diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index a18fb286e..dd6fe4949 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
         return _results;
       },
       submit: function(e) {
-        var form, isQR, recaptcha;
+        var form, isQR;
         form = e.target;
         isQR = form.parentNode.id === 'qr';
         if (isQR) {
@@ -1035,19 +1035,9 @@
             return;
           }
         }
-        recaptcha = $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', this);
-        if (recaptcha.value) {
-          qr.sage = $('input[name=email]', form).value === 'sage';
-          if (isQR) {
-            return qr.autohide.set();
-          }
-        } else {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          alert('You forgot to type in the verification.');
-          recaptcha.focus();
-          if (isQR) {
-            return $('#error').textContent = 'You forgot to type in the verification.';
-          }
+        qr.sage = $('input[name=email]', form).value === 'sage';
+        if (isQR) {
+          return qr.autohide.set();
         }
       },
       quote: function(e) {
@@ -1147,7 +1137,8 @@
       $.append($('#qr_captcha', dialog), clone);
       $.extend($('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', clone), {
         placeholder: 'Verification',
-        className: 'inputtext'
+        className: 'inputtext',
+        required: true
       });
       form = dialog.lastElementChild;
       $.bind(form, 'submit', qr.cb.submit);
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 236875a47..0a7036ad4 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -784,18 +784,9 @@ qr =
 
           return
 
-      recaptcha = $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', this)
-      if recaptcha.value
-        qr.sage = $('input[name=email]', form).value == 'sage'
-        if isQR
-          qr.autohide.set()
-      else
-        e.preventDefault()
-        alert 'You forgot to type in the verification.'
-        recaptcha.focus()
-
-        if isQR
-          $('#error').textContent = 'You forgot to type in the verification.'
+      qr.sage = $('input[name=email]', form).value == 'sage'
+      if isQR
+        qr.autohide.set()
 
     quote: (e) ->
       e.preventDefault()
@@ -897,6 +888,7 @@ qr =
     $.extend $('input[name=recaptcha_response_field]', clone),
       placeholder: 'Verification'
       className: 'inputtext'
+      required: true
 
     form = dialog.lastElementChild
     $.bind form, 'submit', qr.cb.submit