diff --git a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_sections.js b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_sections.js
index 6f1d0bc..b418d9d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/spacedeck_sections.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/spacedeck_sections.js
@@ -2500,18 +2500,9 @@ var SpacedeckSections = {
       this.opened_dialog = "none";
 
       if (files && files.length) {
-        console.log("file: ",files[0]);
-
         for (var i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
           var file = files[i];
-          if (file.type === "application/pdf") {
-            var point = {x: 100, y: 100}; //fixme, center upload?
-            this.dropped_point = point;
-            this.pending_pdf_file = file;
-            this.activate_modal('pdfoptions');
-          } else {
-            this.create_artifact_via_upload(null, file, true);
-          }
+          this.create_artifact_via_upload(null, file, true);
         }
       }
     },
@@ -2855,32 +2846,6 @@ var SpacedeckSections = {
       }.bind(this),500);
     },
 
-    approve_pdf_upload: function(evt,approve_pdf_upload, mode){
-      this.close_modal();
-      
-      if(mode == "classic"){
-        this.create_artifact_via_upload(evt, this.pending_pdf_file, false);
-      }
-
-      if(mode == "grid") {
-        this.global_spinner = true;
-        save_pdf_file(this.active_space, this.dropped_point, this.pending_pdf_file, approve_pdf_upload,  function(createdArtifacts){
-
-          this.global_spinner = false;
-
-          _.each(createdArtifacts, function(new_artifact){
-            this.update_board_artifact_viewmodel(new_artifact);
-            this.active_space_artifacts.push(new_artifact)
-          }.bind(this));
-
-        }.bind(this), function(xhr) {
-          this.global_spinner = false;
-          alert("Error PDF ("+xhr.status+")");
-        }.bind(this));
-      }
-
-    },
-
     handle_data_drop: function(evt) {
       if (this.active_space_role=="viewer") {
         return false;
@@ -2893,17 +2858,8 @@ var SpacedeckSections = {
       if (files && files.length) {
         for (var i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
           var file = files[i];
-          if (file.type === "application/pdf") {
-            var point = this.cursor_point_to_space(evt);
-            this.dropped_point = point;
-            this.pending_pdf_file = file;
-            this.activate_modal('pdfoptions');
-
-          } else {
-            this.create_artifact_via_upload(evt, file, (files.length>1));
-          }
+          this.create_artifact_via_upload(evt, file, (files.length>1));
         }
-
       } else {
         var json = evt.dataTransfer.getData('application/json');
 
diff --git a/views/partials/space.html b/views/partials/space.html
index 22d2a98..b25db49 100644
--- a/views/partials/space.html
+++ b/views/partials/space.html
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@
             <source v-for="rep in a.payload_alternatives" v-bind:src="rep.payload_uri" v-bind:type="rep.mime" />
           </video>
 
-          <a class="btn btn-md btn-icon btn-round btn-primary edit"
-            v-show="a.mime == 'application/pdf'"
-            v-bind:href="a.payload_uri" target="_blank"
-            ><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>
-
           <span v-if="a.view.link.length>0" class="link-wrapper">
             <a class="link btn btn-round btn-primary btn-sm" v-if="a.view.link" v-bind:href="a.view.link" target="_blank">{{a.view.link_caption}}</a>
           </span>