diff --git a/backend/app/Controllers/ElementController.php b/backend/app/Controllers/ElementController.php
index b6aae90..5fdc162 100644
--- a/backend/app/Controllers/ElementController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Controllers/ElementController.php
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ use App\Element\Element;
 use App\Element\UseCases\GetElement\GetElement;
 use App\Element\UseCases\GetElement\GetElementRequest;
 use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElement;
-use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElementIconImage;
-use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElementIconImageRequest;
-use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElementPdf;
-use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElementPdfRequest;
 use App\Element\UseCases\UpdateElement\UpdateElementRequest;
 use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
 use App\Exceptions\NotFoundException;
@@ -23,8 +19,6 @@ class ElementController
     public function __construct(
         private GetElement $getElement,
         private UpdateElement $updateElement,
-        private UpdateElementIconImage $updateElementIconImage,
-        private UpdateElementPdf $updateElementPdf,
         private FileUploader $fileUploader,
     ) {
     }
@@ -63,6 +57,9 @@ class ElementController
 
     public function update(?int $id, Request $request): JsonResponse
     {
+        $iconImage = $this->uploadedFileInput($request, 'iconImage');
+        $pdf = $this->uploadedFileInput($request, 'pdf');
+
         try {
             $element = $this->updateElement->execute(
                 new UpdateElementRequest(
@@ -76,64 +73,14 @@ class ElementController
                     richText: $this->stringInput($request, 'richText'),
                     pdfPath: $this->stringInput($request, 'pdfPath'),
                     youtubeUrl: $this->stringInput($request, 'youtubeUrl'),
-                )
-            );
-        } catch (BadRequestException $exception) {
-            return new JsonResponse([
-                'error' => $exception->getMessage(),
-            ], 400);
-        } catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
-            return new JsonResponse([
-                'error' => $exception->getMessage(),
-            ], 404);
-        }
-
-        return new JsonResponse([
-            'element' => $this->buildElementPayload($element),
-        ], 200);
-    }
-
-    public function uploadPdf(?int $id, Request $request): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $pdf = $this->uploadedFileInput($request, 'pdf');
-
-        try {
-            $element = $this->updateElementPdf->execute(
-                new UpdateElementPdfRequest(
-                    id: $id,
-                    pdfContents: $pdf['contents'],
-                    pdfOriginalName: $pdf['originalName'],
-                    pdfMimeType: $pdf['mimeType'],
-                    pdfSizeBytes: $pdf['sizeBytes'],
-                )
-            );
-        } catch (BadRequestException $exception) {
-            return new JsonResponse([
-                'error' => $exception->getMessage(),
-            ], 400);
-        } catch (NotFoundException $exception) {
-            return new JsonResponse([
-                'error' => $exception->getMessage(),
-            ], 404);
-        }
-
-        return new JsonResponse([
-            'element' => $this->buildElementPayload($element),
-        ], 200);
-    }
-
-    public function uploadIconImage(?int $id, Request $request): JsonResponse
-    {
-        $iconImage = $this->uploadedFileInput($request, 'iconImage');
-
-        try {
-            $element = $this->updateElementIconImage->execute(
-                new UpdateElementIconImageRequest(
-                    id: $id,
                     iconImageContents: $iconImage['contents'],
                     iconImageOriginalName: $iconImage['originalName'],
                     iconImageMimeType: $iconImage['mimeType'],
                     iconImageSizeBytes: $iconImage['sizeBytes'],
+                    pdfContents: $pdf['contents'],
+                    pdfOriginalName: $pdf['originalName'],
+                    pdfMimeType: $pdf['mimeType'],
+                    pdfSizeBytes: $pdf['sizeBytes'],
                 )
             );
         } catch (BadRequestException $exception) {
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
index 9f8811a..b07e596 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElement.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class UpdateElement
         private UpdateRichText $updateRichText,
         private UpdatePdfPath $updatePdfPath,
         private UpdateYoutubeUrl $updateYoutubeUrl,
+        private UpdateElementIconImage $updateElementIconImage,
+        private UpdateElementPdf $updateElementPdf,
         private ElementRepository $elementRepository,
     ) {
     }
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@ class UpdateElement
             && $request->iconImageUrl === null
             && $request->richText === null
             && $request->pdfPath === null
-            && $request->youtubeUrl === null;
+            && $request->youtubeUrl === null
+            && $request->iconImageContents === null
+            && $request->pdfContents === null;
         if ($hasNoFields) {
             throw new BadRequestException('nothing to update');
         }
@@ -78,6 +82,28 @@ class UpdateElement
                 youtubeUrl: $request->youtubeUrl,
             ));
         }
+        if ($request->iconImageContents !== null) {
+            $this->updateElementIconImage->execute(
+                new UpdateElementIconImageRequest(
+                    id: $request->id,
+                    iconImageContents: $request->iconImageContents,
+                    iconImageOriginalName: $request->iconImageOriginalName,
+                    iconImageMimeType: $request->iconImageMimeType,
+                    iconImageSizeBytes: $request->iconImageSizeBytes,
+                )
+            );
+        }
+        if ($request->pdfContents !== null) {
+            $this->updateElementPdf->execute(
+                new UpdateElementPdfRequest(
+                    id: $request->id,
+                    pdfContents: $request->pdfContents,
+                    pdfOriginalName: $request->pdfOriginalName,
+                    pdfMimeType: $request->pdfMimeType,
+                    pdfSizeBytes: $request->pdfSizeBytes,
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         $element = $this->elementRepository->find($request->id);
         if ($element === null) {
diff --git a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElementRequest.php b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElementRequest.php
index 0b5e766..aa1aa06 100644
--- a/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElementRequest.php
+++ b/backend/app/Element/UseCases/UpdateElement/UpdateElementRequest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ class UpdateElementRequest
         public ?string $richText,
         public ?string $pdfPath,
         public ?string $youtubeUrl,
+        public ?string $iconImageContents,
+        public ?string $iconImageOriginalName,
+        public ?string $iconImageMimeType,
+        public ?int $iconImageSizeBytes,
+        public ?string $pdfContents,
+        public ?string $pdfOriginalName,
+        public ?string $pdfMimeType,
+        public ?int $pdfSizeBytes,
     ) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend/routes/api.php b/backend/routes/api.php
index 1ad6827..b3a4a7d 100644
--- a/backend/routes/api.php
+++ b/backend/routes/api.php
@@ -12,15 +12,5 @@ Route::get('/me', [AuthController::class, 'me'])
     ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
 Route::get('/sets', [SetController::class, 'index']);
 Route::get('/elements/{id}', [ElementController::class, 'show']);
-Route::patch('/elements/{id}', [ElementController::class, 'update'])
-    ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
-Route::post(
-    '/elements/{id}/icon-image',
-    [ElementController::class, 'uploadIconImage'],
-)
-    ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);
-Route::post(
-    '/elements/{id}/pdf',
-    [ElementController::class, 'uploadPdf'],
-)
+Route::post('/elements/{id}', [ElementController::class, 'update'])
     ->middleware(AuthMiddleware::class);