diff --git a/client/src/components/Panels/ToolBox.vue b/client/src/components/Panels/ToolBox.vue
index 98f205b39b1..73167474b32 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Panels/ToolBox.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Panels/ToolBox.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 <script>
 import ToolSection from "./Common/ToolSection";
 import ToolSearch from "./Common/ToolSearch";
-import { UploadButton } from "components/Upload";
+import { UploadButton, openGlobalUploadModal } from "components/Upload";
 import FavoritesButton from "./Buttons/FavoritesButton";
 import { filterToolSections, filterTools } from "./utilities";
 import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default {
         onOpen(tool, evt) {
             if (tool.id === "upload1") {
                 evt.preventDefault();
-                this.eventHub.$emit("upload:open");
+                openGlobalUploadModal();
             } else if (tool.form_style === "regular") {
                 evt.preventDefault();
                 const Galaxy = getGalaxyInstance();
diff --git a/client/src/mvc/history/history-view-edit-current.js b/client/src/mvc/history/history-view-edit-current.js
index 54c74228af1..52897551cb7 100644
--- a/client/src/mvc/history/history-view-edit-current.js
+++ b/client/src/mvc/history/history-view-edit-current.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { getGalaxyInstance } from "app";
 import HISTORY_VIEW_EDIT from "mvc/history/history-view-edit";
 import BASE_MVC from "mvc/base-mvc";
 import _l from "utils/localization";
-import { eventHub } from "components/plugins/eventHub";
+import { openGlobalUploadModal } from "components/Upload";
 
 // ============================================================================
 /** session storage for history panel preferences (and to maintain state)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ var CurrentHistoryView = _super.extend(
         events: _.extend(_.clone(_super.prototype.events), {
             // the two links in the empty message
             "click .uploader-link": function (ev) {
-                eventHub.$emit("upload:open");
+                openGlobalUploadModal();
             },
             "click .get-data-link": function (ev) {
                 var $toolMenu = $(".toolMenuContainer");