)", async () => {
-		for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) await incrementApiCall(db, "text");
-		for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await incrementApiCall(db, "image");
-
-		const canCallText = await checkRateLimit(db, "text");
-		const canCallImage = await checkRateLimit(db, "image");
-		expect(canCallText).toBe(false);
-		expect(canCallImage).toBe(false);
-	});
-
-	it("incrementApiCall increments correct counter", async () => {
-		for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) await incrementApiCall(db, "text");
-
-		const canCallText = await checkRateLimit(db, "text");
-		const canCallImage = await checkRateLimit(db, "image");
-		expect(canCallText).toBe(false);
-		expect(canCallImage).toBe(true);
-	});
-
-	it("rate limit resets when lastApiCallDate differs from today", async () => {
-		// Increment to hit limit
-		for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) await incrementApiCall(db, "text");
-		for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await incrementApiCall(db, "image");
-
-		// Manually set lastApiCallDate to yesterday
-		const { getSettings, saveSettings } = await import("../storage/db");
-		const settings = await getSettings(db);
-		if (settings) {
-			settings.lastApiCallDate = "2020-01-01";
-			await saveSettings(db, settings);
-		}
-
-		// Should be reset now
-		const canCallText = await checkRateLimit(db, "text");
-		const canCallImage = await checkRateLimit(db, "image");
-		expect(canCallText).toBe(true);
-		expect(canCallImage).toBe(true);
+describe("Rate limiting (disabled)", () => {
+	it("checkRateLimit always returns true (no limits)", async () => {
+		const db = {} as IDBDatabase;
+		expect(await checkRateLimit(db, "text")).toBe(true);
+		expect(await checkRateLimit(db, "image")).toBe(true);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/src/api/gemini.ts b/src/api/gemini.ts
index 9b0da1e..b7a206b 100644
--- a/src/api/gemini.ts
+++ b/src/api/gemini.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-import { getSettings, saveSettings } from "../storage/db";
-import type { Settings } from "../types";
 import type { GeminiConfig } from "./config";
 
 const GEMINI_BASE_URL =
 	"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models";
 const RETRY_DELAYS = [1000, 2000, 4000];
-const TEXT_RATE_LIMIT = 10;
-const IMAGE_RATE_LIMIT = 5;
 
 function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
 	return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
@@ -117,70 +113,17 @@ export async function generateImage(
 	}
 }
 
-function getTodayDate(): string {
-	return new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0] ?? "";
-}
-
-function getDefaultSettings(): Settings {
-	return {
-		id: 1,
-		audioEnabled: true,
-		speechEnabled: false,
-		apiKey: "",
-		apiCallsToday: { text: 0, image: 0 },
-		lastApiCallDate: getTodayDate(),
-	};
-}
-
-async function getOrCreateSettings(db: IDBDatabase): Promise<Settings> {
-	const settings = await getSettings(db);
-	if (!settings) {
-		const defaults = getDefaultSettings();
-		await saveSettings(db, defaults);
-		return defaults;
-	}
-	// Migrate old settings that don't have rate-limit fields
-	if (!settings.apiCallsToday) {
-		settings.apiCallsToday = { text: 0, image: 0 };
-		settings.lastApiCallDate = getTodayDate();
-		await saveSettings(db, settings);
-	}
-	return settings;
-}
 
 export async function checkRateLimit(
-	db: IDBDatabase,
-	type: "text" | "image",
+	_db: IDBDatabase,
+	_type: "text" | "image",
 ): Promise<boolean> {
-	const settings = await getOrCreateSettings(db);
-	const today = getTodayDate();
-
-	// Reset if date changed
-	if (settings.lastApiCallDate !== today) {
-		settings.apiCallsToday = { text: 0, image: 0 };
-		settings.lastApiCallDate = today;
-		await saveSettings(db, settings);
-	}
-
-	return type === "text"
-		? settings.apiCallsToday.text < TEXT_RATE_LIMIT
-		: settings.apiCallsToday.image < IMAGE_RATE_LIMIT;
+	return true;
 }
 
 export async function incrementApiCall(
-	db: IDBDatabase,
-	type: "text" | "image",
+	_db: IDBDatabase,
+	_type: "text" | "image",
 ): Promise<void> {
-	const settings = await getOrCreateSettings(db);
-	const today = getTodayDate();
-
-	// Reset if date changed
-	if (settings.lastApiCallDate !== today) {
-		settings.apiCallsToday = { text: 0, image: 0 };
-		settings.lastApiCallDate = today;
-	}
-
-	settings.apiCallsToday[type]++;
-	settings.lastApiCallDate = today;
-	await saveSettings(db, settings);
+	// No-op: rate limits removed
 }