diff --git a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
index 8988b30b9..ccfd73eab 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/_new_photo.haml
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@
                               if ( $('.publisher_photo').length  == 0){
                                 textarea.removeClass("with_attachments");
                                 textarea.css('paddingBottom', '');
-
-                                if( $('#status_message_text').attr("value") == ""){
-                                  Publisher.close()
-                                }
                               }
                             });
                           }
diff --git a/features/posts_from_main_page.feature b/features/posts_from_main_page.feature
index 3776d56a4..c749c2a24 100644
--- a/features/posts_from_main_page.feature
+++ b/features/posts_from_main_page.feature
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ Feature: posting from the main page
       And I click to delete the first uploaded photo
       And I wait for the ajax to finish
       Then I should not see an uploaded image within the photo drop zone
-      And the publisher should be collapsed
 
     Scenario: back out of uploading a picture to a post with text
       Given I expand the publisher