diff --git a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
index dd2dba75e8..1b1e6946f6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-discussion.php
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ include('admin-header.php');
 <td><fieldset><legend class="hidden"><?php _e('Other comment settings') ?></legend>
 <label for="require_name_email"><input type="checkbox" name="require_name_email" id="require_name_email" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('require_name_email')); ?> /> <?php _e('Comment author must fill out name and e-mail') ?></label>
 <br />
+<label for="comment_registration">
+<input name="comment_registration" type="checkbox" id="comment_registration" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('comment_registration')); ?> />
+<?php _e('Users must be registered and logged in to comment') ?>
+</label>
+<br />
+
 <label for="close_comments_for_old_posts">
 <input name="close_comments_for_old_posts" type="checkbox" id="close_comments_for_old_posts" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('close_comments_for_old_posts')); ?> />
 <?php printf( __('Automatically close comments on articles older than %s days'), '</label><input name="close_comments_days_old" type="text" id="close_comments_days_old" value="' . attribute_escape(get_option('close_comments_days_old')) . '" size="3" />') ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-general.php b/wp-admin/options-general.php
index f910f2168b..8be93b10f1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-general.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-general.php
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ include('./admin-header.php');
 <th scope="row"><?php _e('Membership') ?></th>
 <td> <fieldset><legend class="hidden"><?php _e('Membership') ?></legend><label for="users_can_register">
 <input name="users_can_register" type="checkbox" id="users_can_register" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('users_can_register')); ?> />
-<?php _e('Anyone can register') ?></label><br />
-<label for="comment_registration">
-<input name="comment_registration" type="checkbox" id="comment_registration" value="1" <?php checked('1', get_option('comment_registration')); ?> />
-<?php _e('Users must be registered and logged in to comment') ?>
-</label>
+<?php _e('Anyone can register') ?></label>
 </fieldset></td>
 </tr>
 <tr valign="top">
diff --git a/wp-admin/options.php b/wp-admin/options.php
index 08f3c62188..e0058044c7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options.php
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ $parent_file = 'options-general.php';
 wp_reset_vars(array('action'));
 
 $whitelist_options = array(
-	'general' => array('blogname', 'blogdescription', 'admin_email', 'users_can_register', 'gmt_offset', 'date_format', 'time_format', 'start_of_week', 'comment_registration', 'default_role' ),
-	'discussion' => array( 'default_pingback_flag', 'default_ping_status', 'default_comment_status', 'comments_notify', 'moderation_notify', 'comment_moderation', 'require_name_email', 'comment_whitelist', 'comment_max_links', 'moderation_keys', 'blacklist_keys', 'show_avatars', 'avatar_rating', 'avatar_default', 'close_comments_for_old_posts', 'close_comments_days_old', 'thread_comments', 'thread_comments_depth', 'page_comments', 'comments_per_page', 'default_comments_page', 'comment_order' ),
+	'general' => array( 'blogname', 'blogdescription', 'admin_email', 'users_can_register', 'gmt_offset', 'date_format', 'time_format', 'start_of_week', 'default_role' ),
+	'discussion' => array( 'default_pingback_flag', 'default_ping_status', 'default_comment_status', 'comments_notify', 'moderation_notify', 'comment_moderation', 'require_name_email', 'comment_whitelist', 'comment_max_links', 'moderation_keys', 'blacklist_keys', 'show_avatars', 'avatar_rating', 'avatar_default', 'close_comments_for_old_posts', 'close_comments_days_old', 'thread_comments', 'thread_comments_depth', 'page_comments', 'comments_per_page', 'default_comments_page', 'comment_order', 'comment_registration' ),
 	'misc' => array( 'hack_file', 'use_linksupdate', 'uploads_use_yearmonth_folders', 'upload_path' ),
 	'media' => array( 'thumbnail_size_w', 'thumbnail_size_h', 'thumbnail_crop', 'medium_size_w', 'medium_size_h', 'large_size_w', 'large_size_h', 'image_default_size', 'image_default_align', 'image_default_link_type' ),
 	'privacy' => array( 'blog_public' ),