diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0142_remove_file_file_media_duration_int.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0142_remove_file_file_media_duration_int.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e497fbd398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/migrations/0142_remove_file_file_media_duration_int.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.18 on 2023-04-26 18:55
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('contentcuration', '0141_add_task_signature'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveConstraint(
+            model_name='file',
+            name='file_media_duration_int',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
index f9f5852f31..8bf951e5a3 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/models.py
@@ -2076,7 +2076,13 @@ class StagedFile(models.Model):
 FILE_DISTINCT_INDEX_NAME = "file_checksum_file_size_idx"
 FILE_MODIFIED_DESC_INDEX_NAME = "file_modified_desc_idx"
 FILE_DURATION_CONSTRAINT = "file_media_duration_int"
-MEDIA_PRESETS = [format_presets.AUDIO, format_presets.VIDEO_HIGH_RES, format_presets.VIDEO_LOW_RES]
+MEDIA_PRESETS = [
+    format_presets.AUDIO,
+    format_presets.AUDIO_DEPENDENCY,
+    format_presets.VIDEO_HIGH_RES,
+    format_presets.VIDEO_LOW_RES,
+    format_presets.VIDEO_DEPENDENCY,
+]
 
 
 class File(models.Model):
@@ -2213,7 +2219,9 @@ class Meta:
             models.Index(fields=["-modified"], name=FILE_MODIFIED_DESC_INDEX_NAME),
         ]
         constraints = [
-            models.CheckConstraint(check=(Q(preset__in=MEDIA_PRESETS, duration__gt=0) | Q(duration__isnull=True)), name=FILE_DURATION_CONSTRAINT)
+            # Commented out to temporarily remove the constraint until we can re-run `set_file_duration`
+            # on all media files with the dependency preset in the database.
+            # models.CheckConstraint(check=(Q(preset__in=MEDIA_PRESETS, duration__gt=0) | Q(duration__isnull=True)), name=FILE_DURATION_CONSTRAINT)
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/test_models.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/test_models.py
index 97d3359ce7..b8dfada4f8 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/test_models.py
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ def test_duration_check_constraint__acceptable(self):
             duration=1123123,
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Temporarily removed constraint")
     def test_duration_check_constraint__negative(self):
         channel = testdata.channel()
         with self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, msg=FILE_DURATION_CONSTRAINT):
@@ -660,6 +661,7 @@ def test_duration_check_constraint__negative(self):
                 duration=-10,
             )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Temporarily removed constraint")
     def test_duration_check_constraint__not_media(self):
         channel = testdata.channel()
         with self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, msg=FILE_DURATION_CONSTRAINT):
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
index 132bfe0769..922d6f276d 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/viewsets/file.py
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ def upload_url(self, request):
             if not isinstance(duration, (int, float)):
                 return HttpResponseBadRequest(reason="File duration must be a number")
             duration = math.floor(duration)
+            if duration <= 0:
+                return HttpResponseBadRequest(reason="File duration is equal to or less than 0")
 
         try:
             request.user.check_space(float(size), checksum)
diff --git a/requirements-dev.in b/requirements-dev.in
index 6c3b1033f8..b2bfb0931c 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.in
+++ b/requirements-dev.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pytest-pythonpath
 pytest-timeout
 pytest-watch
 pre-commit==1.15.1
-codecov
 coverage
 pytest-cov
 nodeenv
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 383ee77801..07d875e98f 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ click==8.1.3
     #   -c requirements.txt
     #   flask
     #   pip-tools
-codecov==2.1.12
-    # via -r requirements-dev.in
 colorama==0.4.4
     # via pytest-watch
 configargparse==1.5.3
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ coreschema==0.0.4
 coverage[toml]==6.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements-dev.in
-    #   codecov
     #   pytest-cov
 customizable-django-profiler @ git+https://github.com/someshchaturvedi/customizable-django-profiler.git
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
@@ -220,7 +217,6 @@ pyzmq==23.1.0
 requests==2.25.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements.txt
-    #   codecov
     #   coreapi
     #   locust
 roundrobin==0.0.2