diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/types.rs b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/types.rs
index cb22c41..17157af 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/accounts/types.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/accounts/types.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::errors::{HttpError, ValidationError};
 use crate::identity::did::Did;
 use crate::mastodon_api::pagination::PageSize;
-use crate::mastodon_api::uploads::{UploadError, save_validated_b64_file};
+use crate::mastodon_api::uploads::{save_b64_file, UploadError};
 use crate::models::profiles::types::{
     DbActorProfile,
     ExtraField,
@@ -230,8 +230,11 @@ fn process_b64_image_field_value(
                 None
             } else {
                 // Decode and save file
-                let (file_name, _) = save_validated_b64_file(
-                    &b64_data, output_dir, "image/",
+                let (file_name, _) = save_b64_file(
+                    &b64_data,
+                    None,
+                    output_dir,
+                    Some("image/"),
                 )?;
                 Some(file_name)
             }
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/uploads.rs b/src/mastodon_api/uploads.rs
index 47dd95e..eff4ea6 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/uploads.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/uploads.rs
@@ -63,21 +63,3 @@ pub fn save_b64_file(
     )?;
     Ok((file_name, media_type))
 }
-
-pub fn save_validated_b64_file(
-    b64data: &str,
-    output_dir: &Path,
-    media_type_prefix: &str,
-) -> Result<(String, String), UploadError> {
-    let data = base64::decode(b64data)?;
-    if data.len() > UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE {
-        return Err(UploadError::TooLarge);
-    };
-    let media_type = sniff_media_type(&data)
-        .ok_or(UploadError::InvalidMediaType)?;
-    if !media_type.starts_with(media_type_prefix) {
-        return Err(UploadError::InvalidMediaType);
-    };
-    let file_name = save_file(data, output_dir, Some(&media_type))?;
-    Ok((file_name, media_type))
-}