diff --git a/lib/clouddrop-upload.js b/lib/clouddrop-upload.js
index 7bd9585..fe1aafb 100644
--- a/lib/clouddrop-upload.js
+++ b/lib/clouddrop-upload.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const CHUNK_SIZE = 16 * 1024 * 1024; // 16 MB — server's fixed chunk size
 const INIT_TIMEOUT = 60_000;
 const CHUNK_TIMEOUT = 30 * 60_000; // 30 min per chunk
 const COMPLETE_TIMEOUT = 5 * 60_000;
-const SHARE_TIMEOUT = 30_000;
 const SIMPLE_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT = 30 * 60_000;
 
 // Cap concurrent TCP connections to clouddrop.cc at 50 to stay well under
@@ -78,29 +77,10 @@ class ClouddropUploader {
       fileId = await this._uploadChunked(filePath, fileName, fileSize, progressCb, signal, throttle);
     }
 
-    // Create a share link — retry a few times while server post-processes the file.
-    // If share-link ultimately fails, DO NOT throw: upload itself succeeded and we
-    // don't want upload-manager to retry the entire (possibly multi-GB) upload.
-    let shareUrl = null;
-    const shareAttempts = 6;
-    for (let i = 0; i < shareAttempts; i++) {
-      if (signal && signal.aborted) throw new Error('Aborted');
-      try {
-        shareUrl = await this._createShareLink(fileId, signal);
-        if (shareUrl) break;
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (i === shareAttempts - 1) break;
-        await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000 + i * 2000));
-      }
-    }
-
-    const slugMatch = String(shareUrl || '').match(/\/share\/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/);
-    const fileCode = slugMatch ? slugMatch[1] : fileId;
-
     return {
-      download_url: shareUrl || `${BASE_URL}/share/${fileCode}`,
+      download_url: `${BASE_URL}/share/${fileId}`,
       embed_url: null,
-      file_code: fileCode
+      file_code: fileId
     };
   }
 
@@ -226,23 +206,6 @@ class ClouddropUploader {
     return fileId;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Create a permanent share link for the uploaded file.
-   */
-  async _createShareLink(fileId, signal) {
-    const res = await request(`${API_BASE}/share-link`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      dispatcher: clouddropAgent,
-      signal,
-      headers: this._headers({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }),
-      body: JSON.stringify({ fileId, expiry: 'never' }),
-      headersTimeout: SHARE_TIMEOUT,
-      bodyTimeout: SHARE_TIMEOUT
-    });
-    const payload = await this._parseJsonResponse(res);
-    return payload.url || (payload.slug ? `${BASE_URL}/share/${payload.slug}` : null);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Lightweight auth check — GET /api/cloud/files (list root, small response).
    */