diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index 8ec1ca0af6..527fbb631c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ function get_default_post_to_edit() {
$post_excerpt = '';
$post->post_status = 'draft';
- $post->comment_status = get_settings('default_comment_status');
- $post->ping_status = get_settings('default_ping_status');
- $post->post_pingback = get_settings('default_pingback_flag');
- $post->post_category = get_settings('default_category');
+ $post->comment_status = get_option('default_comment_status');
+ $post->ping_status = get_option('default_ping_status');
+ $post->post_pingback = get_option('default_pingback_flag');
+ $post->post_category = get_option('default_category');
$post->post_content = apply_filters('default_content', $post_content);
$post->post_title = apply_filters('default_title', $post_title);
$post->post_excerpt = apply_filters('default_excerpt', $post_excerpt);
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ function touch_time($edit = 1, $for_post = 1) {
echo '