diff --git a/web/src/js/components/ContentView.jsx b/web/src/js/components/ContentView.jsx
index 7c8ac510b..e88d1ce20 100644
--- a/web/src/js/components/ContentView.jsx
+++ b/web/src/js/components/ContentView.jsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ ContentView.propTypes = {
 ContentView.isContentTooLarge = msg => msg.contentLength > 1024 * 1024 * (ContentViews.ViewImage.matches(msg) ? 10 : 0.2)
 
 function ContentView(props) {
-    const { flow, message, contentView, selectView, displayLarge, setDisplayLarge, lastFileUpload, uploadContent, onContentChange, content, readonly } = props
+    const { flow, message, contentView, selectView, displayLarge, setDisplayLarge, uploadContent, onContentChange, content, readonly } = props
 
     if (message.contentLength === 0) {
         return <MetaViews.ContentEmpty {...props}/>
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ function ContentView(props) {
     return (
         <div>
             {View.textView ? (
-                <ContentLoader flow={flow} lastFileUpload={lastFileUpload} readonly={readonly} message={message}>
+                <ContentLoader flow={flow}  readonly={readonly} message={message}>
                     <View readonly={readonly} onChange={onContentChange} content="" />
                 </ContentLoader>
             ) : (
-                <View flow={flow} lastFileUpload={lastFileUpload} readonly={readonly} content={content} message={message} />
+                <View flow={flow} readonly={readonly} content={content} message={message} />
             )}
             <div className="view-options text-center">
                 <ViewSelector onSelectView={selectView} active={View} message={message}/>
@@ -72,11 +72,10 @@ export default connect(
     state => ({
         contentView: state.ui.flow.contentView,
         displayLarge: state.ui.flow.displayLarge,
-        lastFileUpload: state.ui.flow.lastFileUpload
     }),
     {
         selectView: setContentView,
         displayLarge,
-        updateEdit,
+        updateEdit
     }
 )(ContentView)
diff --git a/web/src/js/components/ContentView/ContentViews.jsx b/web/src/js/components/ContentView/ContentViews.jsx
index 4ae6044b4..6c7f49009 100644
--- a/web/src/js/components/ContentView/ContentViews.jsx
+++ b/web/src/js/components/ContentView/ContentViews.jsx
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ ViewAuto.propTypes = {
     flow: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 }
 
-export function ViewAuto({ message, flow, readonly, lastFileUpload }) {
+export function ViewAuto({ message, flow, readonly }) {
     const View = ViewAuto.findView(message)
     if (View.textView) {
-        return <ContentLoader message={message} lastFileUpload={lastFileUpload} flow={flow}><View readonly={readonly}  content="" /></ContentLoader>
+        return <ContentLoader message={message} flow={flow}><View readonly={readonly}  content="" /></ContentLoader>
     } else {
         return <View readonly={readonly} message={message} flow={flow} />
     }
diff --git a/web/src/js/components/FlowView/Messages.jsx b/web/src/js/components/FlowView/Messages.jsx
index a3beaf849..9de25b5b4 100644
--- a/web/src/js/components/FlowView/Messages.jsx
+++ b/web/src/js/components/FlowView/Messages.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import ValidateEditor from '../ValueEditor/ValidateEditor'
 import ValueEditor from '../ValueEditor/ValueEditor'
 
 import Headers from './Headers'
-import { startEdit, updateEdit, uploadContent } from '../../ducks/ui/flow'
+import { startEdit, updateEdit } from '../../ducks/ui/flow'
+import * as FlowActions from '../../ducks/flows'
 import ToggleEdit from './ToggleEdit'
 
 function RequestLine({ flow, readonly, updateFlow }) {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const Message = connect(
     }),
     {
         updateFlow: updateEdit,
-        uploadContent: uploadContent
+        uploadContent: FlowActions.uploadContent
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/web/src/js/ducks/flows.js b/web/src/js/ducks/flows.js
index f18e48e6d..b197ff37e 100644
--- a/web/src/js/ducks/flows.js
+++ b/web/src/js/ducks/flows.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function update(flow, data) {
     return dispatch => fetchApi.put(`/flows/${flow.id}`, data)
 }
 
-export function updateContent(flow, file, type) {
+export function uploadContent(flow, file, type) {
     const body = new FormData()
     if (typeof file !== File)
         file = new Blob([file], {type: 'plain/text'})
diff --git a/web/src/js/ducks/ui/flow.js b/web/src/js/ducks/ui/flow.js
index 268459559..62304994f 100644
--- a/web/src/js/ducks/ui/flow.js
+++ b/web/src/js/ducks/ui/flow.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const defaultState = {
     displayLarge: false,
     modifiedFlow: false,
     contentView: 'ViewAuto',
-    lastFileUpload: false,
     tab: 'request',
 }
 
@@ -42,12 +41,6 @@ export default function reducer(state = defaultState, action) {
                 modifiedFlow: false
             }
 
-        case UPLOAD_CONTENT:
-            return {
-                ... state,
-                lastFileUpload: new Date()
-            }
-
         case flowsActions.SELECT:
             return {
                 ...state,
@@ -98,13 +91,6 @@ export function updateEdit(update) {
     return { type: UPDATE_EDIT, update }
 }
 
-export function uploadContent(flow, content, type){
-    return (dispatch) => {
-        dispatch(flowsActions.updateContent(flow, content, type))
-        dispatch({ type: UPLOAD_CONTENT })
-    }
-}
-
 export function stopEdit(flow, modified_flow) {
     let diff = getDiff(flow, modified_flow)
     return (dispatch) => {