diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 88e685b6..0d132311 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 //= require leaflet-draw/dist/leaflet.draw-src.js
 //= require leaflet-illustrate/dist/Leaflet.Illustrate.js
 //= require leaflet-distortableimage/dist/leaflet.distortableimage.js
-//= require leaflet-distortableimage/src/edit/tools/EditAction.js
 //= require mapknitter/Map.js
 //= require cable.js
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/mapknitter/Map.js b/app/assets/javascripts/mapknitter/Map.js
index 9f46b9c5..d6144dd2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/mapknitter/Map.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/mapknitter/Map.js
@@ -610,10 +610,8 @@ MapKnitter.Map = MapKnitter.Class.extend({
   },
 
   setupCollection: function() {
-    var customExports = mapknitter.customExportAction();
 
     map._imgGroup = L.distortableCollection({
-      actions: [customExports],
       editable: !mapknitter.readOnly
     }).addTo(map);
 
@@ -661,71 +659,8 @@ MapKnitter.Map = MapKnitter.Class.extend({
       }
     });
 
-    return action;
-  },
-
-  customExportAction: function () {
-    var action = L.EditAction.extend({
-      initialize: function (map, overlay, options) {
-        var use = 'get_app';
-
-        options = options || {};
-        options.toolbarIcon = {
-          svg: true,
-          html: use,
-          tooltip: 'Export Images'
-        };
-
-        L.EditAction.prototype.initialize.call(this, map, overlay, options);
-      },
-
-      addHooks: function () {
-        var group = this._overlay;
-        var edit = group.editing;
-        var exportInterval;
-
-        var updateUI = function updateUI(data) {
-          data = JSON.parse(data);
-          console.log("in updateui: " + data);
-          if (data.status == 'complete') clearInterval(exportInterval);
-          if (data.status == 'complete' && data.jpg.match('.jpg')) alert("Export succeeded. http://export.mapknitter.org/" + data.jpg);
-        }
-
-        var addUrlToModel = function addUrlToModel(data) {
-          var statusUrl = "//export.mapknitter.org" + data;
-          console.log("statusUrl: " + statusUrl);
-          
-          // repeatedly fetch the status.json
-          var updateInterval = function updateInterval() {
-            exportInterval = setInterval(function intervalUpdater() {
-              $.ajax(statusUrl + "?" + Date.now(), { // bust cache with timestamp;
-                type: "GET",
-                crossDomain: true
-              }).done(function (data) {
-                updateUI(data);
-              });
-            }, 3000);
-          }
-          /**
-           * TODO: update API to say if you pass in a custom `handleStatusUrl` you must also build your own updater
-           * and also create your own a frequency
-           * or fix this part
-           */
-          $.ajax({
-            url: "/export",
-            type: 'POST',
-            data: { status_url: statusUrl }
-          }).done(function (data) {
-            console.log('success!! ' + data);
-            updateInterval();
-          });
-        }
-
-        edit.startExport({ handleStatusUrl: addUrlToModel, updater: updateUI, scale: prompt("Choose a scale or use the default (cm per pixel):", 100) });
-      }
-    });
-
     return action;
   }
+
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c95fbc30..6bb3b252 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "leaflet": "Leaflet/Leaflet#^1.0.0",
     "leaflet-dist": "vperron/leaflet-dist#0.7.x",
     "leaflet-draw": "Leaflet/Leaflet.draw#0.2.4",
-    "leaflet-distortableimage": "0.7.7",
+    "leaflet-distortableimage": "0.8.7",
     "leaflet-easybutton": "^2.4.0",
     "leaflet-environmental-layers": "^1.3.6",
     "leaflet-fullhash": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 45f1c772..6c2bc318 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3095,7 +3095,7 @@ jquery-ujs@rails/jquery-ujs#~1.0.4:
   version "0.0.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/rails/jquery-ujs/tar.gz/7146dc96a71fda9b713f1f60fb414c699db0b3a7"
 
-jquery@>=1.8, jquery@^3.2.1, jquery@^3.3.1:
+jquery@>=1.8, jquery@^3.2.1, jquery@^3.3.1, "jquery@~> 3.4.0":
   version "3.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.4.1.tgz#714f1f8d9dde4bdfa55764ba37ef214630d80ef2"
   integrity sha512-36+AdBzCL+y6qjw5Tx7HgzeGCzC81MDDgaUP8ld2zhx58HdqXGoBd+tHdrBMiyjGQs0Hxs/MLZTu/eHNJJuWPw==
@@ -3236,13 +3236,14 @@ leaflet-dist@vperron/leaflet-dist#0.7.x:
   version "0.0.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/vperron/leaflet-dist/tar.gz/2ec7a0846eaecdce1321d92b3c45c74f4fd08dd3"
 
-leaflet-distortableimage@0.7.7:
-  version "0.7.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/leaflet-distortableimage/-/leaflet-distortableimage-0.7.7.tgz#72a8516aa31edb75fc6f5d9e7da41158fac44441"
-  integrity sha512-ncLq9UR5n67jlEuzQnln7p9YaKww8fUWfkylCrujRFi4lktFsYlblhRGEB+7p7gmBsB503l/M8SxMmKNhlC8Rg==
+leaflet-distortableimage@0.8.7:
+  version "0.8.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/leaflet-distortableimage/-/leaflet-distortableimage-0.8.7.tgz#d6cdaac6c54872416a124af604bdbbed3b37af91"
+  integrity sha512-D643lX4V6HRVTWDroZVrm6IriWVJlpMINooMsxyTkFyNq/cPLj11pB0nayHIykENA8PqJNvzAB2WZc/uci3Kdg==
   dependencies:
     exif-js "^2.3.0"
     glfx "0.0.4"
+    jquery "~> 3.4.0"
     leaflet-toolbar "0.4.0-alpha.2"
     webgl-distort "0.0.2"