diff --git a/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/libs/jquery.ajaxupload.js b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/libs/jquery.ajaxupload.js
index d5027f2ce..1622498db 100644
--- a/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/libs/jquery.ajaxupload.js
+++ b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/libs/jquery.ajaxupload.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * if you want to avoid that).
  */
 
+import dialogSet from "sumo/js/upload-dialog";
 
 /**
  * Wrap an input in its own form and bind delete handlers.
diff --git a/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload-dialog.js b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload-dialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..633f07af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload-dialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default function dialogSet(inner, title) {
+  var kbox = new KBox($('<p/>').text(inner), {
+    title: title,
+    destroy: true,
+    closeOnOutClick: true,
+    modal: true,
+    id: 'upload-dialog',
+    container: $('body')
+  });
+  kbox.open();
+}
diff --git a/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload.js b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload.js
index f5e4235c9..789a8379a 100644
--- a/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload.js
+++ b/kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload.js
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 import "sumo/js/libs/jquery.ajaxupload";
-
-function dialogSet(inner, title) {
-  var kbox = new KBox($('<p/>').text(inner), {
-    title: title,
-    destroy: true,
-    closeOnOutClick: true,
-    modal: true,
-    id: 'upload-dialog',
-    container: $('body')
-  });
-  kbox.open();
-}
+import dialogSet from "sumo/js/upload-dialog";
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
   var UPLOAD = {
diff --git a/webpack/eslintrc.js b/webpack/eslintrc.js
index 7ddbba38f..5e8b6487a 100644
--- a/webpack/eslintrc.js
+++ b/webpack/eslintrc.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module.exports = {
         "detailsInit": "readonly",
         "tabsInit": "readonly",
         "trackEvent": "readonly",
-        "dialogSet": "readonly",
         "$": "readonly",
         "jQuery": "readonly",
         "diff_match_patch": "readonly",
diff --git a/webpack/global-expose-rules.js b/webpack/global-expose-rules.js
index 61efbc011..88d852f2f 100644
--- a/webpack/global-expose-rules.js
+++ b/webpack/global-expose-rules.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 // in webpack, unless a file explicitly places a variable under `window.`,
 // we have to expose each of these variables manually:
 module.exports = [
-  // wrap these files to make them behave like an es6 module, exporting the named variable, and expose that globally:
-  exportAndExpose("../kitsune/sumo/static/sumo/js/upload.js", "dialogSet"),
   // we copy these libraries from external sources, so define their exports here,
   // rather than having to modify them, making updating them more difficult:
   exports(