diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 4f3806be9..cb66d5627 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -69,17 +69,6 @@ One volume servers one write a time. If you need to increase concurrency, you ca
 
 This generates 4 empty volumes.
 
-Upload File Directly
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-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-	curl -F file=@/home/chris/myphoto.jpg http://localhost:9333/submit
-	{"fid":"3,01fbe0dc6f1f38","fileName":"myphoto.jpg",
-	 "fileUrl":"localhost:8080/3,01fbe0dc6f1f38","size":68231}
-
-This API is a little convenient. The master server would contact itself via HTTP to get an file id and store it to the right volume server. It is a convenient API and does not support different parameters when assigning file id.
-
 Check System Status
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