diff --git a/frigate/api/event.py b/frigate/api/event.py
index 1debf10dc..d76e5f10b 100644
--- a/frigate/api/event.py
+++ b/frigate/api/event.py
@@ -1539,9 +1539,19 @@ def create_trigger_embedding(
 
         if body.type == "thumbnail":
             # Save image to the triggers directory
-            context.save_trigger_thumbnail(
-                camera, body.data, (base64.b64encode(thumbnail).decode("ASCII"))
-            )
+            try:
+                os.makedirs(os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera), exist_ok=True)
+                with open(
+                    os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera, f"{body.data}.webp"), "wb"
+                ) as f:
+                    f.write(thumbnail)
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"Writing thumbnail for trigger with data {body.data} in {camera}."
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to write thumbnail for trigger with data {body.data} in {camera}: {e}"
+                )
 
         Trigger.create(
             camera=camera,
@@ -1653,7 +1663,15 @@ def update_trigger_embedding(
         if trigger:
             # Update existing trigger
             if trigger.data != body.data:  # Delete old thumbnail only if data changes
-                context.delete_trigger_thumbnail(camera, trigger.data)
+                try:
+                    os.remove(os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera, f"{trigger.data}.webp"))
+                    logger.debug(
+                        f"Deleted thumbnail for trigger with data {trigger.data} in {camera}."
+                    )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.error(
+                        f"Failed to delete thumbnail for trigger with data {trigger.data} in {camera}: {e}"
+                    )
 
             Trigger.update(
                 data=body.data,
@@ -1679,9 +1697,19 @@ def update_trigger_embedding(
 
         if body.type == "thumbnail":
             # Save image to the triggers directory
-            context.save_trigger_thumbnail(
-                camera, body.data, (base64.b64encode(thumbnail).decode("ASCII"))
-            )
+            try:
+                os.makedirs(os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera), exist_ok=True)
+                with open(
+                    os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera, f"{body.data}.webp"), "wb"
+                ) as f:
+                    f.write(thumbnail)
+                logger.debug(
+                    f"Writing thumbnail for trigger with data {body.data} in {camera}."
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to write thumbnail for trigger with data {body.data} in {camera}: {e}"
+                )
 
         return JSONResponse(
             content={
@@ -1736,8 +1764,15 @@ def delete_trigger_embedding(
                 status_code=401,
             )
 
-        context: EmbeddingsContext = request.app.embeddings
-        context.delete_trigger_thumbnail(camera, trigger.data)
+        try:
+            os.remove(os.path.join(TRIGGER_DIR, camera, f"{trigger.data}.webp"))
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Deleted thumbnail for trigger with data {trigger.data} in {camera}."
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Failed to delete thumbnail for trigger with data {trigger.data} in {camera}: {e}"
+            )
 
         return JSONResponse(
             content={
diff --git a/frigate/comms/embeddings_updater.py b/frigate/comms/embeddings_updater.py
index 5e8d0b96b..f97319051 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/embeddings_updater.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/embeddings_updater.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class EmbeddingsRequestEnum(Enum):
     embed_thumbnail = "embed_thumbnail"
     generate_search = "generate_search"
     reindex = "reindex"
-    write_trigger_thumbnail = "write_trigger_thumbnail"
-    remove_trigger_thumbnail = "remove_trigger_thumbnail"
     # LPR
     reprocess_plate = "reprocess_plate"
 
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
index 94c971939..f3acbbcf7 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
@@ -299,24 +299,3 @@ class EmbeddingsContext:
             EmbeddingsRequestEnum.embed_thumbnail.value,
             {"id": str(event_id), "thumbnail": str(thumbnail), "upsert": False},
         )
-
-    def save_trigger_thumbnail(
-        self, camera: str, event_id: str, thumbnail: bytes
-    ) -> None:
-        self.requestor.send_data(
-            EmbeddingsRequestEnum.write_trigger_thumbnail.value,
-            {
-                "camera": str(camera),
-                "event_id": str(event_id),
-                "thumbnail": str(thumbnail),
-            },
-        )
-
-    def delete_trigger_thumbnail(self, camera: str, event_id: str) -> None:
-        self.requestor.send_data(
-            EmbeddingsRequestEnum.remove_trigger_thumbnail.value,
-            {
-                "camera": str(camera),
-                "event_id": str(event_id),
-            },
-        )
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
index 53935100d..ec8e20a48 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/maintainer.py
@@ -292,17 +292,6 @@ class EmbeddingMaintainer(threading.Thread):
                     elif topic == EmbeddingsRequestEnum.reindex.value:
                         response = self.embeddings.start_reindex()
                         return "started" if response else "in_progress"
-                    elif topic == EmbeddingsRequestEnum.write_trigger_thumbnail.value:
-                        thumbnail = base64.b64decode(data["thumbnail"])
-                        self.embeddings.write_trigger_thumbnail(
-                            data["camera"], data["event_id"], thumbnail
-                        )
-                        return
-                    elif topic == EmbeddingsRequestEnum.remove_trigger_thumbnail.value:
-                        self.embeddings.remove_trigger_thumbnail(
-                            data["camera"], data["event_id"]
-                        )
-                        return
 
                 processors = [self.realtime_processors, self.post_processors]
                 for processor_list in processors: