diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index 2954a7c724..a00bed563d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -323,30 +323,10 @@ function wp_handle_upload( &$file, $overrides = false, $time = null ) {
 
 	$filename = wp_unique_filename( $uploads['path'], $file['name'], $unique_filename_callback );
 
-	$tmp_file = wp_tempnam($filename);
-
 	// Move the file to the uploads dir
-	if ( false === @ move_uploaded_file( $file['tmp_name'], $tmp_file ) )
-		return $upload_error_handler( $file, sprintf( __('The uploaded file could not be moved to %s.' ), $uploads['path'] ) );
-
-	// If a resize was requested, perform the resize.
-	$image_resize = isset( $_POST['image_resize'] ) && 'true' == $_POST['image_resize'];
-	$do_resize = apply_filters( 'wp_upload_resize', $image_resize );
-	$size = @getimagesize( $tmp_file );
-	if ( $do_resize && $size ) {
-		$old_temp = $tmp_file;
-		$tmp_file = image_resize( $tmp_file, (int) get_option('large_size_w'), (int) get_option('large_size_h'), 0, 'resized');
-		if ( ! is_wp_error($tmp_file) ) {
-			unlink($old_temp);
-		} else {
-			$tmp_file = $old_temp;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Copy the temporary file into its destination
 	$new_file = $uploads['path'] . "/$filename";
-	copy( $tmp_file, $new_file );
-	unlink($tmp_file);
+	if ( false === @ move_uploaded_file( $file['tmp_name'], $new_file ) )
+		return $upload_error_handler( $file, sprintf( __('The uploaded file could not be moved to %s.' ), $uploads['path'] ) );
 
 	// Set correct file permissions
 	$stat = stat( dirname( $new_file ));