diff --git a/src/wp-admin/options.php b/src/wp-admin/options.php
index a4809cf618..6bad0fd61f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/options.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/options.php
@@ -194,8 +194,15 @@ if ( 'update' == $action ) {
 
 	if ( $options ) {
 		foreach ( $options as $option ) {
-			if ( $unregistered )
-				_deprecated_argument( 'options.php', '2.7', sprintf( __( 'The <code>%1$s</code> setting is unregistered. Unregistered settings are deprecated. See https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_API' ), $option, $option_page ) );
+			if ( $unregistered ) {
+				_deprecated_argument( 'options.php', '2.7',
+					sprintf(
+						/* translators: %s: the option/setting */
+						__( 'The %s setting is unregistered. Unregistered settings are deprecated. See https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_API' ),
+						'<code>' . $option . '</code>'
+					)
+				);
+			}
 
 			$option = trim( $option );
 			$value = null;