diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
index 546bdd87bf..9bd2513687 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-if ( !defined( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL' ) )
-	define( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 60 );
-
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/bookmark.php');
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/comment.php');
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php');
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 1c96421f26..ae551eab1a 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -330,6 +330,14 @@ if ( !defined('SITECOOKIEPATH') )
  */
 if ( !defined('COOKIE_DOMAIN') )
 	define('COOKIE_DOMAIN', false);
+	
+/**
+ * It is possible to define this in wp-config.php
+ * @since 2.5.0
+ */
+if ( !defined( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL' ) )
+	define( 'AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 60 );
+	
 
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/vars.php');