diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/me.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/me.ts
index 4cb4b2350..f6a79ab85 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/me.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/me.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ const patchMe = (params: Record<string, any>) =>
     dispatch(patchMeRequest());
 
     return api(getState)
-      .patch('/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials', params)
+      .patch('/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials', params, {
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
+        },
+      })
       .then(response => {
         persistAuthAccount(response.data, params);
         dispatch(patchMeSuccess(response.data));
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.tsx
index e32473505..1eaa74e62 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/edit_profile/index.tsx
@@ -25,25 +25,6 @@ const hidesNetwork = (account: Account): boolean => {
   return Boolean(hide_followers && hide_follows && hide_followers_count && hide_follows_count);
 };
 
-/** Converts JSON objects to FormData. */
-// https://stackoverflow.com/a/60286175/8811886
-// @ts-ignore
-const toFormData = (f => f(f))(h => f => f(x => h(h)(f)(x)))(f => fd => pk => d => {
-  if (d instanceof Object) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
-    Object.keys(d).forEach(k => {
-      const v = d[k];
-      if (pk) k = `${pk}[${k}]`;
-      if (v instanceof Object && !(v instanceof Date) && !(v instanceof File)) {
-        return f(fd)(k)(v);
-      } else {
-        fd.append(k, v);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-  return fd;
-})(new FormData())();
-
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'column.edit_profile', defaultMessage: 'Edit profile' },
   header: { id: 'edit_profile.header', defaultMessage: 'Edit Profile' },
@@ -205,9 +186,8 @@ const EditProfile: React.FC = () => {
 
   const handleSubmit: React.FormEventHandler = (event) => {
     const promises = [];
-    const formData = toFormData(data);
 
-    promises.push(dispatch(patchMe(formData)));
+    promises.push(dispatch(patchMe(data)));
 
     if (features.muteStrangers) {
       promises.push(
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47098b26b..8650f051c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^8.3.4",
     "array-includes": "^3.1.5",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.2",
-    "axios": "^0.27.2",
+    "axios": "^1.0.0-alpha.1",
     "axios-mock-adapter": "^1.21.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.5",
     "babel-plugin-lodash": "^3.3.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5db73d9ab..2fc8466ee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3506,13 +3506,14 @@ axios-mock-adapter@^1.21.1:
     fast-deep-equal "^3.1.3"
     is-buffer "^2.0.5"
 
-axios@^0.27.2:
-  version "0.27.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz#207658cc8621606e586c85db4b41a750e756d972"
-  integrity sha512-t+yRIyySRTp/wua5xEr+z1q60QmLq8ABsS5O9Me1AsE5dfKqgnCFzwiCZZ/cGNd1lq4/7akDWMxdhVlucjmnOQ==
+axios@^1.0.0-alpha.1:
+  version "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-1.0.0-alpha.1.tgz#ce69c17ca7605d01787ca754dd906e6fccdf71ee"
+  integrity sha512-p+meG161943WT+K7sJYquHR46xxi/z0tk7vnSmEf/LrfEAyiP+0uTMMYk1OEo1IRF18oGRhnFxN1y8fLcXaTMw==
   dependencies:
-    follow-redirects "^1.14.9"
+    follow-redirects "^1.15.0"
     form-data "^4.0.0"
+    proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
 
 axobject-query@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
@@ -5827,10 +5828,10 @@ follow-redirects@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.4.tgz#838fdf48a8bbdd79e52ee51fb1c94e3ed98b9379"
   integrity sha512-zwGkiSXC1MUJG/qmeIFH2HBJx9u0V46QGUe3YR1fXG8bXQxq7fLj0RjLZQ5nubr9qNJUZrH+xUcwXEoXNpfS+g==
 
-follow-redirects@^1.14.9:
-  version "1.14.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.9.tgz#dd4ea157de7bfaf9ea9b3fbd85aa16951f78d8d7"
-  integrity sha512-MQDfihBQYMcyy5dhRDJUHcw7lb2Pv/TuE6xP1vyraLukNDHKbDxDNaOE3NbCAdKQApno+GPRyo1YAp89yCjK4w==
+follow-redirects@^1.15.0:
+  version "1.15.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.1.tgz#0ca6a452306c9b276e4d3127483e29575e207ad5"
+  integrity sha512-yLAMQs+k0b2m7cVxpS1VKJVvoz7SS9Td1zss3XRwXj+ZDH00RJgnuLx7E44wx02kQLrdM3aOOy+FpzS7+8OizA==
 
 foreach@^2.0.5:
   version "2.0.5"
@@ -9501,6 +9502,11 @@ proxy-addr@~2.0.7:
     forwarded "0.2.0"
     ipaddr.js "1.9.1"
 
+proxy-from-env@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz#e102f16ca355424865755d2c9e8ea4f24d58c3e2"
+  integrity sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==
+
 psl@^1.1.33:
   version "1.8.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/psl/-/psl-1.8.0.tgz#9326f8bcfb013adcc005fdff056acce020e51c24"