diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AlbumRipper.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AlbumRipper.java
index 8fef8862..f433e77f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AlbumRipper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ripper/AlbumRipper.java
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ public abstract class AlbumRipper extends AbstractRipper {
      * Queues multiple URLs of single images to download from a single Album URL
      */
     public boolean addURLToDownload(URL url, File saveAs, String referrer, Map<String,String> cookies, Boolean getFileExtFromMIME) {
-        // Don't re-add the url if it was downloaded in a previous rip
-        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", true) && !isThisATest()) {
-            if (hasDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm())) {
-                sendUpdate(STATUS.DOWNLOAD_WARN, "Already downloaded " + url.toExternalForm());
-                alreadyDownloadedUrls += 1;
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
             // Only download one file if this is a test.
         if (super.isThisATest() &&
                 (itemsPending.size() > 0 || itemsCompleted.size() > 0 || itemsErrored.size() > 0)) {
@@ -96,14 +87,7 @@ public abstract class AlbumRipper extends AbstractRipper {
             }
             threadPool.addThread(dft);
         }
-        if (Utils.getConfigBoolean("remember.url_history", true) && !isThisATest()) {
-            LOGGER.info("Writing " + url.toExternalForm() + " to file");
-            try {
-                writeDownloadedURL(url.toExternalForm() + "\n");
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                LOGGER.debug("Unable to write URL history file");
-            }
-        }
+
         return true;
     }