diff --git a/frontend/src/upload.js b/frontend/src/upload.js
index ca8835e5..6d658505 100644
--- a/frontend/src/upload.js
+++ b/frontend/src/upload.js
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     if (event.type === 'drop') {
       if (!event.originalEvent.dataTransfer.files[0]) {
         $('.upload-window').removeClass('ondrag');
-        document.l10n.formatValue('uploadValidFile').then(str => {
-          alert(str);
-        });
         return;
       }
       if (
diff --git a/public/locales/send.en-US.ftl b/public/locales/send.en-US.ftl
index c9a9503d..bf6bae19 100644
--- a/public/locales/send.en-US.ftl
+++ b/public/locales/send.en-US.ftl
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ uploadPageSizeMessage = For the most reliable operation, it’s best to keep you
 uploadPageBrowseButton = Select a file on your computer
   .title = {uploadPageBrowseButtonTitle}
 uploadPageMultipleFilesAlert = Uploading multiple files or a folder is currently not supported.
-uploadValidFile = Please drag a valid file to upload.
 
 uploadPageBrowseButtonTitle = Upload file