diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index 438acb5fa0..9c4f99351b 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -260,12 +260,6 @@ impl Server {
           "/r/children/{inscription_id}/inscriptions/{page}",
           get(r::children_inscriptions_paginated),
         )
-        .route(
-          "/r/children/{inscription_id}/{page}",
-          get(r::children_paginated),
-        )
-        .route("/r/inscription/{inscription_id}", get(r::inscription))
-        .route("/r/metadata/{inscription_id}", get(r::metadata))
         .route("/r/parents/{inscription_id}", get(r::parents))
         .route(
           "/r/parents/{inscription_id}/{page}",
@@ -286,6 +280,12 @@ impl Server {
 
       let proxy_routes = Router::new()
         .route("/content/{inscription_id}", get(r::content))
+        .route(
+          "/r/children/{inscription_id}/{page}",
+          get(r::children_paginated),
+        )
+        .route("/r/inscription/{inscription_id}", get(r::inscription))
+        .route("/r/metadata/{inscription_id}", get(r::metadata))
         .route("/r/sat/{sat_number}/at/{index}", get(r::sat_at_index));
 
       async fn proxy_fallback(
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server/r.rs b/src/subcommand/server/r.rs
index 430239d519..23b28774f3 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server/r.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server/r.rs
@@ -225,14 +225,10 @@ pub(super) async fn children_paginated(
 ) -> ServerResult {
   task::block_in_place(|| {
     let Some(parent) = index.get_inscription_entry(parent)? else {
-      return if let Some(proxy) = server_config.proxy.as_ref() {
-        Server::proxy(proxy, &format!("r/children/{}/{}", parent, page))
-      } else {
-        Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
-          "inscription {} not found",
-          parent
-        )))
-      };
+      return Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
+        "inscription {} not found",
+        parent
+      )));
     };
 
     let parent_sequence_number = parent.sequence_number;
@@ -353,14 +349,10 @@ pub(super) async fn inscription(
 ) -> ServerResult {
   task::block_in_place(|| {
     let Some(inscription) = index.get_inscription_by_id(inscription_id)? else {
-      return if let Some(proxy) = server_config.proxy.as_ref() {
-        Server::proxy(proxy, &format!("r/inscription/{}", inscription_id))
-      } else {
-        Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
-          "inscription {} not found",
-          inscription_id
-        )))
-      };
+      return Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
+        "inscription {} not found",
+        inscription_id
+      )));
     };
 
     let entry = index
@@ -425,14 +417,10 @@ pub(super) async fn metadata(
 ) -> ServerResult {
   task::block_in_place(|| {
     let Some(inscription) = index.get_inscription_by_id(inscription_id)? else {
-      return if let Some(proxy) = server_config.proxy.as_ref() {
-        Server::proxy(proxy, &format!("r/metadata/{}", inscription_id))
-      } else {
-        Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
-          "inscription {} not found",
-          inscription_id
-        )))
-      };
+      return Err(ServerError::NotFound(format!(
+        "inscription {} not found",
+        inscription_id
+      )));
     };
 
     let metadata = inscription