diff --git a/mediaapi/routing/upload.go b/mediaapi/routing/upload.go
index a38b56e09..f1dd231df 100644
--- a/mediaapi/routing/upload.go
+++ b/mediaapi/routing/upload.go
@@ -237,13 +237,6 @@ func (r *uploadRequest) Validate(maxFileSizeBytes config.FileSizeBytes) *util.JS
 	if maxFileSizeBytes > 0 && r.MediaMetadata.FileSizeBytes > types.FileSizeBytes(maxFileSizeBytes) {
 		return requestEntityTooLargeJSONResponse(maxFileSizeBytes)
 	}
-	// TODO: Check if the Content-Type is a valid type?
-	if r.MediaMetadata.ContentType == "" {
-		return &util.JSONResponse{
-			Code: http.StatusBadRequest,
-			JSON: jsonerror.Unknown("HTTP Content-Type request header must be set."),
-		}
-	}
 	if strings.HasPrefix(string(r.MediaMetadata.UploadName), "~") {
 		return &util.JSONResponse{
 			Code: http.StatusBadRequest,