diff --git a/frontend_nuxt/components/BaseUserAvatar.vue b/frontend_nuxt/components/BaseUserAvatar.vue
index 24af9b176..bfaae5071 100644
--- a/frontend_nuxt/components/BaseUserAvatar.vue
+++ b/frontend_nuxt/components/BaseUserAvatar.vue
@@ -97,33 +97,11 @@ function onError() {
 
 <style scoped>
 .base-user-avatar {
-  --base-avatar-ring-width: var(--avatar-ring-width, 1.5px);
-  --base-avatar-ring: var(--avatar-ring, linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #ec4899));
-  --base-avatar-surface: var(
-    --avatar-surface,
-    var(--avatar-placeholder-color, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88))
-  );
-  --base-avatar-shadow: var(--avatar-shadow, 0 12px 30px -18px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55));
-
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
-  color: inherit;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  border: var(--base-avatar-ring-width) solid transparent;
-  background:
-    var(--base-avatar-surface) padding-box,
-    var(--base-avatar-ring) border-box;
-  background-clip: padding-box, border-box;
-  background-origin: border-box;
-  box-shadow: var(--base-avatar-shadow);
-  transition:
-    transform 0.25s ease,
-    box-shadow 0.25s ease,
-    filter 0.25s ease;
+  background-color: var(--avatar-placeholder-color, #f0f0f0);
 }
 
 .base-user-avatar.is-rounded {
@@ -131,7 +109,7 @@ function onError() {
 }
 
 .base-user-avatar:not(.is-rounded) {
-  border-radius: var(--avatar-square-radius, 0);
+  border-radius: 0;
 }
 
 .base-user-avatar-img {
@@ -139,51 +117,5 @@ function onError() {
   height: 100%;
   object-fit: cover;
   display: block;
-  border-radius: inherit;
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 1;
-  transition:
-    transform 0.25s ease,
-    filter 0.25s ease;
-  backface-visibility: hidden;
-}
-
-.base-user-avatar:hover,
-.base-user-avatar:focus-visible {
-  transform: translateY(-1px) scale(1.02);
-  box-shadow: 0 18px 35px -20px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.65);
-}
-
-.base-user-avatar:focus-visible {
-  outline: 2px solid rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.6);
-  outline-offset: 3px;
-}
-
-.base-user-avatar:active {
-  transform: translateY(0) scale(0.99);
-}
-
-.base-user-avatar:hover .base-user-avatar-img,
-.base-user-avatar:focus-visible .base-user-avatar-img {
-  transform: scale(1.03);
-  filter: saturate(1.08);
-}
-
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .base-user-avatar,
-  .base-user-avatar-img {
-    transition: none;
-  }
-
-  .base-user-avatar:hover,
-  .base-user-avatar:focus-visible,
-  .base-user-avatar:active {
-    transform: none;
-  }
-
-  .base-user-avatar:hover .base-user-avatar-img,
-  .base-user-avatar:focus-visible .base-user-avatar-img {
-    transform: none;
-  }
 }
 </style>