diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Explore/TrendingLinkCardView.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Explore/TrendingLinkCardView.swift
index 424256b2d..4ffeabd5d 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Explore/TrendingLinkCardView.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Explore/TrendingLinkCardView.swift
@@ -15,15 +15,11 @@ struct TrendingLinkCardView: View {
     let card: Card
     
     private var imageURL: URL? {
-        if let image = card.image {
-            URL(image)
-        } else {
-            nil
-        }
+        card.image
     }
     
     private var descriptionText: String {
-        var converter = TextConverter(configuration: .init(insertNewlines: false))
+        let converter = TextConverter(configuration: .init(insertNewlines: false))
         return converter.convert(html: card.description)
     }