diff --git a/wp-includes/media.php b/wp-includes/media.php
index 62f151b3aa..9e68829e87 100644
--- a/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -379,31 +379,12 @@ function image_resize( $file, $max_w, $max_h, $crop = false, $suffix = null, $de
 		if ( !imagegif( $newimage, $destfilename ) )
 			return new WP_Error('resize_path_invalid', __( 'Resize path invalid' ));
 	} elseif ( IMAGETYPE_PNG == $orig_type ) {
-		if (!imagepng( $newimage, $destfilename ) )
+		if ( !imagepng( $newimage, $destfilename ) )
 			return new WP_Error('resize_path_invalid', __( 'Resize path invalid' ));
 	} else {
-		$rotated = false;
-		if ( IMAGETYPE_JPEG == $orig_type && function_exists('exif_read_data') ) {
-			// rotate if EXIF 'Orientation' is set
-			$exif = exif_read_data($file, null, true);
-			if ( $exif && isset($exif['IFD0']) && is_array($exif['IFD0']) && isset($exif['IFD0']['Orientation']) ) {
-				if ( 6 == $exif['IFD0']['Orientation'] )
-					$rotated = rotate_image($newimage, 90);
-				elseif ( 8 == $exif['IFD0']['Orientation'] )
-					$rotated = rotate_image($newimage, 270);
-			}
-		}
-
 		// all other formats are converted to jpg
 		$destfilename = "{$dir}/{$name}-{$suffix}.jpg";
-		if ( $rotated ) {
-			$return = imagejpeg( $rotated, $destfilename, apply_filters( 'jpeg_quality', $jpeg_quality, 'image_resize' ) );
-			imagedestroy($rotated);
-		} else {
-			$return = imagejpeg( $newimage, $destfilename, apply_filters( 'jpeg_quality', $jpeg_quality, 'image_resize' ) );
-		}
-
-		if ( !$return )
+		if ( !imagejpeg( $newimage, $destfilename, apply_filters( 'jpeg_quality', $jpeg_quality, 'image_resize' ) ) ) 
 			return new WP_Error('resize_path_invalid', __( 'Resize path invalid' ));
 	}
 
@@ -835,101 +816,3 @@ function get_attachment_taxonomies($attachment) {
 
 	return array_unique($taxonomies);
 }
-
-/**
- * Rotate an image.
- *
- * @since 2.9.0
- *
- * @param resource $src_img GD image handle of source image.
- * @param $angle int clockwise angle of rotation, only 90, 180 and 270 are supported.
- * @param $keep_transparency bool preserve transparency.
- * @return mixed GD image handle of rotated image or false on error.
- */
-function rotate_image( $src_img, $angle, $keep_transparency = false ) {
-
-	if ( function_exists('imagerotate') )
-		return imagerotate($src_img, 360 - $angle, 0); // imagerotate() rotates CCW
-
-	if ( 180 == $angle )
-		return flip_image( $src_img, 'both', $keep_transparency );
-
-	$width = imagesx( $src_img );
-    $height = imagesy( $src_img );
-
-    $dest_img = imagecreatetruecolor( $height, $width );
-    if ( $keep_transparency ) {
-		imagealphablending($dest_img, false);
-		imagesavealpha($dest_img, true);
-	}
-
-	if ( 90 == $angle ) {
-		for( $x = 0; $x < $width; $x++ ) {
-			for( $y = 0; $y < $height; $y++ ) {
-				if ( !imagecopy($dest_img, $src_img, $height - $y - 1, $x, $x, $y, 1, 1) )
-					return false;
-			}
-		}
-	} elseif ( 270 == $angle ) {
-		for( $x = 0; $x < $width; $x++ ) {
-			for( $y = 0; $y < $height; $y++ ) {
-				if ( !imagecopy($dest_img, $src_img, $y, $width - $x - 1, $x, $y, 1, 1) )
-					return false;
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return $dest_img;
-}
-
-/**
- * Flip an image.
- *
- * @since 2.9.0
- *
- * @param resource $src_img GD image handle of source image.
- * @param $mode string 'horizontal', 'vertical' or 'both'.
- * @param $keep_transparency bool preserve transparency.
- * @return mixed GD image handle of flipped image or false on error.
- */
-function flip_image( $src_img, $mode, $keep_transparency = false ) {
-
-	$width = $src_width = imagesx( $src_img );
-	$height = $src_height = imagesy( $src_img );
-	$src_x = $src_y = 0;
-
-	switch ( $mode ) {
-		case 'vertical':
-			$src_y = $height -1;
-			$src_height = -$height;
-			break;
-		case 'horizontal':
-			$src_x = $width -1;
-			$src_width = -$width;
-			break;
-		case 'both':
-			if ( function_exists('imagerotate') )
-				return imagerotate($src_img, 180, 0);
-
-			$src_x = $width -1;
-			$src_y = $height -1;
-			$src_width = -$width;
-			$src_height = -$height;
-			break;
-		default:
-			return false;
-	}
-
-	$dest_img = imagecreatetruecolor( $width, $height );
-	if ( $keep_transparency ) {
-		imagealphablending($dest_img, false);
-		imagesavealpha($dest_img, true);
-	}
-
-	if ( imagecopyresampled( $dest_img, $src_img, 0, 0, $src_x, $src_y , $width, $height, $src_width, $src_height ) )
-		return $dest_img;
-
-	return false;
-}