diff --git a/wp-includes/http.php b/wp-includes/http.php
index 1a66dd0e74..63cf97d1f9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/http.php
+++ b/wp-includes/http.php
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 function &_wp_http_get_object() {
 	static $http;
 
-	if ( ! class_exists('WP_Http') )
-		require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-http.php' );
-
 	if ( is_null($http) )
 		$http = new WP_Http();
 
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 4ee0ef372a..7468912608 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/canonical.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/shortcodes.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/media.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/http.php' );
+require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-http.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/widgets.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/nav-menu.php' );
 require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/nav-menu-template.php' );