diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/cell.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/cell.js
index 122cee957..97e50e803 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/cell.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/cell.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ define([
             }
         });
 
-        this.attachments = {};
 
         // backward compat.
         Object.defineProperty(this, 'cm_config', {
@@ -477,8 +476,6 @@ define([
         var data = {};
         // deepcopy the metadata so copied cells don't share the same object
         data.metadata = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.metadata));
-        // same for attachments
-        data.attachments = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.attachments));
         data.cell_type = this.cell_type;
         return data;
     };
@@ -491,9 +488,6 @@ define([
         if (data.metadata !== undefined) {
             this.metadata = data.metadata;
         }
-        if (data.attachments !== undefined) {
-            this.attachments = data.attachments;
-        }
     };
 
 
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
index 277f80a86..104a54e98 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ define([
      */
     TextCell.prototype.fromJSON = function (data) {
         Cell.prototype.fromJSON.apply(this, arguments);
+        console.log('data cell_type : ' + data.cell_type + ' this.cell_type : ' + this.cell_type);
         if (data.cell_type === this.cell_type) {
+            if (data.attachments !== undefined) {
+                this.attachments = data.attachments;
+            }
+
             if (data.source !== undefined) {
                 this.set_text(data.source);
                 // make this value the starting point, so that we can only undo
@@ -208,6 +213,11 @@ define([
         if (data.source == this.placeholder) {
             data.source = "";
         }
+        // Deepcopy the attachments so copied cells don't share the same
+        // objects
+        if (this.attachments !== undefined) {
+            data.attachments = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.attachments));
+        }
         return data;
     };