diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/further_details_fileuploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/further_details_fileuploader.js
index 9a1f091c..5c9a70d0 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/further_details_fileuploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/further_details_fileuploader.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { getCookie } from '../../utils/fetch_api_utils';
 
 let FurtherDetailsFileuploader = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        uploadStarted: React.PropTypes.func,
         pieceId: React.PropTypes.number,
         otherData: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.object),
         setIsUploadReady: React.PropTypes.func,
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ let FurtherDetailsFileuploader = React.createClass({
                 name="other_data_key"
                 label="Additional files">
                 <ReactS3FineUploader
-                    uploadStarted={this.props.uploadStarted}
                     keyRoutine={{
                         url: AppConstants.serverUrl + 's3/key/',
                         fileClass: 'otherdata',
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
index bf4250c5..fc4bc05b 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ let ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         retry: React.PropTypes.shape({
             enableAuto: React.PropTypes.bool
         }),
-        uploadStarted: React.PropTypes.func,
         setIsUploadReady: React.PropTypes.func,
         isReadyForFormSubmission: React.PropTypes.func,
         areAssetsDownloadable: React.PropTypes.bool,
@@ -672,11 +671,6 @@ let ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         // override standard files list with only valid files
         files = validFiles;
 
-        // Call this method to signal the outside component that an upload is in progress
-        if(typeof this.props.uploadStarted === 'function' && files.length > 0) {
-            this.props.uploadStarted();
-        }
-
         // if multiple is set to false and user drops multiple files into the dropzone,
         // take the first one and notify user that only one file can be submitted
         if(!this.props.multiple && files.length > 1) {
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/cyland_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/cyland_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
index a7631d95..7ef74caa 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/cyland_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/cyland_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ let CylandAdditionalDataForm = React.createClass({
 
     },
 
-    uploadStarted() {
-        this.setState({
-            isUploadReady: false
-        });
-    },
-
     setIsUploadReady(isReady) {
         this.setState({
             isUploadReady: isReady
@@ -184,7 +178,6 @@ let CylandAdditionalDataForm = React.createClass({
                     </Property>
                     <FurtherDetailsFileuploader
                         label={getLangText('Additional files (e.g. still images, pdf)')}
-                        uploadStarted={this.uploadStarted}
                         submitFile={this.submitFile}
                         setIsUploadReady={this.setIsUploadReady}
                         isReadyForFormSubmission={formSubmissionValidation.fileOptional}