diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df7f4bd5b54..5d4e11f874a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@
 				<artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
 				<version>1.4</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
-				<artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-				<version>1.3.3</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 				<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/workbench/pom.xml b/tools/workbench/pom.xml
index 23b22810374..e7e05778232 100644
--- a/tools/workbench/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/workbench/pom.xml
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 			<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<!-- Required for CommonsMultipartResolver from the Spring Framework -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
-			<artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/commands/AddServlet.java b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/commands/AddServlet.java
index baf112da637..31af152a078 100644
--- a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/commands/AddServlet.java
+++ b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/commands/AddServlet.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
-import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileUploadException;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Resource;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.QueryResultHandlerException;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.repository.RepositoryConnection;
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ public class AddServlet extends TransformationServlet {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doPost(WorkbenchRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp, String xslPath)
-			throws IOException, RepositoryException, FileUploadException, QueryResultHandlerException {
+			throws IOException, RepositoryException, QueryResultHandlerException {
 		try {
 			String baseURI = req.getParameter("baseURI");
 			String contentType = req.getParameter("Content-Type");
diff --git a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/proxy/WorkbenchGateway.java b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/proxy/WorkbenchGateway.java
index 6df2f9f7e21..e62aa89c2e7 100644
--- a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/proxy/WorkbenchGateway.java
+++ b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/proxy/WorkbenchGateway.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletConfig;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import javax.servlet.annotation.MultipartConfig;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 /**
  * All requests are serviced by this Servlet, though it usually delegates to other Servlets.
  */
+@MultipartConfig
 public class WorkbenchGateway extends AbstractServlet {
 
 	private static final String DEFAULT_SERVER = "default-server";
diff --git a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/util/WorkbenchRequest.java b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/util/WorkbenchRequest.java
index 2d7c4d62bb9..060370aac05 100644
--- a/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/util/WorkbenchRequest.java
+++ b/tools/workbench/src/main/java/org/eclipse/rdf4j/workbench/util/WorkbenchRequest.java
@@ -21,16 +21,15 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.http.Cookie;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequestWrapper;
+import javax.servlet.http.Part;
 
-import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItemIterator;
-import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItemStream;
-import org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileUploadException;
-import org.apache.commons.fileupload.servlet.ServletFileUpload;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.IRI;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Resource;
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Value;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.rdf4j.workbench.exceptions.BadRequestException;
 
 /**
- * Request wrapper used by {@link org.eclipse.rdf4j.workbench.base TransformationServlet}.
+ * Request wrapper used by {@link org.eclipse.rdf4j.workbench.base.TransformationServlet}.
  */
 public class WorkbenchRequest extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {
 
@@ -62,22 +61,36 @@ public class WorkbenchRequest extends HttpServletRequestWrapper {
 	 * @param defaults   application default parameter values
 	 * @throws RepositoryException if there is an issue retrieving the parameter map
 	 * @throws IOException         if there is an issue retrieving the parameter map
-	 * @throws FileUploadException if there is an issue retrieving the parameter map
+	 * @throws ServletException    if there is an issue retrieving the parameter map
 	 */
 	public WorkbenchRequest(Repository repository, HttpServletRequest request, Map<String, String> defaults)
-			throws RepositoryException, IOException, FileUploadException {
+			throws RepositoryException, IOException, ServletException {
 		super(request);
 		this.defaults = defaults;
 		this.decoder = new ValueDecoder(repository,
 				(repository == null) ? SimpleValueFactory.getInstance() : repository.getValueFactory());
 		String url = request.getRequestURL().toString();
-		if (ServletFileUpload.isMultipartContent(this)) {
+		if (isMultipartContent(this)) {
 			parameters = getMultipartParameterMap();
 		} else if (request.getQueryString() == null && url.contains(";")) {
 			parameters = getUrlParameterMap(url);
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static boolean isMultipartContent(HttpServletRequest request) {
+		if (!"POST".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getMethod())) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		String contentType = request.getContentType();
+		if (contentType == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (contentType.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).startsWith("multipart/")) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the content of any uploaded file that is part of this request.
 	 *
@@ -265,26 +278,21 @@ public Value getValue(String name) throws BadRequestException, RepositoryExcepti
 		return decoder.decodeValue(getParameter(name));
 	}
 
-	private String firstLine(FileItemStream item) throws IOException {
-		try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(item.openStream()))) {
-			return reader.readLine();
-		}
-	}
-
 	private Map<String, String> getMultipartParameterMap()
-			throws RepositoryException, IOException, FileUploadException {
+			throws RepositoryException, IOException, ServletException {
 		Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
-		ServletFileUpload upload = new ServletFileUpload();
-		FileItemIterator iter = upload.getItemIterator(this);
-		while (iter.hasNext()) {
-			FileItemStream item = iter.next();
-			String name = item.getFieldName();
+		for (Part part : getParts()) {
+			String name = part.getName();
 			if ("content".equals(name)) {
-				content = item.openStream();
-				contentFileName = item.getName();
+				content = part.getInputStream();
+				contentFileName = part.getSubmittedFileName();
 				break;
 			} else {
-				parameters.put(name, firstLine(item));
+				String firstLine;
+				try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(part.getInputStream()))) {
+					firstLine = reader.readLine();
+				}
+				parameters.put(name, firstLine);
 			}
 		}
 		return parameters;