diff --git a/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js
index ead868254..cee6587cd 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js
@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
   $("#photoUploadContainer").removeClass("hidden");
 
-  $('#photoUploadForm form').submit(function() {
-    if ($("#datafile").val() == '') {
-      alert('Please browse and select a photo.');
-      return false;
-    }
-  });
 
   $('a.delete').click(function(){
-    var answer = confirm('Are you sure you want to '+ jQuery(this).attr('title') +'?' );
+   // var answer = confirm('Are you sure you want to '+ jQuery(this).attr('title') +'?' );
+   var answer = confirm('Are you sure you want to delete your photo?');
     // jQuery(this).attr('title') gets anchor title attribute
     return answer;
   });