diff --git a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
index 6b0cae209c27428a88da0b87a3cb73ee821e98db..ce8127c9887cdf88b830b26a658f6aaa59138ec1 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/file-upload.js
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ OC.Upload = {
 
 			// add input field
 			var form = $('<form></form>');
-			var input = $('<input type="text" placeholder="https://…">');
+			var input = $('<input type="text">');
 			var newName = $(this).attr('data-newname') || '';
 			var fileType = 'input-' + $(this).attr('data-type');
 			if (newName) {