diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.spec.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.spec.ts
index 0d38cee01f..f117f261b3 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.spec.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.spec.ts
@@ -65,26 +65,6 @@ describe('UploadDragAreaComponent', () => {
         TestBed.resetTestingModule();
     });
 
-    it('should show an folder non supported error in console when the file type is empty', () => {
-        component.showNotificationBar = false;
-        spyOn(logService, 'error');
-
-        let fileFake = new File([''], 'folder-fake', {type: ''});
-        component.onFilesDropped([fileFake]);
-
-        expect(logService.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('FILE_UPLOAD.MESSAGES.FOLDER_NOT_SUPPORTED');
-    });
-
-    it('should show an folder non supported error in the notification bar when the file type is empty', () => {
-        component.showErrorNotificationBar = jasmine.createSpy('_showErrorNotificationBar');
-        component.showNotificationBar = true;
-
-        let fileFake = new File([''], 'folder-fake', {type: ''});
-        component.onFilesDropped([fileFake]);
-
-        expect(component.showErrorNotificationBar).toHaveBeenCalledWith('FILE_UPLOAD.MESSAGES.FOLDER_NOT_SUPPORTED');
-    });
-
     it('should upload the list of files dropped', () => {
         component.currentFolderPath = '/root-fake-/sites-fake/folder-fake';
         component.onSuccess = null;
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
index 70763a0ee8..f46b7957f7 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/upload-drag-area.component.ts
@@ -97,37 +97,15 @@ export class UploadDragAreaComponent {
      */
     onFilesDropped(files: File[], rootId?: string, directory?: string): void {
         if (files.length) {
-            if (this.checkValidity(files)) {
-                this.uploadService.addToQueue(files);
-                this.uploadService.uploadFilesInTheQueue(rootId || this.rootFolderId, directory || this.currentFolderPath, this.onSuccess);
-                let latestFilesAdded = this.uploadService.getQueue();
-                if (this.showNotificationBar) {
-                    this.showUndoNotificationBar(latestFilesAdded);
-                }
-            } else {
-                let errorMessage: any;
-                errorMessage = this.translateService.get('FILE_UPLOAD.MESSAGES.FOLDER_NOT_SUPPORTED');
-                if (this.showNotificationBar) {
-                    this.showErrorNotificationBar(errorMessage.value);
-                } else {
-                    this.logService.error(errorMessage.value);
-                }
+            this.uploadService.addToQueue(files);
+            this.uploadService.uploadFilesInTheQueue(rootId || this.rootFolderId, directory || this.currentFolderPath, this.onSuccess);
+            let latestFilesAdded = this.uploadService.getQueue();
+            if (this.showNotificationBar) {
+                this.showUndoNotificationBar(latestFilesAdded);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check il the file is valid or not
-     * @param files
-     * @returns {boolean}
-     */
-    checkValidity(files: File[]): boolean {
-        if (files.length && files[0].type === '') {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Called when the file are dropped in the drag area
      * @param item - FileEntity