diff --git a/cms/static/js/base.js b/cms/static/js/base.js
index ed0bdff8bd..92a16b8417 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/base.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/base.js
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
     $modal.bind('click', hideModal);
     $modalCover.bind('click', hideModal);
-    $('.uploads .upload-button').bind('click', showUploadModal);
-    $('.upload-modal .close-button').bind('click', hideModal);
 
     $body.on('click', '.embeddable-xml-input', function() {
         $(this).select();
@@ -145,9 +143,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $('.edit-section-start-cancel').bind('click', cancelSetSectionScheduleDate);
     $('.edit-section-start-save').bind('click', saveSetSectionScheduleDate);
 
-    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').bind('click', showFileSelectionMenu);
-    $('.remove-asset-button').bind('click', removeAsset);
-
     $body.on('click', '.section-published-date .edit-button', editSectionPublishDate);
     $body.on('click', '.section-published-date .schedule-button', editSectionPublishDate);
     $body.on('click', '.edit-subsection-publish-settings .save-button', saveSetSectionScheduleDate);
@@ -399,129 +394,6 @@ function _deleteItem($el) {
     });
 }
 
-function removeAsset(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-
-    var that = this;
-    var msg = new CMS.Models.ConfirmAssetDeleteMessage({
-        title: gettext("Delete File Confirmation"),
-        message: gettext("Are you sure you wish to delete this item. It cannot be reversed!\n\nAlso any content that links/refers to this item will no longer work (e.g. broken images and/or links)"),
-        actions: {
-            primary: {
-                text: gettext("OK"),
-                click: function(view) {
-                    // call the back-end to actually remove the asset
-                    $.post(view.model.get('remove_asset_url'),
-                        { 'location': view.model.get('asset_location') },
-                        function() {
-                            // show the post-commit confirmation
-                            $(".wrapper-alert-confirmation").addClass("is-shown").attr('aria-hidden','false');
-                            view.model.get('row_to_remove').remove();
-                            analytics.track('Deleted Asset', {
-                                'course': course_location_analytics,
-                                'id': view.model.get('asset_location')
-                            });
-                        }
-                    );
-                    view.hide();
-                }
-            },
-            secondary: [{
-                text: gettext("Cancel"),
-                click: function(view) {
-                    view.hide();
-                }
-            }]
-        },
-        remove_asset_url: $('.asset-library').data('remove-asset-callback-url'),
-        asset_location: $(this).closest('tr').data('id'),
-        row_to_remove: $(this).closest('tr')
-    });
-
-    // workaround for now. We can't spawn multiple instances of the Prompt View
-    // so for now, a bit of hackery to just make sure we have a single instance
-    // note: confirm_delete_prompt is in asset_index.html
-    if (confirm_delete_prompt === null)
-        confirm_delete_prompt = new CMS.Views.Prompt({model: msg});
-    else
-    {
-        confirm_delete_prompt.model = msg;
-        confirm_delete_prompt.show();
-    }
-
-    return;
-}
-
-function showUploadModal(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    $modal = $('.upload-modal').show();
-    $('.file-input').bind('change', startUpload);
-    $modalCover.show();
-}
-
-function showFileSelectionMenu(e) {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    $('.file-input').click();
-}
-
-function startUpload(e) {
-    var files = $('.file-input').get(0).files;
-    if (files.length === 0)
-        return;
-
-    $('.upload-modal h1').html(gettext('Uploading…'));
-    $('.upload-modal .file-name').html(files[0].name);
-    $('.upload-modal .file-chooser').ajaxSubmit({
-        beforeSend: resetUploadBar,
-        uploadProgress: showUploadFeedback,
-        complete: displayFinishedUpload
-    });
-    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').hide();
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-bar').removeClass('loaded').show();
-}
-
-function resetUploadBar() {
-    var percentVal = '0%';
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width(percentVal);
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(percentVal);
-}
-
-function showUploadFeedback(event, position, total, percentComplete) {
-    var percentVal = percentComplete + '%';
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width(percentVal);
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(percentVal);
-}
-
-function displayFinishedUpload(xhr) {
-    if (xhr.status = 200) {
-        markAsLoaded();
-    }
-
-    var resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
-    $('.upload-modal .embeddable-xml-input').val(xhr.getResponseHeader('asset_url'));
-    $('.upload-modal .embeddable').show();
-    $('.upload-modal .file-name').hide();
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(resp.msg);
-    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').html(gettext('Load Another File')).show();
-    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width('100%');
-
-    // see if this id already exists, if so, then user must have updated an existing piece of content
-    $("tr[data-id='" + resp.url + "']").remove();
-
-    var template = $('#new-asset-element').html();
-    var html = Mustache.to_html(template, resp);
-    $('table > tbody').prepend(html);
-
-    // re-bind the listeners to delete it
-    $('.remove-asset-button').bind('click', removeAsset);
-
-    analytics.track('Uploaded a File', {
-        'course': course_location_analytics,
-        'asset_url': resp.url
-    });
-
-}
-
 function markAsLoaded() {
     $('.upload-modal .copy-button').css('display', 'inline-block');
     $('.upload-modal .progress-bar').addClass('loaded');
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/assets.js b/cms/static/js/views/assets.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb521dcb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/assets.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+$(document).ready(function() {
+    $('.uploads .upload-button').bind('click', showUploadModal);
+    $('.upload-modal .close-button').bind('click', hideModal);
+    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').bind('click', showFileSelectionMenu);
+    $('.remove-asset-button').bind('click', removeAsset);
+});
+
+function removeAsset(e){
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    var that = this;
+    var msg = new CMS.Models.ConfirmAssetDeleteMessage({
+        title: gettext("Delete File Confirmation"),
+        message: gettext("Are you sure you wish to delete this item. It cannot be reversed!\n\nAlso any content that links/refers to this item will no longer work (e.g. broken images and/or links)"),
+        actions: {
+            primary: {
+                text: gettext("OK"),
+                click: function(view) {
+                    // call the back-end to actually remove the asset
+                    $.post(view.model.get('remove_asset_url'),
+                        { 'location': view.model.get('asset_location') },
+                        function() {
+                            // show the post-commit confirmation
+                            $(".wrapper-alert-confirmation").addClass("is-shown").attr('aria-hidden','false');
+                            view.model.get('row_to_remove').remove();
+                            analytics.track('Deleted Asset', {
+                                'course': course_location_analytics,
+                                'id': view.model.get('asset_location')
+                            });
+                        }
+                    );
+                    view.hide();
+                }
+            },
+            secondary: [{
+                text: gettext("Cancel"),
+                click: function(view) {
+                    view.hide();
+                }
+            }]
+        },
+        remove_asset_url: $('.asset-library').data('remove-asset-callback-url'),
+        asset_location: $(this).closest('tr').data('id'),
+        row_to_remove: $(this).closest('tr')
+    });
+
+    // workaround for now. We can't spawn multiple instances of the Prompt View
+    // so for now, a bit of hackery to just make sure we have a single instance
+    // note: confirm_delete_prompt is in asset_index.html
+    if (confirm_delete_prompt === null)
+        confirm_delete_prompt = new CMS.Views.Prompt({model: msg});
+    else
+    {
+        confirm_delete_prompt.model = msg;
+        confirm_delete_prompt.show();
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
+function showUploadModal(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    $modal = $('.upload-modal').show();
+    $('.file-input').bind('change', startUpload);
+    $modalCover.show();
+}
+
+function showFileSelectionMenu(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    $('.file-input').click();
+}
+
+function startUpload(e) {
+    var files = $('.file-input').get(0).files;
+    if (files.length === 0)
+        return;
+
+    $('.upload-modal h1').html(gettext('Uploading…'));
+    $('.upload-modal .file-name').html(files[0].name);
+    $('.upload-modal .file-chooser').ajaxSubmit({
+        beforeSend: resetUploadBar,
+        uploadProgress: showUploadFeedback,
+        complete: displayFinishedUpload
+    });
+    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').hide();
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-bar').removeClass('loaded').show();
+}
+
+function resetUploadBar() {
+    var percentVal = '0%';
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width(percentVal);
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(percentVal);
+}
+
+function showUploadFeedback(event, position, total, percentComplete) {
+    var percentVal = percentComplete + '%';
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width(percentVal);
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(percentVal);
+}
+
+function displayFinishedUpload(xhr) {
+    if (xhr.status == 200) {
+        markAsLoaded();
+    }
+
+    var resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+    $('.upload-modal .embeddable-xml-input').val(xhr.getResponseHeader('asset_url'));
+    $('.upload-modal .embeddable').show();
+    $('.upload-modal .file-name').hide();
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').html(resp.msg);
+    $('.upload-modal .choose-file-button').html(gettext('Load Another File')).show();
+    $('.upload-modal .progress-fill').width('100%');
+
+    // see if this id already exists, if so, then user must have updated an existing piece of content
+    $("tr[data-id='" + resp.url + "']").remove();
+
+    var template = $('#new-asset-element').html();
+    var html = Mustache.to_html(template, resp);
+    $('table > tbody').prepend(html);
+
+    // re-bind the listeners to delete it
+    $('.remove-asset-button').bind('click', removeAsset);
+
+    analytics.track('Uploaded a File', {
+        'course': course_location_analytics,
+        'asset_url': resp.url
+    });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cms/templates/asset_index.html b/cms/templates/asset_index.html
index 0006d29d38..e8dc523ba7 100644
--- a/cms/templates/asset_index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/asset_index.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 <%block name="jsextra">
 <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/mustache.js')}"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/views/assets.js')}"></script>
 
 <script type='text/javascript'>
   // we just want a singleton