diff --git a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
index 30a6a3a53..c75019025 100644
--- a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
+++ b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
@@ -607,9 +607,6 @@
    "WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::StockData" : {
       "category" : "intranet"
    },
-   "WebGUI::Asset::FilePile" : {
-      "category" : "basic"
-   },
    "WebGUI::Asset::Wobject::Collaboration" : {
       "category" : "community"
    },
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/FilePile.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/FilePile.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 17b9ac227..000000000
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/FilePile.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,275 +0,0 @@
-package WebGUI::Asset::FilePile;
-
-=head1 LEGAL
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
-  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
-  this software.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=cut
-
-use strict;
-use WebGUI::Asset;
-use WebGUI::Asset::File;
-use WebGUI::Asset::File::Image;
-use WebGUI::SQL;
-use WebGUI::Storage;
-use WebGUI::TabForm;
-
-our @ISA = qw(WebGUI::Asset);
-
-
-=head1 NAME
-
-Package WebGUI::Asset::FilePile
-
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-
-Provides a mechanism to upload files to WebGUI.
-
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-
-use WebGUI::Asset::FilePile;
-
-=head1 METHODS
-
-These methods are available from this class:
-
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 edit 
-
-Hand draw a form where users can upload multiple files at a time.
-
-=cut
-
-sub edit {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $tabform = WebGUI::TabForm->new($self->session,);
-	if ($self->session->config->get("enableSaveAndCommit")) {
-		$tabform->submitAppend(WebGUI::Form::submit($self->session, {
-            name    => "saveAndCommit", 
-            value   => WebGUI::International->new($self->session, 'Asset')->get("save and commit"),
-            }));
-	}
-	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session, 'Asset_FilePile');
-	$tabform->hidden({
-		name=>"func",
-		value=>"add"
-		});
-	$tabform->hidden({
-		name=>"doit",
-		value=>"1"
-		});
-	$tabform->hidden({
-		name=>"class",
-		value=>"WebGUI::Asset::FilePile"
-		});
-	if ($self->session->form->process("proceed")) {
-		$tabform->hidden({
-			name=>"proceed",
-			value=>$self->session->form->process("proceed")
-			});
-	}
-	$tabform->addTab("properties",$i18n->get("properties","Asset"));
-	$tabform->getTab("properties")->yesNo(
-               	-name=>"isHidden",
-               	-value=>1,
-               	-label=>$i18n->get(886, 'Asset'),
-               	-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('886 description', 'Asset'),
-               	-uiLevel=>6
-               	);
-       	$tabform->getTab("properties")->yesNo(
-                -name=>"newWindow",
-       	        -value=>0,
-               	-label=>$i18n->get(940, 'Asset'),
-               	-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('940 description', 'Asset'),
-                -uiLevel=>6
-       	        );
-	$tabform->addTab("security",$i18n->get(107,"Asset"),6);
-	my $subtext;
-       	if ($self->session->user->isAdmin) {
-               	 $subtext = $self->session->icon->manage('op=listUsers');
-        } else {
-       	         $subtext = "";
-       	}
-       	my $clause;
-       	if ($self->session->user->isAdmin) {
-       		my $group = WebGUI::Group->new($self->session,4);
-               	my $contentManagers = $group->getAllUsers();
-                push (@$contentManagers, $self->session->user->userId);
-       	        $clause = "userId in (".$self->session->db->quoteAndJoin($contentManagers).")";
-       	} else {
-               	$clause = "userId=".$self->session->db->quote($self->get("ownerUserId"));
-       	}
-       	my $users = $self->session->db->buildHashRef("select userId,username from users where $clause order by username");
-       	$tabform->getTab("security")->selectBox(
-       		-name=>"ownerUserId",
-              	-options=>$users,
-       	       	-label=>$i18n->get(108, 'Asset'),
-       	       	-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('108 description', 'Asset'),
-       		-value=>[$self->get("ownerUserId")],
-       		-subtext=>$subtext,
-       		-uiLevel=>6
-       		);
-      	$tabform->getTab("security")->group(
-       		-name=>"groupIdView",
-       		-label=>$i18n->get(872, 'Asset'),
-       		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('872 description', 'Asset'),
-       		-value=>[$self->get("groupIdView")],
-       		-uiLevel=>6
-       		);
-      	$tabform->getTab("security")->group(
-       		-name=>"groupIdEdit",
-       		-label=>$i18n->get(871, 'Asset'),
-       		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get('871 description', 'Asset'),
-       		-value=>[$self->get("groupIdEdit")],
-       		-excludeGroups=>[1,7],
-       		-uiLevel=>6
-       		);
-	$tabform->getTab("properties")->file(
-		-label=>$i18n->get("upload files"),
-		-hoverHelp=>$i18n->get("upload files description"),
-		-maxAttachments=>100
-		);
-	return $self->getAdminConsole->render($tabform->print,$i18n->get("add pile"));
-}
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 editSave 
-
-Upload files and create assets for each one.
-
-=cut
-
-sub editSave {
-	my $self = shift;
-    return $self->session->privilege->locked() unless $self->canEditIfLocked;
-    return $self->session->privilege->insufficient() unless $self->canEdit;
-    if ($self->session->config("maximumAssets")) {
-        my ($count) = $self->session->db->quickArray("select count(*) from asset");
-        my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session, "Asset");
-        return $self->session->style->userStyle($i18n->get("over max assets")) if ($self->session->config("maximumAssets") <= $count);
-    }
-
-	##This is a hack.  File uploads should go through the WebGUI::Form::File API
-    my $tempFileStorageId = WebGUI::Form::File->new($self->session,{name => 'file'})->getValue;
-	my $tempStorage       = WebGUI::Storage->get($self->session, $tempFileStorageId);
-
-	foreach my $filename (@{$tempStorage->getFiles}) {
-		#my $storage = WebGUI::Storage->create($self->session);
-		#$storage->addFileFromFilesystem($tempStorage->getPath($filename));
-		
-		#$storage->setPrivileges($self->getParent->get("ownerUserId"),$self->getParent->get("groupIdView"),$self->getParent->get("groupIdEdit"));
-		my %data;
-		my $selfName = 'WebGUI::Asset::File';
-		$selfName = "WebGUI::Asset::File::Image" if ($tempStorage->isImage($filename));
-		
-		foreach my $definition (@{$selfName->definition($self->session)}) {
-			foreach my $property (keys %{$definition->{properties}}) {
-				$data{$property} = $self->session->form->process(
-					$property,
-					$definition->{properties}{$property}{fieldType},
-					$definition->{properties}{$property}{defaultValue}
-					);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		$data{className} = $selfName;
-		#$data{storageId} = $storage->getId;
-		$data{filename} = $data{title} = $data{menuTitle} = $filename;
-		$data{templateId} = 'PBtmpl0000000000000024';
-		if ($selfName eq  "WebGUI::Asset::File::Image") {
-			$data{templateId} = 'PBtmpl0000000000000088';
-		}
-		$data{url} = $self->getParent->get('url').'/'.$filename;
-		
-		#Create the new asset
-		my $newAsset = $self->getParent->addChild(\%data);
-		
-		#Get the current storage location
-		my $storage = $newAsset->getStorageLocation();
-		$storage->addFileFromFilesystem($tempStorage->getPath($filename));
-        $newAsset->applyConstraints;
-		
-		#Now remove the reference to the storeage location to prevent problems with different revisions.
-		delete $newAsset->{_storageLocation};
-		
-	}
-	$tempStorage->delete;
-
-    if (WebGUI::VersionTag->autoCommitWorkingIfEnabled($self->session, {
-        override        => scalar $self->session->form->process("saveAndCommit"),
-        allowComments   => 1,
-        returnUrl       => $self->getUrl,
-    }) eq 'redirect') {
-        return undef;
-    };
-
-	return $self->getParent->www_manageAssets if ($self->session->form->process("proceed") eq "manageAssets");
-	return $self->getParent->www_view;
-}
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 getIcon 
-
-Override the master class since FilePile does not use a definition subroutine.
-
-=cut
-
-sub getIcon {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $small = shift;
-	if ($small) {
-		return $self->session->url->extras('assets/small/filePile.gif');
-	}
-	return $self->session->url->extras('assets/filePile.gif');
-}
-
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 getName 
-
-Returns the displayable name of this asset.
-
-=cut
-
-sub getName {
-	my $self = shift;
-	my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
-    return $i18n->get('assetName',"Asset_FilePile");
-} 
-
-
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head2 www_edit 
-
-This method dispatches to edit, and editSave based on the form variable C<doit>
-
-=cut
-
-sub www_edit {
-	my $self = shift;
-	unless ($self->session->form->process("doit")) {
-		return $self->edit;
-	} else {
-		return $self->editSave;
-	}
-}
-
-__PACKAGE__->meta->make_immutable;
-1;
-
diff --git a/share/upgrades/7.10.18-8.0.0/removeFilePile.pl b/share/upgrades/7.10.18-8.0.0/removeFilePile.pl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4232aa2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/upgrades/7.10.18-8.0.0/removeFilePile.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use WebGUI::Upgrade::Script;
+use File::Spec;
+use WebGUI::Paths;
+use Cwd qw(realpath);
+
+start_step "Removing FilePile asset from config file";
+
+session->config->delete( 'assets/FilePile' );
+
+done;
+
+start_step "Removing FilePile asset module";
+
+my $webgui_root = realpath( File::Spec->catdir( WebGUI::Paths->configBase, (File::Spec->updir) x 1 ) );
+unlink File::Spec->catfile($webgui_root, 'lib', 'WebGUI', 'Asset', 'FilePile');
+
+done;