diff --git a/public/src/modules/composer.js b/public/src/modules/composer.js
index 5b7d710151..7496c5c257 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/composer.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/composer.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 
 			var postContainer = $(composerTemplate[0]);
 
-			if(config.allowFileUploads || config.imgurClientIDSet) {
+			if(config.allowFileUploads || config.hasPostUploadPlugin) {
 				initializeFileReader(post_uuid);
 			}
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ define(['taskbar'], function(taskbar) {
 			postContainer.css('height', $(window).height() - $('#header-menu').height());
 		}
 
-		if(config.imgurClientIDSet) {
+		if(config.hasPostUploadPlugin) {
 			if(env === 'md' || env === 'lg') {
 				postContainer.find('.upload-instructions').removeClass('hide');
 			}
diff --git a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
index 294ac35ebd..f4d13233b0 100644
--- a/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/admin/settings.tpl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 				<label>Site Logo</label>
 				<input id="logoUrl" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Path to a logo to display on forum header" data-field="brand:logo" /><br />
 				<input id="uploadLogoBtn" type="button" class="btn btn-default" value="Upload Logo"></input> <br /> <br/>
-				<label>Imgur Client ID</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Imgur ClientID for image uploads" data-field="imgurClientID" /><br />
 				<label>Favicon</label><br />
 				<input id="faviconUrl" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="favicon.ico" data-field="brand:favicon" /><br />
 				<input id="uploadFaviconBtn" type="button" class="btn btn-default" value="Upload Favicon"></input> <br />
diff --git a/src/imgur.js b/src/imgur.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 84f6c898ee..0000000000
--- a/src/imgur.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-var request = require('request'),
-	winston = require('winston');
-
-
-(function (imgur) {
-	"use strict";
-
-	imgur.upload = function (clientID, image, type, callback) {
-		var options = {
-			url: 'https://api.imgur.com/3/upload.json',
-			headers: {
-				'Authorization': 'Client-ID ' + clientID
-			}
-		};
-
-		var post = request.post(options, function (err, req, body) {
-			if(err) {
-				return callback(err, null);
-			}
-
-			try {
-				var response = JSON.parse(body);
-
-				if(response.success) {
-					callback(null, response.data);
-				} else {
-					callback(new Error(response.data.error.message), null);
-				}
-			} catch(e) {
-				winston.error('Unable to parse Imgur json response. [' + body +']');
-				callback(e, null);
-			}
-		});
-
-		post.form({
-			type: type,
-			image: image
-		});
-	};
-
-}(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/install.js b/src/install.js
index 32695c8aa6..ac203afed9 100644
--- a/src/install.js
+++ b/src/install.js
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 						}, {
 							field: 'minimumPasswordLength',
 							value: 6
-						}, {
-							field: 'imgurClientID',
-							value: ''
 						}, {
 							field: 'maximumSignatureLength',
 							value: 255
diff --git a/src/posts.js b/src/posts.js
index c2fc8e1abc..e54c3921b3 100644
--- a/src/posts.js
+++ b/src/posts.js
@@ -400,22 +400,7 @@ var db = require('./database'),
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:post.upload', image, callback);
 		} else {
 
-			if(meta.config.imgurClientID) {
-				if(!image || !image.data) {
-					return callback(new Error('invalid image'));
-				}
-
-				require('./imgur').upload(meta.config.imgurClientID, image.data, 'base64', function(err, data) {
-					if(err) {
-						return callback(err);
-					}
-
-					callback(null, {
-						url: data.link,
-						name: image.name
-					});
-				});
-			} else if (meta.config.allowFileUploads) {
+			if (meta.config.allowFileUploads) {
 				Posts.uploadPostFile(image, callback);
 			} else {
 				callback(new Error('Uploads are disabled!'));
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index e139c5672e..89e16cf268 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var path = require('path'),
 				config.minimumTitleLength = meta.config.minimumTitleLength;
 				config.maximumTitleLength = meta.config.maximumTitleLength;
 				config.minimumPostLength = meta.config.minimumPostLength;
-				config.imgurClientIDSet = !! meta.config.imgurClientID;
+				config.hasPostUploadPlugin = Plugins.hasListeners('filter:post.uploadImage');
 				config.minimumUsernameLength = meta.config.minimumUsernameLength;
 				config.maximumUsernameLength = meta.config.maximumUsernameLength;
 				config.minimumPasswordLength = meta.config.minimumPasswordLength;