diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/UploadedFile.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/UploadedFile.php
index 3e6fdc163f..8974337a09 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/UploadedFile.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/UploadedFile.php
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ class UploadedFile extends File
      */
     public function __construct($path, $originalName, $mimeType = null, $size = null, $error = null, $test = false)
     {
-        if (!ini_get('file_uploads')) {
-            throw new FileException(sprintf('Unable to create UploadedFile because "file_uploads" is disabled in your php.ini file (%s)', get_cfg_var('cfg_file_path')));
-        }
-
         $this->originalName = $this->getName($originalName);
         $this->mimeType = $mimeType ?: 'application/octet-stream';
         $this->size = $size;