diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/setup.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/setup.js
index 1e1fcf3387..34f457c943 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/setup.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/setup.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {inject as service} from '@ember/service';
 /* eslint-disable camelcase, ghost/ember/alias-model-in-controller */
 import Controller, {inject as controller} from '@ember/controller';
 import ValidationEngine from 'ghost-admin/mixins/validation-engine';
-import {action, get} from '@ember/object';
+import {action} from '@ember/object';
 import {htmlSafe} from '@ember/template';
 import {isInvalidError} from 'ember-ajax/errors';
 import {isVersionMismatchError} from 'ghost-admin/services/ajax';
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default class SetupController extends Controller.extend(ValidationEngine)
     blogTitle = null;
     email = '';
     flowErrors = '';
-    profileImage = null;
     name = null;
     password = null;
 
@@ -44,11 +43,6 @@ export default class SetupController extends Controller.extend(ValidationEngine)
         }
     }
 
-    @action
-    setImage(image) {
-        this.set('profileImage', image);
-    }
-
     @task(function* () {
         return yield this._passwordSetup();
     })
@@ -85,38 +79,6 @@ export default class SetupController extends Controller.extend(ValidationEngine)
     })
         authenticate;
 
-    /**
-     * Uploads the given data image, then sends the changed user image property to the server
-     * @param  {Object} user User object, returned from the 'setup' api call
-     * @return {RSVP.Promise} A promise that takes care of both calls
-     */
-    _sendImage(user) {
-        let formData = new FormData();
-        let imageFile = this.profileImage;
-        let uploadUrl = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('images', 'upload');
-
-        formData.append('file', imageFile, imageFile.name);
-        formData.append('purpose', 'profile_image');
-
-        return this.ajax.post(uploadUrl, {
-            data: formData,
-            processData: false,
-            contentType: false,
-            dataType: 'text'
-        }).then((response) => {
-            let [image] = get(JSON.parse(response), 'images');
-            let imageUrl = image.url;
-            let usersUrl = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('users', user.id.toString());
-            user.profile_image = imageUrl;
-
-            return this.ajax.put(usersUrl, {
-                data: {
-                    users: [user]
-                }
-            });
-        });
-    }
-
     _passwordSetup() {
         let setupProperties = ['blogTitle', 'name', 'email', 'password'];
         let data = this.getProperties(setupProperties);
@@ -186,14 +148,6 @@ export default class SetupController extends Controller.extend(ValidationEngine)
     async _afterAuthentication(result) {
         await this.session.handleAuthentication();
 
-        if (this.profileImage) {
-            return this._sendImage(result.users[0])
-                .then(() => (this.router.transitionTo('setup.done')))
-                .catch((resp) => {
-                    this.notifications.showAPIError(resp, {key: 'setup.blog-details'});
-                });
-        } else {
-            return this.router.transitionTo('setup.done');
-        }
+        return this.router.transitionTo('setup.done');
     }
 }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/signup.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/signup.js
index 5e8fcb7535..32a7180eb3 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/signup.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/signup.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Controller from '@ember/controller';
 import {alias} from '@ember/object/computed';
-import {get} from '@ember/object';
 import {isArray as isEmberArray} from '@ember/array';
 import {
     isVersionMismatchError
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default Controller.extend({
     settings: service(),
 
     flowErrors: '',
-    profileImage: null,
 
     signupDetails: alias('model'),
 
@@ -26,10 +24,6 @@ export default Controller.extend({
             return this.signupDetails.validate({property});
         },
 
-        setImage(image) {
-            this.set('profileImage', image);
-        },
-
         submit(event) {
             event.preventDefault();
             this.signup.perform();
@@ -49,7 +43,6 @@ export default Controller.extend({
 
             try {
                 yield this._authenticateWithPassword();
-                yield this._sendImage.perform();
             } catch (error) {
                 notifications.showAPIError(error, {key: 'signup.complete'});
             }
@@ -98,31 +91,5 @@ export default Controller.extend({
 
         return this.session
             .authenticate('authenticator:cookie', email, password);
-    },
-
-    _sendImage: task(function* () {
-        let formData = new FormData();
-        let imageFile = this.profileImage;
-        let uploadUrl = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('images', 'upload');
-
-        if (imageFile) {
-            formData.append('file', imageFile, imageFile.name);
-            formData.append('purpose', 'profile_image');
-
-            let user = this.session.user;
-            let response = yield this.ajax.post(uploadUrl, {
-                data: formData,
-                processData: false,
-                contentType: false,
-                dataType: 'text'
-            });
-
-            let [image] = get(JSON.parse(response), 'images');
-            let imageUrl = image.url;
-
-            user.set('profileImage', imageUrl);
-
-            return yield user.save();
-        }
-    })
+    }
 });