diff --git user_badges.admin.inc user_badges.admin.inc
index fc50047..657403b 100644
--- user_badges.admin.inc
+++ user_badges.admin.inc
@@ -350,13 +350,8 @@ function user_badges_edit_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function user_badges_images_form($form_state) {
   $form = array('#skip_duplicate_check' => TRUE);
-  if (module_exists('upload')) {
-    $form['new']['upload'] = array('#type' => 'file', '#title' => t('Upload image'), '#size' => 40);
-    $form['new']['attach'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Upload'));
-  }
-  else {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Upload of images requires the upload module to be enabled.'), 'error');
-  }
+  $form['new']['upload'] = array('#type' => 'file', '#title' => t('Upload image'), '#size' => 40);
+  $form['new']['attach'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Upload'));
 
   $form['#attributes']['enctype'] = 'multipart/form-data';
 
diff --git user_badges.info user_badges.info
index 939bd1c..4aa9cfb 100644
--- user_badges.info
+++ user_badges.info
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 name = User badges
 description = Enables assignment of graphical badges to users and roles.
-dependencies[] = upload
+
 core = 6.x
 
 ; Information added by drupal.org packaging script on 2011-02-18