diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/diff-viewer/index.js b/apps/web/src/components/diff-viewer/index.js
index e7fa5479e..e5812289c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/diff-viewer/index.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/diff-viewer/index.js
@@ -109,10 +109,7 @@ function DiffViewer(props) {
       notesStore.setSelectedNote(noteId);
       note = note.data;
 
-      const content = await db.content.insertPlaceholders(
-        await db.content.raw(note.contentId),
-        "/placeholder.svg"
-      );
+      const content = await db.content.raw(note.contentId);
       if (!content.conflicted)
         return resolveConflict({
           toKeep: content.data,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/editor-store.js b/apps/web/src/stores/editor-store.js
index 3a154b29a..97e4a7841 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/editor-store.js
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/editor-store.js
@@ -249,10 +249,7 @@ class EditorStore extends BaseStore {
     const session = this.get().session;
     switch (session.sessionType) {
       case "default":
-        return await db.content.insertPlaceholders(
-          await db.content.raw(session.contentId),
-          "/placeholder.svg"
-        );
+        return await db.content.raw(session.contentId);
       case "preview":
         return session.content;
       case "locked":