diff --git a/htdocs/index.php b/htdocs/index.php
index ea870042..8bb333d3 100755
--- a/htdocs/index.php
+++ b/htdocs/index.php
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ $config = new Zend_Config_Ini('../application/config.ini', 'general');
 $registry = Zend_Registry::getInstance();
 $registry->set('config', $config);
 
-if ($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"]) {
-    $Root = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"];
-    $Root = rtrim($Root,"/\\");
-	$registry->set('upload', $Root.'/../data/uploads/');
-}
-
 // setup application authentication
 $auth = Zend_Auth::getInstance();
 $auth->setStorage(new Zend_Auth_Storage_Session('westdc'));