diff --git a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/api.js b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/api.js
index 46304e1486..0202c5e8ab 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/builderStore/api.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/builderStore/api.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ const apiCall = method => async (
   headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" }
 ) => {
   headers["x-budibase-app-id"] = svelteGet(store).appId
+  const json = headers["Content-Type"] === "application/json"
   return await fetch(url, {
     method: method,
-    body: body && JSON.stringify(body),
+    body: json ? JSON.stringify(body) : body,
     headers,
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/common/Dropzone.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/common/Dropzone.svelte
index be93829084..0b98f2b256 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/common/Dropzone.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/common/Dropzone.svelte
@@ -15,18 +15,11 @@
   }
 
   async function processFiles(fileList) {
-    const fileArray = Array.from(fileList)
-
-    const filesToProcess = fileArray.map(({ name, path, size, type }) => ({
-      name,
-      path,
-      size,
-      type,
-    }))
-
-    const response = await api.post(`/api/attachments/process`, {
-      files: filesToProcess,
-    })
+    let data = new FormData()
+    for (let i = 0; i < fileList.length; i++) {
+      data.append("file", fileList[i])
+    }
+    const response = await api.post(`/api/attachments/process`, data, {})
     return await response.json()
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
index bf01314795..bc9384b892 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
@@ -74,29 +74,6 @@ exports.uploadFile = async function(ctx) {
     "attachments"
   )
 
-  if (env.CLOUD) {
-    // remote upload
-    const s3 = new AWS.S3({
-      params: {
-        Bucket: "prod-budi-app-assets",
-      },
-    })
-
-    const uploads = files.map(file => {
-      const fileExtension = [...file.name.split(".")].pop()
-      const processedFileName = `${uuid.v4()}.${fileExtension}`
-
-      return prepareUpload({
-        file,
-        s3Key: `assets/${ctx.user.appId}/attachments/${processedFileName}`,
-        s3,
-      })
-    })
-
-    ctx.body = await Promise.all(uploads)
-    return
-  }
-
   ctx.body = await processLocalFileUploads({
     files,
     outputPath: attachmentsPath,
@@ -152,26 +129,6 @@ async function processLocalFileUploads({ files, outputPath, appId }) {
   return processedFiles
 }
 
-exports.performLocalFileProcessing = async function(ctx) {
-  const { files } = ctx.request.body
-
-  const processedFileOutputPath = resolve(
-    budibaseAppsDir(),
-    ctx.user.appId,
-    "attachments"
-  )
-
-  try {
-    ctx.body = await processLocalFileUploads({
-      files,
-      outputPath: processedFileOutputPath,
-      appId: ctx.user.appId,
-    })
-  } catch (err) {
-    ctx.throw(500, err)
-  }
-}
-
 exports.serveApp = async function(ctx) {
   let appId = ctx.params.appId
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/static.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/static.js
index c812c4d3b1..30701d578b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/static.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/static.js
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
 }
 
 router
-  .post(
-    "/api/attachments/process",
-    authorized(BUILDER),
-    controller.performLocalFileProcessing
-  )
+  .post("/api/attachments/process", authorized(BUILDER), controller.uploadFile)
   .post("/api/attachments/upload", usage, controller.uploadFile)
   .get("/componentlibrary", controller.serveComponentLibrary)
   .get("/assets/:file*", controller.serveAppAsset)