diff --git a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
index a12ead2f6..7fed5543f 100644
--- a/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/commons/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS" />
 
     <application
         android:name=".CommonsApplication"
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
index 58665dae2..0826aef5f 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class UploadController {
             @Override
             protected void onPostExecute(Contribution contribution) {
                 super.onPostExecute(contribution);
-                //uploadService.queue(UploadService.ACTION_UPLOAD_FILE, contribution);
+                uploadService.queue(UploadService.ACTION_UPLOAD_FILE, contribution);
                 onComplete.onUploadStarted(contribution);
             }
         });