diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac24f28..4aa99ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 cache
 attachments
+*.sh
+*.patch
diff --git a/Sources/UploadAttachment.php b/Sources/UploadAttachment.php
index 244dbcd..93b4c32 100644
--- a/Sources/UploadAttachment.php
+++ b/Sources/UploadAttachment.php
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ if (!defined('SMF'))
 
 function UploadAttachment()
 {
-	global $txt, $scripturl, $topic, $modSettings, $board;
-	global $user_info, $sc, $board_info, $context, $settings;
-	global $sourcedir, $options, $smcFunc, $language;
+	global $modSettings, $user_info, $sourcedir;
 
 	if (!allowedTo('post_attachment') && !allowedTo('post_unapproved_attachments')){
 		die(json_encode(array(
@@ -67,44 +65,6 @@ function UploadAttachment()
 				'ok' => false,
 				'error' => $attachmentOptions['errors'][0]
 			)));
-
-			/* consider mapping errors to readable strings
-			if (in_array('could_not_upload', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_lang_error('attach_timeout', 'critical');
-			}
-			if (in_array('too_large', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_lang_error('file_too_big', false, array($modSettings['attachmentSizeLimit']));
-			}
-			if (in_array('bad_extension', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_error($attachmentOptions['name'] . '.<br />' . $txt['cant_upload_type'] . ' ' . $modSettings['attachmentExtensions'] . '.', false);
-			}
-			if (in_array('directory_full', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_lang_error('ran_out_of_space', 'critical');
-			}
-			if (in_array('bad_filename', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_error(basename($attachmentOptions['name']) . '.<br />' . $txt['restricted_filename'] . '.', 'critical');
-			}
-			if (in_array('taken_filename', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_lang_error('filename_exists');
-			}
-			if (in_array('bad_attachment', $attachmentOptions['errors']))
-			{
-				checkSubmitOnce('free');
-				fatal_lang_error('bad_attachment');
-			}
-			 */
 		}
 	}
 }