diff --git a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
index bd80afd072..fca69064cd 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ OC.Upload = {
 		if ( $('#file_upload_start').exists() ) {
 			var file_upload_param = {
 				dropZone: $('#content'), // restrict dropZone to content div
+				pasteZone: null, 
 				autoUpload: false,
 				sequentialUploads: true,
 				//singleFileUploads is on by default, so the data.files array will always have length 1
diff --git a/settings/js/certificates.js b/settings/js/certificates.js
index 9ce9f9aa8d..f2a8e6b0af 100644
--- a/settings/js/certificates.js
+++ b/settings/js/certificates.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 	$('#sslCertificate tr > td').tipsy({gravity: 'n', live: true});
 
 	$('#rootcert_import').fileupload({
+		pasteZone: null,
 		submit: function (e, data) {
 			data.formData = _.extend(data.formData || {}, {
 				requesttoken: OC.requestToken
diff --git a/settings/js/personal.js b/settings/js/personal.js
index 3b2316d061..bd13b7fd25 100644
--- a/settings/js/personal.js
+++ b/settings/js/personal.js
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 	});
 
 	var uploadparms = {
+		pasteZone: null,
 		done: function (e, data) {
 			var response = data;
 			if (typeof data.result === 'string') {