diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalMediaURL.php b/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalS3MediaURL.php
similarity index 82%
rename from app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalMediaURL.php
rename to app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalS3MediaURL.php
index ae675f5f6..dc5195f88 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalMediaURL.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/MigrateLocalS3MediaURL.php
@@ -2,27 +2,24 @@
 
 namespace App\Console\Commands;
 
-use App\Models\Avatar;
 use App\Models\Media;
 use App\Models\Status;
-use App\Services\AccountService;
 use App\Services\MediaService;
 use App\Services\StatusService;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
-class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
+class MigrateLocalS3MediaURL extends Command
 {
     /**
      * The name and signature of the console command.
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $signature = 'admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL
+    protected $signature = 'admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL
         {id? : A status id (or post URL) to fix; omit with --all}
         {--all : Scan every local media row and fix any with a stale host}
-        {--avatars : Also rebuild stale avatar cdn_urls (implied by --all)}
         {--oldDomain= : Only rewrite URLs whose host matches this old backend (default: rewrite all stale hosts)}
         {--newDomain= : Target host to rewrite to (default: the configured cloud disk host from .env)}
         {--dry-run : Report what would change without writing}
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $description = 'Rebuild stale local media URLs (cdn_url, thumbnail_url, optimized_url, avatars) from their storage paths using the configured cloud disk. Replaces media:cloud-url-rewrite.';
+    protected $description = 'Rewrite stale local media cloud URLs (cdn_url, thumbnail_url, optimized_url) from their storage paths to the configured S3/cloud host. Replaces media:cloud-url-rewrite.';
 
     /**
      * The target host to rewrite URLs to.
@@ -91,10 +88,9 @@ class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
 
         $id = $this->argument('id');
         $all = $this->option('all');
-        $avatarsOnly = $this->option('avatars') && ! $all && ! $id;
 
-        if (! $id && ! $all && ! $avatarsOnly) {
-            $this->error('Provide a status id/URL, or pass --all (optionally --avatars).');
+        if (! $id && ! $all) {
+            $this->error('Provide a status id/URL, or pass --all.');
 
             return 1;
         }
@@ -125,12 +121,6 @@ class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
             return $this->handleSingle($id);
         }
 
-        if ($avatarsOnly) {
-            $this->migrateAvatars();
-
-            return 0;
-        }
-
         return $this->handleAll();
     }
 
@@ -201,14 +191,6 @@ class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
 
     protected function handleAll(): int
     {
-        if (! $this->option('dry-run') && ! $this->option('force')) {
-            if (! $this->confirm('Rebuild stale URLs for all local media rows?', true)) {
-                $this->comment('Aborted.');
-
-                return 0;
-            }
-        }
-
         $fixed = 0;
         $scanned = 0;
         $affectedStatusIds = [];
@@ -238,65 +220,15 @@ class MigrateLocalMediaURL extends Command
         $this->info('Scanned '.$scanned.' local media rows; '.($this->option('dry-run') ? 'would fix ' : 'fixed ').$fixed.'.');
         if ($fixed > 0 && ! $this->option('dry-run')) {
             $this->comment('Caches busted for '.count($affectedStatusIds).' affected status(es).');
-        }
-
-        // --all always includes avatars (parity with the old command's
-        // "Migrate All"); --avatars can also be passed explicitly.
-        $this->migrateAvatars();
-
-        if (! $this->option('dry-run')) {
             $this->comment('Tip: run `php artisan cache:clear` if any stale URLs remain cached elsewhere.');
         }
 
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Rebuild stale avatar cdn_urls from their media_path.
-     */
-    protected function migrateAvatars(): void
-    {
-        $this->newLine();
-        $this->info('Checking avatars...');
-
-        $fixed = 0;
-        $scanned = 0;
-
-        Avatar::whereNotNull('cdn_url')->lazyById(1000, 'id')->each(function ($avatar) use (&$fixed, &$scanned) {
-            $scanned++;
-
-            if (! $avatar->cdn_url || ! $avatar->media_path) {
-                return;
-            }
-            if (Str::startsWith((string) $avatar->media_path, 'http')) {
-                return;
-            }
-            $host = parse_url($avatar->cdn_url, PHP_URL_HOST);
-            if (! $this->shouldRewrite($host)) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            $rebuilt = $this->targetUrl($avatar->media_path);
-            if (! $rebuilt) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            $this->line('  avatar '.$avatar->id.' (profile '.$avatar->profile_id.'): '.$host.' -> '.$this->newHost);
-
-            if (! $this->option('dry-run')) {
-                $avatar->cdn_url = $rebuilt;
-                $avatar->save();
-                AccountService::del($avatar->profile_id);
-            }
-            $fixed++;
-        });
-
-        $this->info('Scanned '.$scanned.' avatars; '.($this->option('dry-run') ? 'would fix ' : 'fixed ').$fixed.'.');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Rebuild any stale URL field on a single media row from its storage path.
-     * Only writes when a field's host differs from the cloud host.
+     * Only writes when a field's host differs from the target host.
      *
      * @return bool whether the row was (or would be) changed
      */
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalMediaUrlTest.php b/tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalS3MediaUrlTest.php
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalMediaUrlTest.php
rename to tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalS3MediaUrlTest.php
index 27027b085..f453941bb 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalMediaUrlTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Account/MigrateLocalS3MediaUrlTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ uses(LazilyRefreshDatabase::class);
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL
+| admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |
 | Rebuilds stale local media URLs (cdn_url, thumbnail_url, optimized_url)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function makeStatusWithStaleMedia(string $staleHost = 'https://s3.old.example'):
 it('rebuilds stale thumbnail_url and optimized_url but leaves correct cdn_url', function () {
     $media = makeStatusWithStaleMedia();
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', ['id' => (string) $media->status_id, '--force' => true])
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', ['id' => (string) $media->status_id, '--force' => true])
         ->assertExitCode(0);
 
     $media->refresh();
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ it('does not change anything in dry-run mode', function () {
     $media = makeStatusWithStaleMedia();
     $originalThumb = $media->thumbnail_url;
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', ['id' => (string) $media->status_id, '--dry-run' => true])
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', ['id' => (string) $media->status_id, '--dry-run' => true])
         ->assertExitCode(0);
 
     expect($media->fresh()->thumbnail_url)->toBe($originalThumb);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ it('leaves already-correct media untouched', function () {
 
     $updatedAt = $media->fresh()->updated_at;
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', ['id' => (string) $status->id, '--force' => true])
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', ['id' => (string) $status->id, '--force' => true])
         ->assertExitCode(0);
 
     expect($media->fresh()->updated_at->eq($updatedAt))->toBeTrue();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ it('never rewrites remote media', function () {
         'order' => 0,
     ]);
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', ['id' => (string) $status->id, '--force' => true])
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', ['id' => (string) $status->id, '--force' => true])
         ->assertExitCode(0);
 
     // Unchanged: remote media is skipped.
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ it('never rewrites remote media', function () {
 });
 
 it('requires an id or --all', function () {
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL')
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL')
         ->assertExitCode(1);
 });
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ it('refuses to run on a local-storage instance', function () {
     // Simulate local storage: cloud disabled.
     ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.cloud_storage', false);
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', ['--all' => true, '--force' => true])
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', ['--all' => true, '--force' => true])
         ->expectsOutputToContain('Cloud storage is not enabled')
         ->assertExitCode(1);
 });
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ it('with --oldDomain only rewrites URLs on that host', function () {
     $media->optimized_url = 'https://other.example/'.$media->media_path;
     $media->save();
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', [
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', [
         'id' => (string) $media->status_id,
         '--oldDomain' => 's3.old.example',
         '--force' => true,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ it('with --oldDomain only rewrites URLs on that host', function () {
 it('with --newDomain override rewrites to the given host', function () {
     $media = makeStatusWithStaleMedia('https://s3.old.example');
 
-    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalMediaURL', [
+    $this->artisan('admin:MigrateLocalS3MediaURL', [
         'id' => (string) $media->status_id,
         '--newDomain' => 'media.example',
         '--force' => true,