diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index 399577ed4b..ffa176dd7a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -1023,3 +1023,19 @@ function wp_create_thumbnail( $file, $max_side, $deprecated = '' ) {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.5', 'image_resize()' );
 	return apply_filters( 'wp_create_thumbnail', image_resize( $file, $max_side, $max_side ) );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the real filesystem path to a file to edit within the admin.
+ *
+ * @since 1.5.0
+ * @deprecated 2.9.0
+ * @uses WP_CONTENT_DIR Full filesystem path to the wp-content directory.
+ * 
+ * @param string $file Filesystem path relative to the wp-content directory.
+ * @return string Full filesystem path to edit.
+ */
+function get_real_file_to_edit( $file ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.9' );
+
+	return WP_CONTENT_DIR . $file;
+}
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
index b637f4f41c..36977a05a7 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/file.php
@@ -93,30 +93,6 @@ function get_home_path() {
 	return str_replace( '\\', '/', $home_path );
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the real file system path to a file to edit within the admin
- *
- * If the $file is index.php or .htaccess this function will assume it is relative
- * to the install root, otherwise it is assumed the file is relative to the wp-content
- * directory
- *
- * @since 1.5.0
- *
- * @uses get_home_path
- * @uses WP_CONTENT_DIR full filesystem path to the wp-content directory
- * @param string $file filesystem path relative to the WordPress install directory or to the wp-content directory
- * @return string full file system path to edit
- */
-function get_real_file_to_edit( $file ) {
-	if ('index.php' == $file || '.htaccess' == $file ) {
-		$real_file = get_home_path() . $file;
-	} else {
-		$real_file = WP_CONTENT_DIR . $file;
-	}
-
-	return $real_file;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns a listing of all files in the specified folder and all subdirectories up to 100 levels deep.
  * The depth of the recursiveness can be controlled by the $levels param.