diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 8e1b312b9aa..fd3f3c86a2e 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ class Upload < ActiveRecord::Base
           if upload.sha1.blank?
             upload.sha1 = Upload.generate_digest(path)
           end
-          # optimize if image
-          FileHelper.optimize_image!(path) if FileHelper.is_supported_image?(File.basename(path))
+
           # store to new location & update the filesize
           File.open(path) do |f|
             upload.url = Discourse.store.store_upload(f, upload)