diff --git a/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf b/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
index 4744b1e52c5..cafd1cae562 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
+++ b/.devcontainer/images/nginx/conf/nginx_external_endpoints.conf
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 server {
   listen 80;
 
-  # Forbid access to internal endpoints
-  location /internal/v4/ {
-    return 403 'Forbidden';
-  }
-
-  # proxy and log all CC traffic
+  # proxy and log all CC traffic (including internal endpoints)
   location / {
     access_log                  /tmp/nginx-access.log main;
     proxy_buffering             off;
@@ -60,54 +55,11 @@ server {
     include public_upload.conf;
   }
 
-  location ~ /staging/(v3/)?(droplets|buildpack_cache)/.*/upload {
-  # Allow download the droplets and buildpacks
-    if ($request_method = GET){
-      proxy_pass http://cloud_controller;
-    }
-
-  # Allow large uploads
-    client_max_body_size 1536M; #already enforced upstream/but doesn't hurt.
-
-  # Pass along auth header
-      set $auth_header $upstream_http_x_auth;
-    proxy_set_header Authorization $auth_header;
-
-  # Pass altered request body to this location
-    upload_pass   @cc_uploads;
-
-  # Store files to this directory
-    upload_store /tmp/staged_droplet_uploads;
-
-  # Allow uploaded files to be read only by user
-    #upload_store_access user:r;
-
-  # Set specified fields in request body
-    upload_set_form_field "droplet_path" $upload_tmp_path;
-
-  #on any error, delete uploaded files.
-    upload_cleanup 400-505;
-  }
-
   # Pass altered request body to a backend
   location @cc_uploads {
     proxy_pass http://cloud_controller;
   }
 
-  location ~ ^/internal_redirect/(.*){
-  # only allow internal redirects
-    internal;
-
-    set $download_url $1;
-
-  #have to manualy pass along auth header
-    set $auth_header $upstream_http_x_auth;
-    proxy_set_header Authorization $auth_header;
-
-  # Download the file and send it to client
-    proxy_pass $download_url;
-  }
-
   location /nginx_status {
     stub_status on;