diff --git a/csrf.go b/csrf.go
index 509d95c..d32f860 100644
--- a/csrf.go
+++ b/csrf.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 // Do a strict referrer check, matching against both the Origin header (if
 // present) and the Referrer header. If a list of headers is specified, then
 // Referrer checking will be skipped if any of those headers are present.
-func strictReferrerCheck(r *http.Request, prefix string, whitelistHeaders []string, allowBlank bool) bool {
+func strictReferrerCheck(r *http.Request, prefix string, whitelistHeaders []string) bool {
 	p, _ := url.Parse(prefix)
 
 	// if there's an Origin header, check it and skip other checks
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ func strictReferrerCheck(r *http.Request, prefix string, whitelistHeaders []stri
 
 	referrer := r.Header.Get("Referer")
 
-	if allowBlank && referrer == "" {
-		return true
-	}
-
 	u, _ := url.Parse(referrer)
 	return sameOrigin(u, p)
 }
diff --git a/upload.go b/upload.go
index 319be6b..0c050c6 100644
--- a/upload.go
+++ b/upload.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type Upload struct {
 }
 
 func uploadPostHandler(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if !strictReferrerCheck(r, Config.siteURL, []string{"Linx-Delete-Key", "Linx-Expiry", "Linx-Randomize", "X-Requested-With"}, false) {
+	if !strictReferrerCheck(r, Config.siteURL, []string{"Linx-Delete-Key", "Linx-Expiry", "Linx-Randomize", "X-Requested-With"}) {
 		badRequestHandler(c, w, r)
 		return
 	}
@@ -144,12 +144,6 @@ func uploadRemote(c web.C, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			unauthorizedHandler(c, w, r)
 			return
 		}
-	} else {
-		// strict referrer checking is mandatory without remote auth keys
-		if !strictReferrerCheck(r, Config.siteURL, []string{"Linx-Delete-Key", "Linx-Expiry", "Linx-Randomize", "X-Requested-With"}, true) {
-			badRequestHandler(c, w, r)
-			return
-		}
 	}
 
 	if r.FormValue("url") == "" {