diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index d223557..2178f57 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import uuid
-import mimetypes
-from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash, jsonify, send_from_directory, send_file, Response, stream_with_context
+from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash, jsonify
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 from config import Config
 from flask_migrate import Migrate
@@ -264,50 +263,5 @@ def delete_asset_file(id):
         flash('Failed to delete file: ' + str(e), 'error')
         return redirect(url_for('asset_detail', id=asset_id))
 
-@app.route('/download/<int:file_id>')
-def download_file(file_id):
-    """Download a file with its original filename"""
-    try:
-        asset_file = AssetFile.query.get_or_404(file_id)
-        filename = asset_file.filename
-        download_name = asset_file.original_filename or filename
-
-        # Guess the mime type
-        mime_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(download_name)
-        if mime_type is None:
-            mime_type = 'application/octet-stream'
-
-        app.logger.debug(f"Starting download of {filename} as {download_name} with type {mime_type}")
-
-        try:
-            file_stream = app.storage.get_file_stream(filename)
-            
-            def generate():
-                try:
-                    while True:
-                        chunk = file_stream.read(8192)  # Read in 8KB chunks
-                        if not chunk:
-                            break
-                        yield chunk
-                finally:
-                    file_stream.close()
-
-            response = Response(
-                stream_with_context(generate()),
-                mimetype=mime_type
-            )
-            response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="{download_name}"'
-            return response
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            app.logger.error(f"Error streaming file {filename}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
-            flash('Error downloading file. Please try again.', 'error')
-            return redirect(url_for('asset_detail', id=asset_file.asset_id))
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        app.logger.error(f"Error in download_file: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
-        flash('File not found or error occurred.', 'error')
-        return redirect(url_for('index'))
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5432, debug=True)
diff --git a/storage.py b/storage.py
index 6886564..1792d39 100644
--- a/storage.py
+++ b/storage.py
@@ -172,19 +172,4 @@ class StorageBackend:
         full_path = self._get_full_path(filename)
         if self.protocol == 's3':
             return self.fs.exists(f"{self.bucket}/{full_path}")
-        return self.fs.exists(full_path)
-
-    def get_file_stream(self, filename: str):
-        """Get a file stream from storage"""
-        try:
-            if self.protocol == 's3':
-                s3_path = f"{self.bucket}/{self._get_full_path(filename)}"
-                self.logger.debug(f"Opening S3 file stream: {s3_path}")
-                return self.fs.open(s3_path, 'rb')
-            else:
-                full_path = self._get_full_path(filename)
-                self.logger.debug(f"Opening local file stream: {full_path}")
-                return open(full_path, 'rb')
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.error(f"Failed to get file stream for {filename}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
-            raise 
\ No newline at end of file
+        return self.fs.exists(full_path) 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/asset_detail.html b/templates/asset_detail.html
index 95d1011..6d32fe7 100644
--- a/templates/asset_detail.html
+++ b/templates/asset_detail.html
@@ -64,14 +64,15 @@
             </div>
             {% endif %}
 
-            <div class="files-section">
-                <h2>Files</h2>
+            <div class="attached-files content-box">
+                <h2>Attached Files</h2>
                 {% if asset.files %}
                 <ul class="files-list">
                     {% for file in asset.files %}
                     <li class="file-item">
                         <a
-                            href="{{ url_for('download_file', file_id=file.id) }}"
+                            href="{{ file.file_url }}"
+                            target="_blank"
                             class="file-link"
                         >
                             <i class="fas fa-file"></i>
diff --git a/templates/edit_asset.html b/templates/edit_asset.html
index 4364416..db9937f 100644
--- a/templates/edit_asset.html
+++ b/templates/edit_asset.html
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@
             {% for file in asset.files %}
             <li class="file-item">
                 <a
-                    href="{{ url_for('download_file', file_id=file.id) }}"
+                    href="{{ file.file_url }}"
+                    target="_blank"
                     class="file-link"
                 >
                     <i class="fas fa-file"></i>