diff --git a/modules/modelloader.py b/modules/modelloader.py
index 649ff4aa9..8146620c5 100644
--- a/modules/modelloader.py
+++ b/modules/modelloader.py
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ def move_files(src_path: str, dest_path: str, ext_filter: str | None = None):
 def load_upscalers():
     # We can only do this 'magic' method to dynamically load upscalers if they are referenced, so we'll try to import any _model.py files before looking in __subclasses__
     t0 = time.time()
-    shared.sd_upscalers = ['None']
     modules_dir = os.path.join(paths.script_path, "modules", "postprocess")
     for file in os.listdir(modules_dir):
         if "_model.py" in file:
@@ -462,8 +461,7 @@ def load_upscalers():
         except Exception as e:
             log.error(f'Upscaler: {cls} {e}')
     if len(upscalers) == 0:
-        log.warning('Upscalers: no data')
-        upscalers = ['None']
+        log.error('Upscalers: no data')
     shared.sd_upscalers = upscalers
     t1 = time.time()
     log.info(f"Available Upscalers: items={len(shared.sd_upscalers)} downloaded={len([x for x in shared.sd_upscalers if x.data_path is not None and os.path.isfile(x.data_path)])} user={len([x for x in shared.sd_upscalers if x.custom])} time={t1-t0:.2f} types={upscaler_types}")