diff --git a/frontend/src/components/viewer/Viewer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/viewer/Viewer.tsx
index a5a002361..9cfc49e20 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/viewer/Viewer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/viewer/Viewer.tsx
@@ -158,60 +158,25 @@ const Viewer = ({
   const [zoom, setZoom] = useState(1); // 1 = 100%
   const pageRefs = useRef<(HTMLImageElement | null)[]>([]);
 
-  // Store preview URL ref to manage lifecycle properly
-  const previewUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
-  const currentPreviewFileRef = useRef<File | null>(null);
 
   // Use preview file if available, otherwise use context file
   const effectiveFile = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (previewFile) {
-      // Clean up previous preview URL if it's different
-      if (previewUrlRef.current && currentPreviewFileRef.current !== previewFile) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(previewUrlRef.current);
-        previewUrlRef.current = null;
-      }
-      
       // Validate the preview file
       if (!(previewFile instanceof File)) {
-        console.error('Preview file is not a valid File object:', previewFile);
         return null;
       }
       
       if (previewFile.size === 0) {
-        console.error('Preview file is empty:', previewFile.name);
         return null;
       }
       
-      if (previewFile.type !== 'application/pdf') {
-        console.warn('Preview file is not a PDF:', previewFile.type);
-      }
-      
-      // For preview files, we'll handle loading differently (no URL needed)
-      // but we still need to return a consistent structure
-      currentPreviewFileRef.current = previewFile;
-      console.log('Preview file set:', { name: previewFile.name, size: previewFile.size, type: previewFile.type });
-      
       return { file: previewFile, url: null };
     } else {
-      // Clean up preview URL when switching away from preview
-      if (previewUrlRef.current) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(previewUrlRef.current);
-        previewUrlRef.current = null;
-        currentPreviewFileRef.current = null;
-      }
       return pdfFile;
     }
   }, [previewFile, pdfFile]);
 
-  // Cleanup preview file URL on unmount only
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      if (previewUrlRef.current) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(previewUrlRef.current);
-        previewUrlRef.current = null;
-      }
-    };
-  }, []);
   const scrollAreaRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const userInitiatedRef = useRef(false);
   const suppressScrollRef = useRef(false);
@@ -375,9 +340,7 @@ const Viewer = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
     async function loadPdfInfo() {
-      console.log('Loading PDF info:', { effectiveFile, previewFile: !!previewFile });
       if (!effectiveFile) {
-        console.log('No effective file');
         setNumPages(0);
         setPageImages([]);
         return;
@@ -388,15 +351,12 @@ const Viewer = ({
         
         // For preview files, use ArrayBuffer directly to avoid blob URL issues
         if (previewFile && effectiveFile.file === previewFile) {
-          console.log('Loading preview file as ArrayBuffer');
           const arrayBuffer = await previewFile.arrayBuffer();
           pdfData = { data: arrayBuffer };
-          console.log('Preview file ArrayBuffer created:', arrayBuffer.byteLength, 'bytes');
         }
         // Handle special IndexedDB URLs for large files
         else if (effectiveFile.url?.startsWith('indexeddb:')) {
           const fileId = effectiveFile.url.replace('indexeddb:', '');
-          console.log('Loading large file from IndexedDB:', fileId);
 
           // Get data directly from IndexedDB
           const arrayBuffer = await fileStorage.getFileData(fileId);
@@ -409,7 +369,6 @@ const Viewer = ({
           pdfData = { data: arrayBuffer };
         } else if (effectiveFile.url) {
           // Standard blob URL or regular URL
-          console.log('Loading PDF from URL:', effectiveFile.url);
           pdfData = effectiveFile.url;
         } else {
           throw new Error('No valid PDF source available');
@@ -424,7 +383,6 @@ const Viewer = ({
           setTimeout(() => startProgressivePreload(), 100);
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Failed to load PDF:', error);
         if (!cancelled) {
           setPageImages([]);
           setNumPages(0);
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
index e600257c0..c06451800 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/Split.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ const SplitPdfPanel: React.FC<SplitPdfPanelProps> = ({
     thumbnails: [],
     isGeneratingThumbnails: false
   });
-  const [previewFile, setPreviewFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
 
   const {
     mode,
@@ -87,18 +86,15 @@ const SplitPdfPanel: React.FC<SplitPdfPanelProps> = ({
       setDownloadUrl(null);
       setStatus("");
     }
-    // Clear split results and preview file
+    // Clear split results
     setSplitResults({
       files: [],
       thumbnails: [],
       isGeneratingThumbnails: false
     });
-    setPreviewFile(null);
     onPreviewFile?.(null);
-    // Parameters changed - results will be cleared automatically
   }, [mode, pages, hDiv, vDiv, merge, splitType, splitValue, bookmarkLevel, includeMetadata, allowDuplicates, selectedFiles]);
 
-
   const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (selectedFiles.length === 0) {
@@ -251,14 +247,8 @@ const SplitPdfPanel: React.FC<SplitPdfPanelProps> = ({
   // Handle thumbnail click to open in viewer
   const handleThumbnailClick = (file: File) => {
     try {
-      // Set as preview file (no context pollution)
-      setPreviewFile(file);
       onPreviewFile?.(file);
-
-      // Store that we came from Split tool for return navigation
       sessionStorage.setItem('previousMode', 'split');
-
-      // Switch to viewer mode
       setCurrentMode('viewer');
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to open file in viewer:', error);
@@ -334,9 +324,7 @@ const SplitPdfPanel: React.FC<SplitPdfPanelProps> = ({
               setStatus("");
               setErrorMessage(null);
               // Clear any active preview and return to previous view
-              setPreviewFile(null);
               onPreviewFile?.(null);
-              // Return to the Split tool view
               setCurrentMode('split');
             } : undefined}
           >