diff --git a/js/component/form.js b/js/component/form.js
index ae4135a29..1d2b63bf6 100644
--- a/js/component/form.js
+++ b/js/component/form.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ var FormField = React.createClass({
   getValue: function() {
     if (this.props.type == 'checkbox') {
       return this.refs.field.checked;
+    }
+    else if (this.props.type == 'file') {
+      return this.refs.field.files[0].path;
     } else {
       return this.refs.field.value;
     }
diff --git a/js/page/publish.js b/js/page/publish.js
index d1d48bc3a..cf2d6f45d 100644
--- a/js/page/publish.js
+++ b/js/page/publish.js
@@ -45,14 +45,7 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
       }
     }
 
-    let fileProcessing = false;
-    if (this.state.fileInfo && !this.state.tempFileReady) {
-      this.refs.file.showAdvice('Your file is still processing.');
-      this.refs.file.focus();
-      fileProcessing = true;
-    }
-
-    if (missingFieldFound || fileProcessing) {
+    if (missingFieldFound) {
       this.setState({
         submitting: false,
       });
@@ -89,7 +82,7 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
       };
 
       if (this.refs.file.getValue() !== '') {
-        publishArgs.file_path = this._tempFilePath;
+	publishArgs.file_path = this.refs.file.getValue();
       }
       
       lbry.publish(publishArgs, (message) => {
@@ -114,8 +107,6 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
     }
   },
   getInitialState: function() {
-    this._tempFilePath = null;
-
     return {
       rawName: '',
       name: '',
@@ -127,14 +118,12 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
       myClaimValue: 0.0,
       myClaimMetadata: null,
       myClaimExists: null,
-      fileInfo: null,
       copyrightNotice: '',
       otherLicenseDescription: '',
       otherLicenseUrl: '',
       uploadProgress: 0.0,
       uploaded: false,
       errorMessage: null,
-      tempFileReady: false,
       submitting: false,
       modal: null,
     };
@@ -236,56 +225,6 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
       feeCurrency: event.target.value,
     });
   },
-  handleFileChange: function(event) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-
-    var fileInput = event.target;
-
-    this._tempFilePath = null;
-    if (fileInput.files.length == 0) {
-      // File was removed
-      this.setState({
-        fileInfo: null,
-        uploadProgress: 0.0,
-        uploaded: false,
-        tempFileReady: false,
-      });
-    } else {
-      var file = fileInput.files[0];
-      this.setState({
-        fileInfo: {
-          name: file.name,
-          size: file.size,
-        },
-        uploadProgress: 0.0,
-        uploaded: false,
-        tempFileReady: false,
-      });
-
-      var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-      xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', (event) => {
-        this.setState({
-          uploadProgress: (event.loaded / event.total),
-        });
-      });
-      xhr.upload.addEventListener('load', (event) => {
-        this.setState({
-          uploaded: true,
-        });
-      });
-      xhr.addEventListener('load', (event) => {
-        this._tempFilePath = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
-        this.setState({
-          tempFileReady: true,
-        });
-      })
-
-      var formData = new FormData(fileInput.form);
-      formData.append('file', fileInput.files[0]);
-      xhr.open('POST', lbry.webUiUri + '/upload', true);
-      xhr.send(formData);
-    }
-  },
   handleFeePrefChange: function(feeEnabled) {
     this.setState({
       isFee: feeEnabled
@@ -333,21 +272,6 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
     document.title = "Publish";
   },
   componentDidUpdate: function() {
-    if (this.state.fileInfo && !this.state.tempFileReady) {
-      // A file was chosen but the daemon hasn't finished processing it yet, i.e. it's loading, so
-      // we're displaying a progress bar and need a value for it.
-
-      // React can't unset the "value" prop (to show an "indeterminate" bar) after it's already
-      // been set, so we have to manage it manually.
-
-      if (!this.state.uploaded) {
-        // Still uploading
-        this.refs.progress.setAttribute('value', this.state.uploadProgress);
-      } else {
-        // Fully uploaded and waiting for server to finish processing, so set progress bar to "indeterminite"
-        this.refs.progress.removeAttribute('value');
-      }
-    }
   },
   // Also getting a type warning here too
   render: function() {
@@ -370,13 +294,7 @@ var PublishPage = React.createClass({
 
           <section className="card">
             <h4>Choose File</h4>
-            <FormField name="file" ref="file" type="file" onChange={this.handleFileChange} />
-            { !this.state.fileInfo ? '' :
-                (!this.state.tempFileReady ? <div>
-                                               <progress ref='progress'></progress>
-                                               {!this.state.uploaded ? <span> Importing file into LBRY...</span> : <span> Processing file...</span>}
-                                             </div>
-                                           : <div>File ready for publishing!</div>) }
+            <FormField name="file" ref="file" type="file" />
             { this.state.myClaimExists ? <div className="help">If you don't choose a file, the file from your existing claim will be used.</div> : null }
           </section>