diff --git a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
index dff1afbb01..c979771c21 100644
--- a/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
+++ b/core/server/web/api/v2/admin/routes.js
@@ -192,32 +192,6 @@ module.exports = function apiRoutes() {
     router.get('/authentication/setup', api.http(api.authentication.isSetup));
 
     // ## Images
-    // @TODO: remove /uploads/ in favor of /images/ in Ghost 3.x
-    router.post('/uploads',
-        mw.authAdminApi,
-        upload.single('uploadimage'),
-        shared.middlewares.validation.upload({type: 'images'}),
-        shared.middlewares.image.normalize,
-        http(apiv2.upload.image)
-    );
-
-    router.post('/uploads/profile-image',
-        mw.authAdminApi,
-        upload.single('uploadimage'),
-        shared.middlewares.validation.upload({type: 'images'}),
-        shared.middlewares.validation.profileImage,
-        shared.middlewares.image.normalize,
-        http(apiv2.upload.image)
-    );
-
-    router.post('/uploads/icon',
-        mw.authAdminApi,
-        upload.single('uploadimage'),
-        shared.middlewares.validation.upload({type: 'icons'}),
-        shared.middlewares.validation.blogIcon(),
-        http(apiv2.upload.image)
-    );
-
     router.post('/images',
         mw.authAdminApi,
         upload.single('uploadimage'),
diff --git a/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/upload_spec.js b/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/upload_spec.js
index a0cdb492b0..30e32c9413 100644
--- a/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/upload_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/acceptance/old/admin/upload_spec.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can upload a png', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/ghost-logo.png'))
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can upload a jpg', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/ghosticon.jpg'))
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can upload a gif', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/loadingcat.gif'))
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can upload a square profile image', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads/profile-image'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images/profile-image'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../utils/fixtures/images/loadingcat_square.gif'))
diff --git a/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/upload_spec.js b/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/upload_spec.js
index bc17d243db..7e358e0a49 100644
--- a/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/upload_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/regression/api/v2/admin/upload_spec.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
 
     it('Can\'t import fail without file', function () {
         return request
-            .post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+            .post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .set('Accept', 'application/json')
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can\'t import with unsupported file', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../../utils/fixtures/csv/single-column-with-header.csv'))
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can\'t upload incorrect extension', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .set('content-type', 'image/png')
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('Upload API', function () {
     });
 
     it('Can\'t import if profile image is not square', function (done) {
-        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('uploads/profile-image'))
+        request.post(localUtils.API.getApiQuery('images/profile-image'))
             .set('Origin', config.get('url'))
             .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
             .attach('uploadimage', path.join(__dirname, '/../../../../utils/fixtures/images/favicon_not_square.png'))