diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.js b/packages/api/src/index.js
index 1c33415b02..1ef0931dfa 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import {
 } from './middleware/maintenance.js'
 import { getContext } from './utils/context.js'
 import { withAuth } from './middleware/auth.js'
-import { repl } from './repl.js'
 
 const r = new Router(getContext, {
   onError(req, err, ctx) {
@@ -48,10 +47,6 @@ const checkHasDeleteRestriction = true
 const checkHasPsaAccess = true
 const checkUcan = true
 
-// Debugging
-
-r.add('post', '/repl', repl)
-
 // Monitoring
 r.add('get', '/metrics', withMode(metrics, RO))
 r.add('get', '/stats', withMode(getStats, RO), [postCors])
diff --git a/packages/api/src/repl.js b/packages/api/src/repl.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e41db28c43..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/src/repl.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import { JSONResponse } from './utils/json-response.js'
-import { HTTPError } from './errors.js'
-
-/** @type {import('./bindings').Handler} */
-export const repl = async (event, ctx) => {
-  const { w3up } = ctx
-
-  if (w3up) {
-    const blob = await event.request.blob()
-    if (blob.size === 0) {
-      throw new HTTPError('empty payload', 400)
-    }
-
-    const car = await w3up.capability.store.add(blob)
-
-    console.log('UPLOADED CAR')
-
-    return new JSONResponse({ ok: true, value: car })
-  } else {
-    throw new HTTPError(`No w3up client`, 500)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routes/nfts-upload.js b/packages/api/src/routes/nfts-upload.js
index c2ab074709..b8bac04214 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routes/nfts-upload.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/routes/nfts-upload.js
@@ -181,7 +181,16 @@ export async function uploadCarWithStat(
     const { w3up } = ctx
 
     console.log('UPLOADING CAR')
-    await w3up.capability.store.add(car)
+
+    // we perform store/add and upload/add concurrently to save time.
+    await Promise.all([
+      w3up.capability.store.add(car),
+      // We create an upload for each CAR and use it's CID as a shard, which
+      // will work as expected because `upload/add` merges all shards.
+      // @ts-expect-error Link types mismatch
+      w3up.capability.upload.add(stat.rootCid, [stat.cid]),
+    ])
+
     console.log('UPLOADED CAR')
     // register as gateway links to record the CAR CID - we don't have another
     // way to know the location right now.