diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
index fc112693e4..6b8d570e5f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentControllerBase.cs
@@ -99,23 +99,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                 var files = contentItem.UploadedFiles.Where(x => x.PropertyAlias == property.Alias).ToArray();
                 if (files.Length > 0)
                 {
-                    dictionary.Add("files", files);
-                    // add extra things needed to figure out where to put the files
-                    dictionary.Add("cuid", contentItem.PersistedContent.Key);
-                    dictionary.Add("puid", dboProperty.PropertyType.Key);
+                    dictionary.Add("files", files);                    
                 }
-
                 foreach (var file in files)
                     file.FileName = file.FileName.ToSafeFileName();
 
-                if (files.Length > 0)
-                {
-                    dictionary.Add("files", files);
-                    // add extra things needed to figure out where to put the files
-                    dictionary.Add("cuid", contentItem.PersistedContent.Key);
-                    dictionary.Add("puid", dboProperty.PropertyType.Key);
-                }
-                
+                // add extra things needed to figure out where to put the files
+                dictionary.Add("cuid", contentItem.PersistedContent.Key);
+                dictionary.Add("puid", dboProperty.PropertyType.Key);
+
                 var data = new ContentPropertyData(property.Value, property.PreValues, dictionary);
 
                 //get the deserialized value from the property editor