diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
index 3963bce849..1146429ec4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function wp_nav_menu( $args = array() ) {
 	if ( ! $menu && !$args->theme_location ) {
 		$menus = wp_get_nav_menus();
 		foreach ( $menus as $menu_maybe ) {
-			if ( $menu_items = wp_get_nav_menu_items($menu_maybe->term_id) ) {
+			if ( $menu_items = wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu_maybe->term_id, array( 'update_post_term_cache' => false ) ) ) {
 				$menu = $menu_maybe;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function wp_nav_menu( $args = array() ) {
 
 	// If the menu exists, get its items.
 	if ( $menu && ! is_wp_error($menu) && !isset($menu_items) )
-		$menu_items = wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu->term_id );
+		$menu_items = wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu->term_id, array( 'update_post_term_cache' => false ) );
 
 	/*
 	 * If no menu was found:
diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index 361a8de600..f24d461413 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -483,8 +483,7 @@ function wp_get_nav_menu_items( $menu, $args = array() ) {
 		return $items;
 
 	$defaults = array( 'order' => 'ASC', 'orderby' => 'menu_order', 'post_type' => 'nav_menu_item',
-		'post_status' => 'publish', 'output' => ARRAY_A, 'output_key' => 'menu_order', 'nopaging' => true,
-		'update_post_term_cache' => false );
+		'post_status' => 'publish', 'output' => ARRAY_A, 'output_key' => 'menu_order', 'nopaging' => true );
 	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 	if ( count( $items ) > 1 )
 		$args['include'] = implode( ',', $items );