diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_buttons.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_buttons.html
index 357d20c93b..40f9503ca1 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_buttons.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_buttons.html
@@ -32,24 +32,6 @@
 		<!-- END custom_tags -->
 	}
 
-	function checkForm()
-	{
-		if (document.getElementById(text_name).value.length < 2 && load_draft == false)
-		{
-			if (!upload)
-			{
-				alert('{LA_EMPTY_MESSAGE}');
-				return false;
-			}
-			upload = false;
-			return true;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
 	var panels = new Array('options-panel', 'attach-panel', 'poll-panel');
 	var show_panel = 'options-panel';
 
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
index 754d8a5218..ac9c288822 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/posting_layout.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	</div>
 <!-- ENDIF -->
 
-<form id="postform" method="post" action="{S_POST_ACTION}" onsubmit="return checkForm(this);"{S_FORM_ENCTYPE}>
+<form id="postform" method="post" action="{S_POST_ACTION}"{S_FORM_ENCTYPE}>
 
 <!-- IF S_DRAFT_LOADED -->
 	<div class="panel">