diff --git a/comictaggerlib/coverimagewidget.py b/comictaggerlib/coverimagewidget.py
index 234f42e..703dbaa 100644
--- a/comictaggerlib/coverimagewidget.py
+++ b/comictaggerlib/coverimagewidget.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from typing import Callable
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets, uic
 
-import comictalker.comictalkerapi as ct_api
 from comicapi import utils
 from comicapi.comicarchive import ComicArchive
 from comictaggerlib.imagefetcher import ImageFetcher
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@ class CoverImageWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.update_content()
             self.issue_id = issue_id
 
-            ct_api.url_fetch_complete = self.sig.emit_url
-            ct_api.url_fetch_complete(image_url, None)
+            self.sig.emit_url(image_url, None)
 
     def set_image_data(self, image_data: bytes) -> None:
         if self.mode == CoverImageWidget.DataMode:
@@ -215,9 +213,11 @@ class CoverImageWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             # now we need to get the list of alt cover URLs
             self.label.setText("Searching for alt. covers...")
 
-            # page URL should already be cached, so no need to defer
-            ct_api.alt_url_list_fetch_complete = self.sig.emit_list
-            self.talker_api.fetch_alternate_cover_urls(utils.xlate(self.issue_id))
+            url_list = self.talker_api.fetch_alternate_cover_urls(utils.xlate(self.issue_id))
+            if url_list:
+                self.url_list.extend(url_list)
+                self.imageCount = len(self.url_list)
+            self.update_controls()
 
     def alt_cover_url_list_fetch_complete(self, url_list: list[str]) -> None:
         if url_list:
diff --git a/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py b/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
index 885fc9a..04614fc 100644
--- a/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
+++ b/comictalker/comictalkerapi.py
@@ -18,24 +18,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 import comictalker.talkers.comicvine
-from comictalker.talkerbase import ComicTalker, TalkerError  # renamed TalkerBase to ComicTalker
+from comictalker.talkerbase import ComicTalker, TalkerError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# To signal image loaded etc. TODO Won't be needed hopefully with new async loading
-def list_fetch_complete(url_list: list[str]) -> None:
-    ...
-
-
-def url_fetch_complete(image_url: str, thumb_url: str | None) -> None:
-    ...
-
-
-alt_url_list_fetch_complete = list_fetch_complete
-url_fetch_complete = url_fetch_complete
-
-
 def get_comic_talker(source_name: str) -> type[ComicTalker]:
     # Retrieve the available sources modules
     sources = get_talkers()
diff --git a/comictalker/talkers/comicvine.py b/comictalker/talkers/comicvine.py
index 47d477d..157116e 100644
--- a/comictalker/talkers/comicvine.py
+++ b/comictalker/talkers/comicvine.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import requests
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from typing_extensions import Required, TypedDict
 
-import comictalker.comictalkerapi as ct_api
 from comicapi import utils
 from comicapi.genericmetadata import GenericMetadata
 from comicapi.issuestring import IssueString
@@ -983,8 +982,6 @@ class ComicVineTalker(ComicTalker):
 
             url_list = [x for x in formatted_volume_issues_result[0]["alt_images_url"].split(",") if x]
 
-        ct_api.alt_url_list_fetch_complete(url_list)
-        # CLI expects a list returned
         return url_list
 
     def repair_urls(self, issue_list: list[CVIssueDetailResults]) -> None: