diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php b/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
index 9eb3c82d55..178c7cc1af 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ class getID3
 			$this->startup_error .= 'WARNING: php.ini contains "mbstring.func_overload = '.ini_get('mbstring.func_overload').'", getID3 cannot run with this setting (bitmask 2 (string functions) cannot be set). Recommended to disable entirely.'."\n";
 		}
 
+		// WORDPRESS CHANGE FROM UPSTREAM
+		// Comment out deprecated function
+		/*
 		// Check for magic_quotes_runtime
 		if (function_exists('get_magic_quotes_runtime')) {
 			if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ class getID3
 				$this->startup_error .= 'magic_quotes_gpc must be disabled before running getID3(). Surround getid3 block by set_magic_quotes_gpc(0) and set_magic_quotes_gpc(1).'."\n";
 			}
 		}
+		**/
 
 		// Load support library
 		if (!include_once(GETID3_INCLUDEPATH.'getid3.lib.php')) {