diff --git a/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/artwork_cache.py b/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/artwork_cache.py
index 13819b1..b4fad7c 100644
--- a/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/artwork_cache.py
+++ b/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/artwork_cache.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
 from aiocache import Cache
 
 from ..async_tools import run_background_task
@@ -8,25 +6,6 @@ from .types import CurrentSongResponse, MpdStateHandler
 CACHE_TTL = 60 * 10  # ten minutes
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class HasArt:
-	data: bytes
-
-
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class HasNoArt:
-	data = None
-
-
-ArtCacheEntry = HasArt | HasNoArt
-
-
-def make_cache_entry(art: bytes | None) -> ArtCacheEntry:
-	if art is None:
-		return HasNoArt()
-	return HasArt(art)
-
-
 def calc_album_key(song: CurrentSongResponse) -> str:
 	artist = song.get("albumartist", song.get("artist", "Unknown Artist"))
 	album = song.get("album", "Unknown Album")
@@ -39,8 +18,8 @@ def calc_track_key(song: CurrentSongResponse) -> str:
 
 class MpdArtworkCache:
 	mpd: MpdStateHandler
-	album_cache: "Cache[ArtCacheEntry]"
-	track_cache: "Cache[ArtCacheEntry]"
+	album_cache: "Cache[bytes | None]"
+	track_cache: "Cache[bytes | None]"
 
 	def __init__(self, mpd: MpdStateHandler):
 		self.mpd = mpd
@@ -50,7 +29,7 @@ class MpdArtworkCache:
 	async def get_cached_artwork(self, song: CurrentSongResponse) -> bytes | None:
 		art = await self.track_cache.get(calc_track_key(song))
 		if art:
-			return art.data
+			return art
 
 		# If we don't have track artwork cached, go find some.
 		run_background_task(self.cache_artwork(song))
@@ -58,12 +37,12 @@ class MpdArtworkCache:
 		# Even if we don't have cached track art, we can try looking for cached album art.
 		art = await self.album_cache.get(calc_album_key(song))
 		if art:
-			return art.data
+			return art
 
 		return None
 
 	async def cache_artwork(self, song: CurrentSongResponse) -> None:
-		art = make_cache_entry(await self.mpd.readpicture(song["file"]))
+		art = await self.mpd.readpicture(song["file"])
 		try:
 			await self.album_cache.add(calc_album_key(song), art, ttl=CACHE_TTL)
 		except ValueError:
diff --git a/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/listener.py b/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/listener.py
index b044139..ffd8a61 100644
--- a/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/listener.py
+++ b/src/mpd_now_playable/mpd/listener.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class MpdStateListener(Player):
 	async def readpicture(self, file: str) -> bytes | None:
 		try:
 			readpic = await self.client.readpicture(file)
-			return readpic.get("binary")
+			return readpic["binary"]
 		except CommandError:
 			return None