diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
index e523ed06a..bf6aca63b 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Zipcode.pm
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ An optional value to use instead of POST input.
 
 sub getValue {
 	my $self = shift;
-	my $value = $self->SUPER::getValue(@_);
+	my $value = uc $self->SUPER::getValue(@_);
 	$value =~ tr/\r\n//d;
-	$value =~ tr/a-z/A-Z/d;
    	if ($value =~ /^[A-Z\d\s\-]+$/) {
 		return $value;
 	}