diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71ea6e735f8..a8cf2bc8b81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-### vNEXT
+### v2.3.0-alpha
+
+- **BREAKING FOR NODE.JS <= 8.5.0 ONLY**: To continue using Apollo Server 2.x in versions of Node.js prior to v8.5.0, file uploads must be disabled by setting `uploads: false` on the `ApolloServer` constructor options.  Without explicitly disabling file-uploads, the server will `throw` at launch (with instructions and a link to our documentation).
+
+  This early deprecation is due to changes in the third-party `graphql-upload` package which Apollo Server utilizes to implement out-of-the-box file upload functionality.  While, in general, Apollo Server 2.x aims to support all Node.js versions which were under an LTS policy at the time of its release, we felt this required an exception.  By `throw`-ing when `uploads` is not explicitly set to `false`, we aim to make it clear immediately (rather than surprisingly) that this deprecation has taken effect.
+
+  While Node.js 6.x is covered by a [Long Term Support agreement by the Node.js Foundation](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule) until April 2019, there are substantial performance (e.g. [V8](https://v8.dev/) improvements) and language changes (e.g. "modern" ECMAScript support) offered by newer Node.js engines (e.g. 8.x, 10.x).  We encourage _all users_ of Apollo Server to update to newer LTS versions of Node.js prior to the "end-of-life" dates for their current server version.
+
+  **We intend to drop support for Node.js 6.x in the next major version of Apollo Server.**
+  
+### v2.2.7-beta.0
 
 ### v2.2.7-alpha.0
 
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 6d007ec2205..0df030fa1b9 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ sidebar_categories:
   Migration:
     - migration-two-dot
     - migration-engine
+    - migration-file-uploads
 
 github_repo: apollographql/apollo-server
 content_root: docs/source
diff --git a/docs/source/migration-file-uploads.md b/docs/source/migration-file-uploads.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..592aedb7c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/migration-file-uploads.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: File uploads in Node.js < v8.5.0
+---
+
+File uploads are supported in Apollo Server 2.x through the third-party [`graphql-upload`](https://npm.im/graphql-upload/) package.  While Apollo Server 2.x aims to support Node.js LTS versions prior to v8.5.0, the `graphql-upload` project no longer supports file uploads on versions of Node.js prior to v8.5.0 due to changes in the underlying architecture.
+
+While Node.js versions prior to v8.5.0 are still under [_Long Term Support_ (LTS) agreements](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule) from the Node.js Foundation, **we encourage _all users_ of Apollo Server to update to newer LTS versions of Node.js** prior to the "end-of-life" dates for their current server version.
+
+For example, while Node.js 6.x is covered by Long Term Support until April 2019, there are substantial performance (e.g. [V8](https://v8.dev/) improvements) and language changes (e.g. "modern" ECMAScript support) offered by newer Node.js engines (e.g. 8.x, 10.x).  Switching to newer Long Term Support versions of Node.js comes with long-term benefits; Node.js 10.x LTS releases are covered by the Node.js Foundation through April 2021.
+
+Since file upload support for Node.js versions prior to v8.5.0 is no longer offered by `graphql-upload`, users of those versions must disable file uploads to continue using newer Apollo Server 2.x versions.
+
+**To disable file uploads and continue using Apollo Server 2.x on Node.js 6.x**, add the `uploads: false` setting to the options when constructing the server.  For example:
+
+```js
+const { typeDefs, resolvers } = require('./anOutsideDependency');
+const server = new ApolloServer({
+  /* Existing Apollo Server settings — e.g. type definitions */
+  typeDefs,
+  resolvers,
+
+  /* Add this line to disable upload support! */
+  uploads: false,
+
+  /* ... other Apollo Server settings ... */
+})
+```
+
+For additional assistance, please [search for existing issues](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/issues?q=uploads) or file a [new issue](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/issues/new) on the Apollo Server GitHub repository.
diff --git a/docs/source/whats-new.md b/docs/source/whats-new.md
index bfabe6a69d4..f60e1dc3cad 100644
--- a/docs/source/whats-new.md
+++ b/docs/source/whats-new.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ const resolvers = {
   Mutation: {
     singleUpload: (parent, args) => {
       return args.file.then(file => {
-        //Contents of Upload scalar: https://github.com/jaydenseric/apollo-upload-server#upload-scalar
+        //Contents of Upload scalar: https://github.com/jaydenseric/graphql-upload#class-graphqlupload
         //file.stream is a node stream that contains the contents of the uploaded file
         //node stream api: https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html
         return file;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index db03c49bbf9..f6238604491 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,21 +4,27 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollographql/apollo-tools": {
-      "version": "0.2.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@apollographql/apollo-tools/-/apollo-tools-0.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IKn35EzAHFQw4x8THux+fkVLkFNs8HDzIgKqcU5ZMfkDt3MOa1nfMbGVoVh2YdvpIjPtyUR3kvAAVQwmRPRjAQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "apollo-env": "0.2.3"
-      }
-    },
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": {
-      "version": "5.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@apollographql/apollo-upload-server/-/apollo-upload-server-5.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-tGAp3ULNyoA8b5o9LsU2Lq6SwgVPUOKAqKywu2liEtTvrFSGPrObwanhYwArq3GPeOqp2bi+JknSJCIU3oQN1Q==",
+      "version": "0.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@apollographql/apollo-tools/-/apollo-tools-0.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A7FTUigtpGCFBaLT1ILicdjM6pZ7LQNw7Vgos0t4aLYtvlKO/L1nMi/NO7bPypzZaJSToTgcxHJPRydP1Md+Kw==",
       "requires": {
-        "@babel/runtime-corejs2": "^7.0.0-rc.1",
-        "busboy": "^0.2.14",
-        "object-path": "^0.11.4"
+        "apollo-env": "0.2.5"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "apollo-env": {
+          "version": "0.2.5",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/apollo-env/-/apollo-env-0.2.5.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-Gc7TEbwCl7jJVutnn8TWfzNSkrrqyoo0DP92BQJFU9pZbJhpidoXf2Sw1YwOJl82rRKH3ujM3C8vdZLOgpFcFA==",
+          "requires": {
+            "core-js": "^3.0.0-beta.3",
+            "node-fetch": "^2.2.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "core-js": {
+          "version": "3.0.0-beta.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.0.0-beta.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-kM/OfrnMThP5PwGAj5HhQLdjUqzjrllqN2EVnk/X9qrLsfYjR2hzZ+E/8CzH0xuosexZtqMTLQrk//BULrBj9w=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": {
@@ -63,15 +69,6 @@
         "regenerator-runtime": "^0.12.0"
       }
     },
-    "@babel/runtime-corejs2": {
-      "version": "7.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime-corejs2/-/runtime-corejs2-7.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-drxaPByExlcRDKW4ZLubUO4ZkI8/8ax9k9wve1aEthdLKFzjB7XRkOQ0xoTIWGxqdDnWDElkjYq77bt7yrcYJQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "core-js": "^2.5.7",
-        "regenerator-runtime": "^0.12.0"
-      }
-    },
     "@iamstarkov/listr-update-renderer": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@iamstarkov/listr-update-renderer/-/listr-update-renderer-0.4.1.tgz",
@@ -2039,22 +2036,6 @@
         "protobufjs": "^6.8.6"
       }
     },
-    "apollo-env": {
-      "version": "0.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/apollo-env/-/apollo-env-0.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7hRWPG8tWQNXCNrZsOMqxtkHGqhTzFgsw7RpFDyC1xgcZvVFCJvthWgWO07EhcaHhRqvrPxmicLnoTw2e/iCsA==",
-      "requires": {
-        "core-js": "^3.0.0-beta.3",
-        "node-fetch": "^2.2.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "core-js": {
-          "version": "3.0.0-beta.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-3.0.0-beta.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-kM/OfrnMThP5PwGAj5HhQLdjUqzjrllqN2EVnk/X9qrLsfYjR2hzZ+E/8CzH0xuosexZtqMTLQrk//BULrBj9w=="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "apollo-fetch": {
       "version": "0.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/apollo-fetch/-/apollo-fetch-0.7.0.tgz",
@@ -2177,7 +2158,6 @@
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server-core",
       "requires": {
         "@apollographql/apollo-tools": "^0.2.6",
-        "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
         "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
         "@types/ws": "^6.0.0",
         "apollo-cache-control": "file:packages/apollo-cache-control",
@@ -2192,10 +2172,34 @@
         "graphql-subscriptions": "^1.0.0",
         "graphql-tag": "^2.9.2",
         "graphql-tools": "^4.0.0",
+        "graphql-upload": "^8.0.2",
         "json-stable-stringify": "^1.0.1",
         "lodash": "^4.17.10",
         "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.11",
         "ws": "^6.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "graphql-upload": {
+          "version": "8.0.2",
+          "bundled": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "busboy": "^0.2.14",
+            "fs-capacitor": "^1.0.0",
+            "http-errors": "^1.7.1",
+            "object-path": "^0.11.4"
+          }
+        },
+        "http-errors": {
+          "version": "1.7.1",
+          "bundled": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "depd": "~1.1.2",
+            "inherits": "2.0.3",
+            "setprototypeof": "1.1.0",
+            "statuses": ">= 1.5.0 < 2",
+            "toidentifier": "1.0.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "apollo-server-env": {
@@ -2211,7 +2215,6 @@
     "apollo-server-express": {
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server-express",
       "requires": {
-        "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
         "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
         "@types/accepts": "^1.3.5",
         "@types/body-parser": "1.17.0",
@@ -2235,19 +2238,12 @@
     "apollo-server-hapi": {
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server-hapi",
       "requires": {
-        "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
         "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
         "accept": "^3.0.2",
         "apollo-server-core": "file:packages/apollo-server-core",
         "boom": "^7.1.0",
         "graphql-subscriptions": "^1.0.0",
         "graphql-tools": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": {
-          "version": "1.6.6",
-          "bundled": true
-        }
       }
     },
     "apollo-server-integration-testsuite": {
@@ -2259,7 +2255,6 @@
     "apollo-server-koa": {
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server-koa",
       "requires": {
-        "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
         "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
         "@koa/cors": "^2.2.1",
         "@types/accepts": "^1.3.5",
@@ -2302,7 +2297,6 @@
     "apollo-server-micro": {
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server-micro",
       "requires": {
-        "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
         "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
         "accept": "^3.0.2",
         "apollo-server-core": "file:packages/apollo-server-core",
@@ -3849,7 +3843,8 @@
     "core-js": {
       "version": "2.5.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-js/-/core-js-2.5.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RszJCAxg/PP6uzXVXL6BsxSXx/B05oJAQ2vkJRjyjrEcNVycaqOmNb5OTxZPE3xa5gwZduqza6L9JOCenh/Ecw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-RszJCAxg/PP6uzXVXL6BsxSXx/B05oJAQ2vkJRjyjrEcNVycaqOmNb5OTxZPE3xa5gwZduqza6L9JOCenh/Ecw==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "core-util-is": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -5295,6 +5290,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "fs-capacitor": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-capacitor/-/fs-capacitor-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XdZK0Q78WP29Vm3FGgJRhRhrBm51PagovzWtW2kJ3Q6cYJbGtZqWSGTSPwvtEkyjIirFd7b8Yes/dpOYjt4RRQ=="
+    },
     "fs-extra": {
       "version": "7.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-7.0.1.tgz",
@@ -11023,7 +11023,8 @@
     "regenerator-runtime": {
       "version": "0.12.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.12.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-odxIc1/vDlo4iZcfXqRYFj0vpXFNoGdKMAUieAlFYO6m/nl5e9KR/beGf41z4a1FI+aQgtjhuaSlDxQ0hmkrHg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-odxIc1/vDlo4iZcfXqRYFj0vpXFNoGdKMAUieAlFYO6m/nl5e9KR/beGf41z4a1FI+aQgtjhuaSlDxQ0hmkrHg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "regex-cache": {
       "version": "0.4.4",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
index f2eb1782430..a4a1f11e21c 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@apollographql/apollo-tools": "^0.2.6",
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
     "@types/ws": "^6.0.0",
     "apollo-cache-control": "file:../apollo-cache-control",
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
     "graphql-subscriptions": "^1.0.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.9.2",
     "graphql-tools": "^4.0.0",
+    "graphql-upload": "^8.0.2",
     "json-stable-stringify": "^1.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.11",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 7b715ba005b..8d81e2f0794 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { GraphQLExtension } from 'graphql-extensions';
 import { EngineReportingAgent } from 'apollo-engine-reporting';
 import { InMemoryLRUCache } from 'apollo-server-caching';
 import { ApolloServerPlugin } from 'apollo-server-plugin-base';
+import supportsUploadsInNode from './utils/supportsUploadsInNode';
 
 import {
   SubscriptionServer,
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ function getEngineServiceId(engine: Config['engine']): string | undefined {
   return;
 }
 
+const forbidUploadsForTesting =
+  process && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' && !supportsUploadsInNode;
+
 export class ApolloServerBase {
   public subscriptionsPath?: string;
   public graphqlPath: string = '/graphql';
@@ -199,8 +203,16 @@ export class ApolloServerBase {
     this.requestOptions = requestOptions as GraphQLOptions;
     this.context = context;
 
-    if (uploads !== false) {
+    if (uploads !== false && !forbidUploadsForTesting) {
       if (this.supportsUploads()) {
+        if (!supportsUploadsInNode) {
+          printNodeFileUploadsMessage();
+          throw new Error(
+            '`graphql-upload` is no longer supported on Node.js < v8.5.0.  ' +
+              'See https://bit.ly/gql-upload-node-6.',
+          );
+        }
+
         if (uploads === true || typeof uploads === 'undefined') {
           this.uploadsConfig = {};
         } else {
@@ -249,9 +261,7 @@ export class ApolloServerBase {
       );
 
       if (this.uploadsConfig) {
-        const {
-          GraphQLUpload,
-        } = require('@apollographql/apollo-upload-server');
+        const { GraphQLUpload } = require('graphql-upload');
         if (resolvers && !resolvers.Upload) {
           resolvers.Upload = GraphQLUpload;
         }
@@ -542,3 +552,32 @@ export class ApolloServerBase {
     return processGraphQLRequest(options, requestCtx);
   }
 }
+
+function printNodeFileUploadsMessage() {
+  console.error(
+    [
+      '*****************************************************************',
+      '*                                                               *',
+      '* ERROR! Manual intervention is necessary for Node.js < v8.5.0! *',
+      '*                                                               *',
+      '*****************************************************************',
+      '',
+      'The third-party `graphql-upload` package, which is used to implement',
+      'file uploads in Apollo Server 2.x, no longer supports Node.js LTS',
+      'versions prior to Node.js v8.5.0.',
+      '',
+      'Deployments which NEED file upload capabilities should update to',
+      'Node.js >= v8.5.0 to continue using uploads.',
+      '',
+      'If this server DOES NOT NEED file uploads and wishes to continue',
+      'using this version of Node.js, uploads can be disabled by adding:',
+      '',
+      '  uploads: false,',
+      '',
+      '...to the options for Apollo Server and re-deploying the server.',
+      '',
+      'For more information, see https://bit.ly/gql-upload-node-6.',
+      '',
+    ].join('\n'),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
index c000b836c45..a53b0e669e7 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/index.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ export const gql: (
   ...substitutions: any[]
 ) => DocumentNode = gqlTag;
 
+import supportsUploadsInNode from './utils/supportsUploadsInNode';
 import { GraphQLScalarType } from 'graphql';
-import { GraphQLUpload as UploadScalar } from '@apollographql/apollo-upload-server';
-export const GraphQLUpload = UploadScalar as GraphQLScalarType;
+export { default as processFileUploads } from './processFileUploads';
+
+// This is a conditional export intended to avoid traversing the
+// entire module tree of `graphql-upload`.  This only defined if the
+// version of Node.js is >= 8.5.0 since those are the only Node.js versions
+// which are supported by `graphql-upload@8`.  Since the source of
+// `graphql-upload` is not transpiled for older targets (in fact, it includes
+// experimental ECMAScript modules), this conditional export is necessary
+// to avoid modern ECMAScript from failing to parse by versions of Node.js
+// which don't support it (yet — eg. Node.js 6 and async/await).
+export const GraphQLUpload = supportsUploadsInNode
+  ? (require('graphql-upload').GraphQLUpload as GraphQLScalarType)
+  : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/processFileUploads.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/processFileUploads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf5a323ff6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/processFileUploads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import supportsUploadsInNode from './utils/supportsUploadsInNode';
+
+// We'll memoize this function once at module load time since it should never
+// change during runtime.  In the event that we're using a version of Node.js
+// less than 8.5.0, we'll
+const processFileUploads:
+  | typeof import('graphql-upload').processRequest
+  | undefined = (() => {
+  if (supportsUploadsInNode) {
+    return require('graphql-upload')
+      .processRequest as typeof import('graphql-upload').processRequest;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+})();
+
+export default processFileUploads;
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/types.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/types.ts
index 8a6ddc635ab..36d050ad487 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/types.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface Config
   plugins?: PluginDefinition[];
   persistedQueries?: PersistedQueryOptions | false;
   subscriptions?: Partial<SubscriptionServerOptions> | string | false;
-  //https://github.com/jaydenseric/apollo-upload-server#options
+  //https://github.com/jaydenseric/graphql-upload#type-uploadoptions
   uploads?: boolean | FileUploadOptions;
   playground?: PlaygroundConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/supportsUploadsInNode.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/supportsUploadsInNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da5910a9476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/utils/supportsUploadsInNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const supportsUploadsInNode = (() => {
+  if (
+    process &&
+    process.release &&
+    process.release.name === 'node' &&
+    process.versions &&
+    typeof process.versions.node === 'string'
+  ) {
+    const [nodeMajor, nodeMinor] = process.versions.node
+      .split('.', 2)
+      .map(segment => parseInt(segment, 10));
+
+    if (nodeMajor < 8 || (nodeMajor === 8 && nodeMinor < 5)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+})();
+
+export default supportsUploadsInNode;
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-express/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-express/package.json
index b9eace0aea3..92dd8da91e5 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-express/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-express/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "node": ">=6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
     "@types/accepts": "^1.3.5",
     "@types/body-parser": "1.17.0",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/ApolloServer.ts
index e08d2454433..dae1b59dbad 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ import {
   FileUploadOptions,
   ApolloServerBase,
   formatApolloErrors,
+  processFileUploads,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import accepts from 'accepts';
 import typeis from 'type-is';
 
 import { graphqlExpress } from './expressApollo';
 
-import { processRequest as processFileUploads } from '@apollographql/apollo-upload-server';
-
 export { GraphQLOptions, GraphQLExtension } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 export interface ServerRegistration {
@@ -44,8 +43,11 @@ const fileUploadMiddleware = (
   next: express.NextFunction,
 ) => {
   // Note: we use typeis directly instead of via req.is for connect support.
-  if (typeis(req, ['multipart/form-data'])) {
-    processFileUploads(req, uploadsConfig)
+  if (
+    typeof processFileUploads === 'function' &&
+    typeis(req, ['multipart/form-data'])
+  ) {
+    processFileUploads(req, res, uploadsConfig)
       .then(body => {
         req.body = body;
         next();
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ export class ApolloServer extends ApolloServerBase {
     }
 
     let uploadsMiddleware;
-    if (this.uploadsConfig) {
+    if (this.uploadsConfig && typeof processFileUploads === 'function') {
       uploadsMiddleware = fileUploadMiddleware(this.uploadsConfig, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
index ce385c50bd4..e9db26e4461 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-express/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-express/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { gql, AuthenticationError, Config } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { ApolloServer, ServerRegistration } from '../ApolloServer';
 
 import {
-  atLeastMajorNodeVersion,
+  NODE_MAJOR_VERSION,
   testApolloServer,
   createServerInfo,
 } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
@@ -427,8 +427,9 @@ describe('apollo-server-express', () => {
         });
       });
     });
-    // NODE: Intentionally skip file upload tests on Node.js 10 or higher.
-    (atLeastMajorNodeVersion(10) ? describe.skip : describe)(
+    // NODE: Skip Node.js 6, but only because `graphql-upload`
+    // doesn't support it.
+    (NODE_MAJOR_VERSION === 6 ? describe.skip : describe)(
       'file uploads',
       () => {
         it('enabled uploads', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/package.json
index 462008a7d34..0f79bae125f 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "node": ">=8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
     "accept": "^3.0.2",
     "apollo-server-core": "file:../apollo-server-core",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 5bc2ca8adb7..79c7d2dc2d8 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   renderPlaygroundPage,
   RenderPageOptions as PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from '@apollographql/graphql-playground-html';
-import { processRequest as processFileUploads } from '@apollographql/apollo-upload-server';
 
 import { graphqlHapi } from './hapiApollo';
 
@@ -13,13 +12,21 @@ import {
   ApolloServerBase,
   GraphQLOptions,
   FileUploadOptions,
+  processFileUploads,
 } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
 function handleFileUploads(uploadsConfig: FileUploadOptions) {
-  return async (request: hapi.Request) => {
-    if (request.mime === 'multipart/form-data') {
+  return async (request: hapi.Request, _h?: hapi.ResponseToolkit) => {
+    if (
+      typeof processFileUploads === 'function' &&
+      request.mime === 'multipart/form-data'
+    ) {
       Object.defineProperty(request, 'payload', {
-        value: await processFileUploads(request, uploadsConfig),
+        value: await processFileUploads(
+          request,
+          request.response,
+          uploadsConfig,
+        ),
         writable: false,
       });
     }
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ export class ApolloServer extends ApolloServerBase {
           return h.continue;
         }
 
-        if (this.uploadsConfig) {
+        if (this.uploadsConfig && typeof processFileUploads === 'function') {
           await handleFileUploads(this.uploadsConfig)(request);
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
index 60cf32e1206..43d00dd7761 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  atLeastMajorNodeVersion,
+  NODE_MAJOR_VERSION,
   testApolloServer,
   createServerInfo,
 } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { ApolloServer } from '../ApolloServer';
 const port = 5555;
 
 // NODE: Intentionally skip for Node.js < 8 since Hapi 17 doesn't support those.
-(atLeastMajorNodeVersion(8) ? describe : describe.skip)(
+(NODE_MAJOR_VERSION < 8 ? describe.skip : describe)(
   'apollo-server-hapi',
   () => {
     let server: ApolloServer;
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/hapiApollo.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/hapiApollo.test.ts
index d76eec1f832..2145b44c751 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/hapiApollo.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-hapi/src/__tests__/hapiApollo.test.ts
@@ -4,40 +4,37 @@ import { Config } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import testSuite, {
   schema as Schema,
   CreateAppOptions,
-  atLeastMajorNodeVersion,
+  NODE_MAJOR_VERSION,
 } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
 
 // NODE: Intentionally skip on Node.js < 8 since Hapi 17 doesn't support less
-(atLeastMajorNodeVersion(8) ? describe : describe.skip)(
-  'integration:Hapi',
-  () => {
-    async function createApp(options: CreateAppOptions = {}) {
-      const { Server } = require('hapi');
-
-      const app: import('hapi').Server = new Server({
-        host: 'localhost',
-        port: 8000,
-      });
-
-      const server = new ApolloServer(
-        (options.graphqlOptions as Config) || { schema: Schema },
-      );
-      await server.applyMiddleware({
-        app,
-      });
-
-      await app.start();
-
-      return app.listener;
+(NODE_MAJOR_VERSION < 8 ? describe.skip : describe)('integration:Hapi', () => {
+  async function createApp(options: CreateAppOptions = {}) {
+    const { Server } = require('hapi');
+
+    const app: import('hapi').Server = new Server({
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 8000,
+    });
+
+    const server = new ApolloServer(
+      (options.graphqlOptions as Config) || { schema: Schema },
+    );
+    await server.applyMiddleware({
+      app,
+    });
+
+    await app.start();
+
+    return app.listener;
+  }
+
+  async function destroyApp(app) {
+    if (!app || !app.close) {
+      return;
     }
+    await new Promise(resolve => app.close(resolve));
+  }
 
-    async function destroyApp(app) {
-      if (!app || !app.close) {
-        return;
-      }
-      await new Promise(resolve => app.close(resolve));
-    }
-
-    testSuite(createApp, destroyApp);
-  },
-);
+  testSuite(createApp, destroyApp);
+});
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/index.ts b/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/index.ts
index c5766e18452..0cd9fac44a1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/index.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ import gql from 'graphql-tag';
 
 export * from './ApolloServer';
 
-const NODE_MAJOR_VERSION: number = parseInt(
+export const NODE_MAJOR_VERSION: number = parseInt(
   process.versions.node.split('.', 1)[0],
   10,
 );
-export function atLeastMajorNodeVersion(desiredVersion: number): boolean {
-  return NODE_MAJOR_VERSION >= desiredVersion;
-}
 
 const QueryRootType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   name: 'QueryRoot',
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-koa/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-koa/package.json
index 6f9a8030e3d..70aa76af698 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-koa/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-koa/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "node": ">=6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
     "@koa/cors": "^2.2.1",
     "@types/accepts": "^1.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/ApolloServer.ts
index ef5f6aabdc4..2ad247ea052 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ import {
   renderPlaygroundPage,
   RenderPageOptions as PlaygroundRenderPageOptions,
 } from '@apollographql/graphql-playground-html';
-import { ApolloServerBase, formatApolloErrors } from 'apollo-server-core';
+import {
+  ApolloServerBase,
+  formatApolloErrors,
+  processFileUploads,
+} from 'apollo-server-core';
 import accepts from 'accepts';
 import typeis from 'type-is';
 
 import { graphqlKoa } from './koaApollo';
 
-import { processRequest as processFileUploads } from '@apollographql/apollo-upload-server';
-
 export { GraphQLOptions, GraphQLExtension } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { GraphQLOptions, FileUploadOptions } from 'apollo-server-core';
 
@@ -32,7 +34,11 @@ const fileUploadMiddleware = (
 ) => async (ctx: Koa.Context, next: Function) => {
   if (typeis(ctx.req, ['multipart/form-data'])) {
     try {
-      ctx.request.body = await processFileUploads(ctx.req, uploadsConfig);
+      ctx.request.body = await processFileUploads(
+        ctx.req,
+        ctx.res,
+        uploadsConfig,
+      );
       return next();
     } catch (error) {
       if (error.status && error.expose) ctx.status = error.status;
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ export class ApolloServer extends ApolloServerBase {
     }
 
     let uploadsMiddleware;
-    if (this.uploadsConfig) {
+    if (this.uploadsConfig && typeof processFileUploads === 'function') {
       uploadsMiddleware = fileUploadMiddleware(this.uploadsConfig, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
index 25ed0197002..9318be58c96 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-koa/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { gql, AuthenticationError, Config } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { ApolloServer, ServerRegistration } from '../ApolloServer';
 
 import {
-  atLeastMajorNodeVersion,
+  NODE_MAJOR_VERSION,
   testApolloServer,
   createServerInfo,
 } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
@@ -323,8 +323,9 @@ describe('apollo-server-koa', () => {
         });
       });
     });
-    // NODE: Intentionally skip file upload tests on Node.js 10 or higher.
-    (atLeastMajorNodeVersion(10) ? describe.skip : describe)(
+    // NODE: Skip Node.js 6, but only because `graphql-upload`
+    // doesn't support it anymore.
+    (NODE_MAJOR_VERSION === 6 ? describe.skip : describe)(
       'file uploads',
       () => {
         it('enabled uploads', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-micro/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-micro/package.json
index d462c64c59e..50129209cbd 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-micro/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-micro/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apollographql/apollo-upload-server": "^5.0.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "^1.6.6",
     "accept": "^3.0.2",
     "apollo-server-core": "file:../apollo-server-core",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/ApolloServer.ts
index d62ec168f49..6df712e063e 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { ApolloServerBase, GraphQLOptions } from 'apollo-server-core';
-import { processRequest as processFileUploads } from '@apollographql/apollo-upload-server';
+import {
+  ApolloServerBase,
+  GraphQLOptions,
+  processFileUploads,
+} from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { ServerResponse } from 'http';
 import { send } from 'micro';
 import { renderPlaygroundPage } from '@apollographql/graphql-playground-html';
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ export class ApolloServer extends ApolloServerBase {
 
       await promiseWillStart;
 
-      await this.handleFileUploads(req);
+      if (typeof processFileUploads === 'function') {
+        await this.handleFileUploads(req, res);
+      }
 
       (await this.handleHealthCheck({
         req,
@@ -161,15 +166,19 @@ export class ApolloServer extends ApolloServerBase {
   }
 
   // If file uploads are detected, prepare them for easier handling with
-  // the help of `apollo-upload-server`.
-  private async handleFileUploads(req: MicroRequest) {
+  // the help of `graphql-upload`.
+  private async handleFileUploads(req: MicroRequest, res: ServerResponse) {
+    if (typeof processFileUploads !== 'function') {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const contentType = req.headers['content-type'];
     if (
       this.uploadsConfig &&
       contentType &&
       contentType.startsWith('multipart/form-data')
     ) {
-      req.filePayload = await processFileUploads(req, this.uploadsConfig);
+      req.filePayload = await processFileUploads(req, res, this.uploadsConfig);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
index fcbad2cb06a..89742ae4da1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-micro/src/__tests__/ApolloServer.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import micro from 'micro';
 import listen from 'test-listen';
 import { createApolloFetch } from 'apollo-fetch';
-import { atLeastMajorNodeVersion } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
+import { NODE_MAJOR_VERSION } from 'apollo-server-integration-testsuite';
 import { gql } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import FormData from 'form-data';
 import fs from 'fs';
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ describe('apollo-server-micro', function() {
       });
     });
 
-    (atLeastMajorNodeVersion(10) ? describe.skip : describe)(
+    // NODE: Intentionally skip file upload tests on Node.js 10.
+    // Also skip Node.js 6, but only because `graphql-upload`
+    // doesn't support it.
+    (NODE_MAJOR_VERSION === 6 ? describe.skip : describe)(
       'file uploads',
       function() {
         it('should handle file uploads', async function() {
diff --git a/types/@apollographql/apollo-upload-server/index.d.ts b/types/@apollographql/apollo-upload-server/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 71bd0ea4514..00000000000
--- a/types/@apollographql/apollo-upload-server/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { GraphQLScalarType } from 'graphql';
-
-export const GraphQLUpload: GraphQLScalarType;
-
-export interface ApolloUploadOptions {
-  /**
-   * Max allowed non-file multipart form field size in bytes; enough for your queries (default: 1 MB)
-   */
-  maxFieldSize?: number;
-  /**
-   * Max allowed file size in bytes (default: Infinity)
-   */
-  maxFileSize?: number;
-  /**
-   * Max allowed number of files (default: Infinity)
-   */
-  maxFiles?: number;
-}
-
-export type Request = any;
-
-export function processRequest(
-  request: Request,
-  options?: ApolloUploadOptions,
-): Promise<any>;
diff --git a/types/graphql-upload/index.d.ts b/types/graphql-upload/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3516f84fa35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/graphql-upload/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+declare module 'graphql-upload' {
+  import { GraphQLScalarType } from 'graphql';
+
+  export const GraphQLUpload: GraphQLScalarType;
+
+  export interface ApolloUploadOptions {
+    /**
+     * Max allowed non-file multipart form field size in bytes; enough for your queries (default: 1 MB)
+     */
+    maxFieldSize?: number;
+    /**
+     * Max allowed file size in bytes (default: Infinity)
+     */
+    maxFileSize?: number;
+    /**
+     * Max allowed number of files (default: Infinity)
+     */
+    maxFiles?: number;
+  }
+
+  export type Request = any;
+
+  export type Response = any;
+
+  export function processRequest(
+    request: Request,
+    response: Response,
+    options?: ApolloUploadOptions,
+  ): Promise<any>;
+}