diff --git a/js/actionCreators/files.ts b/js/actionCreators/files.ts
index d45b4458..455c3419 100644
--- a/js/actionCreators/files.ts
+++ b/js/actionCreators/files.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   promptForFileReferences,
   genArrayBufferFromFileReference,
   genMediaDuration,
+  genMediaTags,
 } from "../fileUtils";
 import skinParser from "../skinParser";
 import {
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import {
   BUFFER_TRACK,
   SET_MEDIA_TAGS,
   SET_MEDIA_DURATION,
+  MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_INITIALIZED,
+  MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_FAILED,
   SET_SKIN_DATA,
   LOADED,
   LOADING,
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ import LoadQueue from "../loadQueue";
 
 import { removeAllTracks } from "./playlist";
 import { setPreamp, setEqBand } from "./equalizer";
-import { LoadStyle, Thunk, Action, Track, EqfPreset, SkinData } from "../types";
+import { LoadStyle, Thunk, Track, EqfPreset, SkinData } from "../types";
 
 // Lower is better
 const DURATION_VISIBLE_PRIORITY = 5;
@@ -294,8 +297,36 @@ function queueFetchingMediaTags(id: number): Thunk {
   };
 }
 
-export function fetchMediaTags(file: string | Blob, id: number): Action {
-  return { type: "FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS", file, id };
+export function fetchMediaTags(file: string | Blob, id: number): Thunk {
+  return async (dispatch, getState, { requireMusicMetadata }) => {
+    dispatch({ type: MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_INITIALIZED, id });
+
+    try {
+      const metadata = await genMediaTags(file, await requireMusicMetadata());
+      // There's more data here, but we don't have a use for it yet:
+      const { artist, title, album, picture } = metadata.common;
+      const { numberOfChannels, bitrate, sampleRate } = metadata.format;
+      let albumArtUrl = null;
+      if (picture && picture.length >= 1) {
+        const byteArray = new Uint8Array(picture[0].data);
+        const blob = new Blob([byteArray], { type: picture[0].format });
+        albumArtUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      }
+      dispatch({
+        type: SET_MEDIA_TAGS,
+        artist: artist ? artist : "",
+        title: title ? title : "",
+        album,
+        albumArtUrl,
+        numberOfChannels,
+        bitrate,
+        sampleRate,
+        id,
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      dispatch({ type: MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_FAILED, id });
+    }
+  };
 }
 
 export function setEqFromFileReference(fileReference: File): Thunk {
diff --git a/js/actionTypes.ts b/js/actionTypes.ts
index e3988068..8daa196b 100644
--- a/js/actionTypes.ts
+++ b/js/actionTypes.ts
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ export const TOGGLE_RANDOMIZE_PRESETS = "TOGGLE_RANDOMIZE_PRESETS";
 export const TOGGLE_PRESET_CYCLING = "TOGGLE_PRESET_CYCLING";
 export const SCHEDULE_MILKDROP_MESSAGE = "SCHEDULE_MILKDROP_MESSAGE";
 export const SET_MILKDROP_FULLSCREEN = "SET_MILKDROP_FULLSCREEN";
-export const FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS = "FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS";
diff --git a/js/epics.ts b/js/epics.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bc5e794..00000000
--- a/js/epics.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-import { Observable, of, defer, concat } from "rxjs";
-import { filter, mergeMap, catchError } from "rxjs/operators";
-import { Action, AppState, Extras } from "./types";
-import {
-  MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_INITIALIZED,
-  SET_MEDIA_TAGS,
-  MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_FAILED,
-  FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS,
-} from "./actionTypes";
-import { genMediaTags } from "./fileUtils";
-
-export const fetchMediaTagsEpic = (
-  actions: Observable<Action>,
-  states: Observable<AppState>,
-  { requireMusicMetadata }: Extras
-): Observable<Action> => {
-  return actions.pipe(
-    filter(action => action.type === FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS),
-    mergeMap(action => {
-      // TODO: Check out https://github.com/piotrwitek/typesafe-actions
-      if (action.type !== FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS) {
-        throw new Error("Invalid");
-      }
-      const { file, id } = action;
-
-      return concat(
-        of({
-          type: MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_INITIALIZED,
-          id,
-        } as const),
-        defer(async () => {
-          const musicMetadata = await requireMusicMetadata();
-          const metadata = await genMediaTags(file, musicMetadata);
-          // There's more data here, but we don't have a use for it yet:
-          const { artist, title, album, picture } = metadata.common;
-          const { numberOfChannels, bitrate, sampleRate } = metadata.format;
-          let albumArtUrl = null;
-          if (picture && picture.length >= 1) {
-            const byteArray = new Uint8Array(picture[0].data);
-            const blob = new Blob([byteArray], { type: picture[0].format });
-            albumArtUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-          }
-          return {
-            type: SET_MEDIA_TAGS,
-            artist: artist ? artist : "",
-            title: title ? title : "",
-            album,
-            albumArtUrl,
-            numberOfChannels,
-            bitrate,
-            sampleRate,
-            id,
-          } as const;
-        }).pipe(
-          catchError(e => {
-            console.error("Failed to fetch media tags", e);
-            return of({
-              type: MEDIA_TAG_REQUEST_FAILED,
-              id,
-            } as const);
-          })
-        )
-      );
-    })
-  );
-};
diff --git a/js/store.ts b/js/store.ts
index 8dfeaa20..1b0d4010 100644
--- a/js/store.ts
+++ b/js/store.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { UPDATE_TIME_ELAPSED, STEP_MARQUEE } from "./actionTypes";
 import Media from "./media";
 import Emitter from "./emitter";
 import { Extras, Dispatch, Action, AppState, Middleware } from "./types";
-import { createEpicMiddleware, combineEpics } from "redux-observable";
-import * as Epics from "./epics";
 
 // TODO: Move to demo
 const compose = composeWithDevTools({
@@ -36,15 +34,10 @@ export default function(
     return next(action);
   };
 
-  const epicMiddleware = createEpicMiddleware({
-    dependencies: extras,
-  });
-
   const enhancer = compose(
     applyMiddleware(
       ...[
         thunk.withExtraArgument(extras),
-        epicMiddleware,
         mediaMiddleware(media),
         emitterMiddleware,
         ...customMiddlewares,
@@ -57,7 +50,5 @@ export default function(
   const store = initialState
     ? createStore(reducer, initialState, enhancer)
     : createStore(reducer, enhancer);
-
-  epicMiddleware.run(combineEpics(...Object.values(Epics)));
   return store;
 }
diff --git a/js/types.ts b/js/types.ts
index 7dca66d5..cb98ca77 100644
--- a/js/types.ts
+++ b/js/types.ts
@@ -509,12 +509,7 @@ export type Action =
       index: number;
       transitionType: TransitionType;
     }
-  | { type: "TOGGLE_PRESET_OVERLAY" }
-  | {
-      type: "FETCH_MEDIA_TAGS";
-      file: string | Blob;
-      id: number;
-    };
+  | { type: "TOGGLE_PRESET_OVERLAY" };
 
 export type MediaTagRequestStatus =
   | "INITIALIZED"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a450a3f..47629e79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^1.5.1",
-    "fscreen": "^1.0.2",
-    "redux-observable": "^1.1.0",
-    "rxjs": "^6.5.2"
+    "fscreen": "^1.0.2"
   },
   "bundlesize": [
     {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a37e52dc..d740f52d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9079,11 +9079,6 @@ redux-devtools-extension@^2.13.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-devtools-extension/-/redux-devtools-extension-2.13.8.tgz#37b982688626e5e4993ff87220c9bbb7cd2d96e1"
   integrity sha512-8qlpooP2QqPtZHQZRhx3x3OP5skEV1py/zUdMY28WNAocbafxdG2tRD1MWE7sp8obGMNYuLWanhhQ7EQvT1FBg==
 
-redux-observable@^1.1.0:
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-observable/-/redux-observable-1.1.0.tgz#323a8fe53e89fdb519be2807b55f08e21c13e6f1"
-  integrity sha512-G0nxgmTZwTK3Z3KoQIL8VQu9n0YCUwEP3wc3zxKQ8zAZm+iYkoZvBqAnBJfLi4EsD1E64KR4s4jFH/dFXpV9Og==
-
 redux-thunk@^2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/redux-thunk/-/redux-thunk-2.3.0.tgz#51c2c19a185ed5187aaa9a2d08b666d0d6467622"
@@ -9464,13 +9459,6 @@ rxjs@^6.4.0:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-rxjs@^6.5.2:
-  version "6.5.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rxjs/-/rxjs-6.5.2.tgz#2e35ce815cd46d84d02a209fb4e5921e051dbec7"
-  integrity sha512-HUb7j3kvb7p7eCUHE3FqjoDsC1xfZQ4AHFWfTKSpZ+sAhhz5X1WX0ZuUqWbzB2QhSLp3DoLUG+hMdEDKqWo2Zg==
-  dependencies:
-    tslib "^1.9.0"
-
 safe-buffer@5.1.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.1.tgz#893312af69b2123def71f57889001671eeb2c853"