diff --git a/app/logical/artist_finder.rb b/app/logical/artist_finder.rb
index 4c72c2015..3cf5c9581 100644
--- a/app/logical/artist_finder.rb
+++ b/app/logical/artist_finder.rb
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ module ArtistFinder
     url = ArtistUrl.normalize(url)
     artists = []
 
-    # return [] unless Sources::Strategies.find(url).normalized_for_artist_finder?
-
     while artists.empty? && url.size > 10
       u = url.sub(/\/+$/, "") + "/"
       u = u.to_escaped_for_sql_like.gsub(/\*/, '%') + '%'
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/art_station.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/art_station.rb
index d6498e173..2c78826fe 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/art_station.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/art_station.rb
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ module Sources::Strategies
       end
     end
 
-    def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-      profile_url.present? && url == profile_url
-    end
-
     def normalize_for_source
       return if project_id.blank?
 
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/base.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/base.rb
index b2d23fa12..55bf676ff 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/base.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/base.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module Sources
       # A list of all profile urls associated with the artist. These urls will
       # be suggested when creating a new artist.
       def profile_urls
-        [normalize_for_artist_finder]
+        [profile_url].compact
       end
 
       def artist_commentary_title
@@ -150,27 +150,6 @@ module Sources
       end
       memoize :size
 
-      # Subclasses should return true only if the URL is in its final normalized form.
-      #
-      # Sources::Strategies.find("http://img.pixiv.net/img/evazion").normalized_for_artist_finder?
-      # => true
-      # Sources::Strategies.find("http://i2.pixiv.net/img18/img/evazion/14901720_m.png").normalized_for_artist_finder?
-      # => false
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        false
-      end
-
-      # Subclasses should return true only if the URL is a valid URL that could
-      # be converted into normalized form.
-      #
-      # Sources::Strategies.find("http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=18557054").normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-      # => true
-      # Sources::Strategies.find("http://dic.pixiv.net/a/THUNDERproject").normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-      # => false
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        normalize_for_artist_finder.present?
-      end
-
       # The url to use for artist finding purposes. This will be stored in the
       # artist entry. Normally this will be the profile url.
       def normalize_for_artist_finder
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
index 786a37576..e43462a59 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
@@ -167,18 +167,6 @@ module Sources
         api_metadata[:description]
       end
 
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        url == normalize_for_artist_finder
-      end
-
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        normalize_for_artist_finder.present?
-      end
-
-      def normalize_for_artist_finder
-        profile_url
-      end
-
       def tags
         if api_metadata.blank?
           return []
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/hentai_foundry.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/hentai_foundry.rb
index 24befca7f..5ab3ca2ed 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/hentai_foundry.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/hentai_foundry.rb
@@ -104,14 +104,6 @@ module Sources
         DText.from_html(artist_commentary_desc).gsub(/\A[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+\z/, "").gsub(/\n+/, "\n")
       end
 
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        artist_name.present?
-      end
-
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        url =~ PROFILE_URL
-      end
-
       def normalize_for_source
         page_url
       end
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/nico_seiga.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/nico_seiga.rb
index ceb93a0cb..32a3fd65f 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/nico_seiga.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/nico_seiga.rb
@@ -122,18 +122,6 @@ module Sources
         api_client.desc
       end
 
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        url =~ PROFILE
-      end
-
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        url =~ PAGE || url =~ MANGA_PAGE || url =~ PROFILE || url =~ DIRECT1 || url =~ DIRECT2 || url =~ PAGE2
-      end
-
-      def normalize_for_artist_finder
-        "#{profile_url}/"
-      end
-
       def normalize_for_source
         if illust_id.present?
           "https://seiga.nicovideo.jp/seiga/im#{illust_id}"
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/null.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/null.rb
index db0e3775d..e17c5e5c4 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/null.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/null.rb
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ module Sources
         image_url
       end
 
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        true
-      end
-
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        false
-      end
-
-      def normalize_for_artist_finder
-        url
-      end
-
       def normalize_for_source
         case url
         when %r{\Ahttps?://(?:d3j5vwomefv46c|dn3pm25xmtlyu)\.cloudfront\.net/photos/large/(\d+)\.}i
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
index 4b9ce625d..5f2bbf669 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
@@ -205,14 +205,6 @@ module Sources
         }
       end
 
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder?
-        url =~ PROFILE || url =~ STACC_PAGE
-      end
-
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        illust_id.present? || novel_id.present? || fanbox_id.present? || fanbox_account_id.present?
-      end
-
       def normalize_for_source
         return if illust_id.blank?
 
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/weibo.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/weibo.rb
index b6710ef6b..8cad13cd1 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/weibo.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/weibo.rb
@@ -155,19 +155,6 @@ module Sources
         end
       end
 
-      def normalized_for_artist_finder
-        url =~ %r{weibo\.com/(u|p)/\d+\z}i
-      end
-
-      def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        artist_short_id_from_url.present? || artist_long_id.present?
-      end
-
-      def normalize_for_artist_finder
-        profile_url = profile_short_url || profile_long_url
-        profile_url || url
-      end
-
       def normalize_for_source
         return url if url =~ PAGE_URL_2
         artist_id = artist_short_id_from_url
diff --git a/app/models/artist_url.rb b/app/models/artist_url.rb
index e39d3db65..b56c8ead8 100644
--- a/app/models/artist_url.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist_url.rb
@@ -33,16 +33,7 @@ class ArtistUrl < ApplicationRecord
       # the strategy won't always work for twitter because it looks for a status
       url = url.downcase if url =~ %r!^https?://(?:mobile\.)?twitter\.com!
 
-      begin
-        source = Sources::Strategies.find(url)
-
-        if !source.normalized_for_artist_finder? && source.normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-          url = source.normalize_for_artist_finder
-        end
-      rescue Net::OpenTimeout, PixivApiClient::Error
-        raise if Rails.env.test?
-      end
-
+      url = Sources::Strategies.find(url).normalize_for_artist_finder
       url = url.gsub(/\/+\Z/, "")
       url = url.gsub(%r!^https://!, "http://")
       url + "/"