diff --git a/wp-includes/feed.php b/wp-includes/feed.php
index ccdd1b0fc1..549e749a7c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/feed.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function the_content_rss($more_link_text='(more...)', $stripteaser=0, $more_file
 
 
 function the_excerpt_rss() {
-	$output = get_the_excerpt(true);
+	$output = get_the_excerpt();
 	echo apply_filters('the_excerpt_rss', $output);
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 45f75ad6a2..4a2c4a277a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function the_excerpt() {
 }
 
 
-function get_the_excerpt($fakeit = true) {
+function get_the_excerpt($deprecated = true) {
 	global $id, $post;
 	$output = '';
 	$output = $post->post_excerpt;