diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-decomposedfs-upload.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-decomposedfs-upload.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c0a49f6ca7..0000000000
--- a/changelog/unreleased/fix-decomposedfs-upload.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Bugfix: fix decomposedfs upload
-
-The FS.Upload() implementation needs to handle direct uploads that did not initiate a unpload.
-
-https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2330
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diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/revert-upload-fix.md b/changelog/unreleased/revert-upload-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f285a5b152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/revert-upload-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: revert fix decomposedfs upload
+
+reverting https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2330 to fix it properly
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2334
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diff --git a/pkg/rhttp/datatx/manager/spaces/spaces.go b/pkg/rhttp/datatx/manager/spaces/spaces.go
index 2a314a0993..120697e7dd 100644
--- a/pkg/rhttp/datatx/manager/spaces/spaces.go
+++ b/pkg/rhttp/datatx/manager/spaces/spaces.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package spaces
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
 
 	provider "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/appctx"
@@ -76,8 +78,10 @@ func (m *manager) Handler(fs storage.FS) (http.Handler, error) {
 		case "GET", "HEAD":
 			download.GetOrHeadFile(w, r, fs, spaceID)
 		case "PUT":
-			fn := utils.MakeRelativePath(r.URL.Path)
+			// make a clean relative path
+			fn := path.Clean(strings.TrimLeft(r.URL.Path, "/"))
 			defer r.Body.Close()
+
 			// TODO refactor: pass Reference to Upload & GetOrHeadFile
 			// build a storage space reference
 			storageid, opaqeid := utils.SplitStorageSpaceID(spaceID)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
index 9075c3d5da..f9f2a1bf99 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
@@ -58,19 +58,7 @@ var defaultFilePerm = os.FileMode(0664)
 func (fs *Decomposedfs) Upload(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference, r io.ReadCloser) (err error) {
 	upload, err := fs.GetUpload(ctx, ref.GetPath())
 	if err != nil {
-		// Upload corresponding to this ID was not found.
-		// Assume that this corresponds to the resource path to which the file has to be uploaded.
-
-		// Set the length to 0 and set SizeIsDeferred to true
-		metadata := map[string]string{"sizedeferred": "true"}
-		uploadIDs, err := fs.InitiateUpload(ctx, ref, 0, metadata)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		upload, err = fs.GetUpload(ctx, uploadIDs["simple"])
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "Decomposedfs: error retrieving upload")
-		}
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Decomposedfs: error retrieving upload")
 	}
 
 	uploadInfo := upload.(*fileUpload)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
index e2c163c70b..1ad307b18f 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ var _ = Describe("File uploads", func() {
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		Expect(resp.Status.Code).To(Equal(v1beta11.Code_CODE_OK))
 		spaceID = resp.StorageSpace.Id.OpaqueId
-		ref.ResourceId = &provider.ResourceId{StorageId: spaceID, OpaqueId: spaceID}
+		ref.ResourceId = &provider.ResourceId{StorageId: spaceID}
 	})
 
 	Context("the user's quota is exceeded", func() {
@@ -308,36 +308,5 @@ var _ = Describe("File uploads", func() {
 			})
 		})
 
-		When("the user directly uploads a file with a relative reference", func() {
-			It("succeeds", func() {
-				var (
-					fileContent = []byte("0123456789")
-				)
-
-				uploadRef := &provider.Reference{ResourceId: ref.ResourceId, Path: "./newfile.txt"}
-
-				bs.On("Upload", mock.AnythingOfType("string"), mock.AnythingOfType("*os.File")).
-					Return(nil).
-					Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
-						reader := args.Get(1).(io.Reader)
-						data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
-
-						Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-						Expect(data).To(Equal(fileContent))
-					})
-
-				err := fs.Upload(ctx, uploadRef, ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(fileContent)))
-
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				bs.AssertCalled(GinkgoT(), "Upload", mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
-
-				relativeListRef := &provider.Reference{ResourceId: ref.ResourceId, Path: "."}
-				resources, err := fs.ListFolder(ctx, relativeListRef, []string{})
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-				Expect(len(resources)).To(Equal(2)) // .space folder + newfile.txt
-				Expect(resources[0].Path).To(Or(Equal("newfile.txt"), Equal(".space")))
-				Expect(resources[1].Path).To(Or(Equal("newfile.txt"), Equal(".space")))
-			})
-		})
 	})
 })