diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ImagesController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ImagesController.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ImagesController.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ImagesController.cs
index bbad627c3b..96eb120b25 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ImagesController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Controllers/ImagesController.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Media;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.Controllers;
+using Umbraco.Web.Common.Attributes;
 using Umbraco.Web.Mvc;
 using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
 
@@ -36,10 +39,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         /// <remarks>
         /// If there is no original image is found then this will return not found.
         /// </remarks>
-        public HttpResponseMessage GetBigThumbnail(string originalImagePath)
+        public IActionResult GetBigThumbnail(string originalImagePath)
         {
             return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(originalImagePath)
-                ? Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                ? Ok()
                 : GetResized(originalImagePath, 500);
         }
 
@@ -52,22 +55,20 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         /// <remarks>
         /// If there is no media, image property or image file is found then this will return not found.
         /// </remarks>
-        public HttpResponseMessage GetResized(string imagePath, int width)
+        public IActionResult GetResized(string imagePath, int width)
         {
             var ext = Path.GetExtension(imagePath);
 
             // we need to check if it is an image by extension
             if (_contentSettings.IsImageFile(ext) == false)
-                return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
+                return NotFound();
 
             //redirect to ImageProcessor thumbnail with rnd generated from last modified time of original media file
-            var response = Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Found);
-
             DateTimeOffset? imageLastModified = null;
             try
             {
                 imageLastModified = _mediaFileSystem.GetLastModified(imagePath);
-                
+
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
@@ -80,8 +81,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             var rnd = imageLastModified.HasValue ? $"&rnd={imageLastModified:yyyyMMddHHmmss}" : null;
             var imageUrl = _imageUrlGenerator.GetImageUrl(new ImageUrlGenerationOptions(imagePath) { UpScale = false, Width = width, AnimationProcessMode = "first", ImageCropMode = "max", CacheBusterValue = rnd });
 
-            response.Headers.Location = new Uri(imageUrl, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);
-            return response;
+            return new RedirectResult(imageUrl, false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
index edf50ba36b..33d4166112 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                             "mediaApiBaseUrl", _urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<MediaController>(
                                 controller => controller.GetRootMedia())
                         },
-                        {
-                            "imagesApiBaseUrl", _urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<ImagesController>(
-                                controller => controller.GetBigThumbnail(""))
-                        },
+                        //TODO reintroduce
+                        // {
+                        //     "imagesApiBaseUrl", _urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<ImagesController>(
+                        //         controller => controller.GetBigThumbnail(""))
+                        // },
                         {
                             "sectionApiBaseUrl", _urlHelper.GetUmbracoApiServiceBaseUrl<SectionController>(
                                 controller => controller.GetSections())
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 99a165e6fd..434d5eda88 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Editors\Filters\ContentSaveValidationAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\ContentTypeControllerBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\DataTypeController.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Editors\ImagesController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\PackageInstallController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\RelationController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GridTemplateExtensions.cs" />