diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
index b3d74e2b8f..1849ed3f59 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php');
 /** WordPress Template Administration API */
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/template.php');
 
-/** WordPress List Table Administration API */
+/** WordPress List Table Administration API and base class */
+require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/list-table.php');
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php');
 
 /** WordPress Theme Administration API */
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 09be36380c..25d8277786 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Base class and helper functions for displaying a list of items in an ajaxified HTML table.
+ * Base class for displaying a list of items in an ajaxified HTML table.
  *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage List_Table
@@ -816,58 +816,4 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		);
 	}
 }
-
-/**
- * Fetch an instance of a WP_List_Table class.
- *
- * @since 3.1.0
- *
- * @param string $class The type of the list table, which is the class name except for core list tables.
- * @return object|bool Object on success, false if the class does not exist.
- */
-function get_list_table( $class ) {
-	$class = apply_filters( "get_list_table_$class", $class );
-
-	require_list_table( $class );
-
-	if ( class_exists( $class ) )
-		return new $class;
-	return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * Include the proper file for a core list table.
- *
- * Useful for extending a core class that would not otherwise be required.
- *
- * @since 3.1.0
- *
- * @param string $table The core table to include.
- * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
- */
-function require_list_table( $class ) {
-	$core_classes = array(
-		'WP_Posts_Table' => 'posts',
-		'WP_Media_Table' => 'media',
-		'WP_Terms_Table' => 'terms',
-		'WP_Users_Table' => 'users',
-		'WP_Comments_Table' => 'comments',
-		'WP_Post_Comments_Table' => 'comments',
-		'WP_Links_Table' => 'links',
-		'WP_Sites_Table' => 'sites',
-		'WP_MS_Users_Table' => 'ms-users',
-		'WP_Plugins_Table' => 'plugins',
-		'WP_Plugin_Install_Table' => 'plugin-install',
-		'WP_Themes_Table' => 'themes',
-		'WP_Theme_Install_Table' => 'theme-install',
-		'WP_MS_Themes_Table' => 'ms-themes',
-	);
-
-	if ( isset( $core_classes[ $class ] ) ) {
-		require_once( ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/list-table-' . $core_classes[ $class ] . '.php' );
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
 ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..035974468b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Helper functions for displaying a list of items in an ajaxified HTML table.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage List_Table
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Fetch an instance of a WP_List_Table class.
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ *
+ * @param string $class The type of the list table, which is the class name except for core list tables.
+ * @return object|bool Object on success, false if the class does not exist.
+ */
+function get_list_table( $class ) {
+	$class = apply_filters( "get_list_table_$class", $class );
+	
+	require_list_table( $class );
+
+	if ( class_exists( $class ) )
+		return new $class;
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Include the proper file for a core list table.
+ *
+ * Useful for extending a core class that would not otherwise be required.
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ *
+ * @param string $table The core table to include.
+ * @return bool True on success, false on failure.
+ */
+function require_list_table( $class ) {
+	$core_classes = array(
+		'WP_Posts_Table' => 'posts',
+		'WP_Media_Table' => 'media',
+		'WP_Terms_Table' => 'terms',
+		'WP_Users_Table' => 'users',
+		'WP_Comments_Table' => 'comments',
+		'WP_Post_Comments_Table' => 'comments',
+		'WP_Links_Table' => 'links',
+		'WP_Sites_Table' => 'sites',
+		'WP_MS_Users_Table' => 'ms-users',
+		'WP_Plugins_Table' => 'plugins',
+		'WP_Plugin_Install_Table' => 'plugin-install',
+		'WP_Themes_Table' => 'themes',
+		'WP_Theme_Install_Table' => 'theme-install',
+		'WP_MS_Themes_Table' => 'ms-themes',
+	);
+
+	if ( isset( $core_classes[ $class ] ) ) {
+		require_once( ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/list-table-' . $core_classes[ $class ] . '.php' );
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+?>