diff --git a/public/src/client/account/uploads.js b/public/src/client/account/uploads.js
index 96754db74c..222e30e9a0 100644
--- a/public/src/client/account/uploads.js
+++ b/public/src/client/account/uploads.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ define('forum/account/uploads', ['forum/account/header'], function (header) {
 		header.init();
 
 		$('[data-action="delete"]').on('click', function () {
-			var el = $(this).parents('[data-url]');
-			var url = el.attr('data-url');
+			var el = $(this).parents('[data-name]');
+			var name = el.attr('data-name');
 
-			socket.emit('user.deleteUpload', { url: url, uid: ajaxify.data.uid }, function (err) {
+			socket.emit('user.deleteUpload', { name: name, uid: ajaxify.data.uid }, function (err) {
 				if (err) {
 					return app.alertError(err.message);
 				}
diff --git a/src/controllers/accounts/uploads.js b/src/controllers/accounts/uploads.js
index 6f0ff29fff..21a5287550 100644
--- a/src/controllers/accounts/uploads.js
+++ b/src/controllers/accounts/uploads.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 var async = require('async');
+var nconf = require('nconf');
 
 var db = require('../../database');
 var helpers = require('../helpers');
@@ -33,15 +34,16 @@ uploadsController.get = function (req, res, callback) {
 				itemCount: function (next) {
 					db.sortedSetCard('uid:' + userData.uid + ':uploads', next);
 				},
-				uploadUrls: function (next) {
+				uploadNames: function (next) {
 					db.getSortedSetRevRange('uid:' + userData.uid + ':uploads', start, stop, next);
 				},
 			}, next);
 		},
 		function (results) {
-			userData.uploads = results.uploadUrls.map(function (url) {
+			userData.uploads = results.uploadNames.map(function (uploadName) {
 				return {
-					url: url,
+					name: uploadName,
+					url: nconf.get('upload_url') + uploadName,
 				};
 			});
 			var pageCount = Math.ceil(results.itemCount / itemsPerPage);
diff --git a/src/controllers/uploads.js b/src/controllers/uploads.js
index 60366be026..487332542e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/uploads.js
+++ b/src/controllers/uploads.js
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ function saveFileToLocal(uid, uploadedFile, callback) {
 				name: uploadedFile.name,
 			};
 
-			db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', Date.now(), upload.url, next);
+			var fileKey = upload.url.replace(nconf.get('upload_url'), '');
+			db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', Date.now(), fileKey, next);
 		},
 		function (next) {
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:uploadStored', { uid: uid, uploadedFile: uploadedFile, storedFile: storedFile }, next);
diff --git a/src/file.js b/src/file.js
index 2c3f8d71ab..2fbd15dbdf 100644
--- a/src/file.js
+++ b/src/file.js
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ file.saveFileToLocal = function (filename, folder, tempPath, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
-file.uploadUrlToPath = function (url) {
-	if (typeof url !== 'string') {
-		return '';
-	}
-	return path.join(nconf.get('upload_path'), url.replace(nconf.get('upload_url'), ''));
-};
-
 file.base64ToLocal = function (imageData, uploadPath, callback) {
 	var buffer = Buffer.from(imageData.slice(imageData.indexOf('base64') + 7), 'base64');
 	uploadPath = path.join(nconf.get('upload_path'), uploadPath);
diff --git a/src/socket.io/user.js b/src/socket.io/user.js
index 25df8f7931..4f16e82eda 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/user.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/user.js
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ SocketUser.setModerationNote = function (socket, data, callback) {
 };
 
 SocketUser.deleteUpload = function (socket, data, callback) {
-	if (!data || !data.url || !data.uid) {
+	if (!data || !data.name || !data.uid) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 	}
-	user.deleteUpload(socket.uid, data.uid, data.url, callback);
+	user.deleteUpload(socket.uid, data.uid, data.name, callback);
 };
 
 SocketUser.gdpr = {};
diff --git a/src/user/delete.js b/src/user/delete.js
index d56c9749ac..6712569634 100644
--- a/src/user/delete.js
+++ b/src/user/delete.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 var _ = require('lodash');
-
+var path = require('path');
+var nconf = require('nconf');
 
 var db = require('../database');
 var posts = require('../posts');
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 	}
 
 	function deleteUploads(uid, callback) {
-		batch.processSortedSet('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', function (urls, next) {
+		batch.processSortedSet('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', function (uploadNames, next) {
 			async.waterfall([
 				function (next) {
-					async.each(urls, function (url, next) {
-						file.delete(file.uploadUrlToPath(url), next);
+					async.each(uploadNames, function (uploadName, next) {
+						file.delete(path.join(nconf.get('upload_path'), uploadName), next);
 					}, next);
 				},
 				function (next) {
-					db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', urls, next);
+					db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', uploadNames, next);
 				},
 			], next);
 		}, { alwaysStartAt: 0 }, callback);
diff --git a/src/user/uploads.js b/src/user/uploads.js
index f5e840a9f2..faec37fce8 100644
--- a/src/user/uploads.js
+++ b/src/user/uploads.js
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
+var path = require('path');
+var nconf = require('nconf');
 
 var db = require('../database');
 var file = require('../file');
 
 module.exports = function (User) {
-	User.deleteUpload = function (callerUid, uid, url, callback) {
+	User.deleteUpload = function (callerUid, uid, uploadName, callback) {
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				async.parallel({
 					isUsersUpload: function (next) {
-						db.isSortedSetMember('uid:' + callerUid + ':uploads', url, next);
+						db.isSortedSetMember('uid:' + callerUid + ':uploads', uploadName, next);
 					},
 					isAdminOrGlobalMod: function (next) {
 						User.isAdminOrGlobalMod(callerUid, next);
@@ -23,10 +25,10 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]'));
 				}
 
-				file.delete(file.uploadUrlToPath(url), next);
+				file.delete(path.join(nconf.get('upload_path'), uploadName), next);
 			},
 			function (next) {
-				db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', url, next);
+				db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':uploads', uploadName, next);
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};