diff --git a/core/includes/file.inc b/core/includes/file.inc
index 0e69bfe..2bcaac3 100644
--- a/core/includes/file.inc
+++ b/core/includes/file.inc
@@ -1712,20 +1720,15 @@ function file_validate_extensions(stdClass $file, $extensions) {
  * @see hook_file_validate()
  */
 function file_validate_size(stdClass $file, $file_limit = 0, $user_limit = 0) {
-  global $user;
-
   $errors = array();
 
-  // Bypass validation for uid  = 1.
-  if ($user->uid != 1) {
-    if ($file_limit && $file->filesize > $file_limit) {
-      $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize exceeding the maximum file size of %maxsize.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%maxsize' => format_size($file_limit)));
-    }
+  if ($file_limit && $file->filesize > $file_limit) {
+    $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize exceeding the maximum file size of %maxsize.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%maxsize' => format_size($file_limit)));
+  }
 
-    // Save a query by only calling file_space_used() when a limit is provided.
-    if ($user_limit && (file_space_used($user->uid) + $file->filesize) > $user_limit) {
-      $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize which would exceed your disk quota of %quota.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%quota' => format_size($user_limit)));
-    }
+  // Save a query by only calling file_space_used() when a limit is provided.
+  if ($user_limit && (file_space_used($user->uid) + $file->filesize) > $user_limit) {
+    $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize which would exceed your disk quota of %quota.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%quota' => format_size($user_limit)));
   }
   return $errors;
 }