diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 3a2b159be7..8792e2650d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function wp_allow_comment($commentdata) {
 		$post_author = $wpdb->get_var($wpdb->prepare("SELECT post_author FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE ID = %d LIMIT 1", $comment_post_ID));
 	}
 
-	if ( $userdata && ( $user_id == $post_author || $user->has_cap('level_9') ) ) {
+	if ( $userdata && ( $user_id == $post_author || $user->has_cap('moderate_comments') ) ) {
 		// The author and the admins get respect.
 		$approved = 1;
 	 } else {
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 7a60859853..7a0fb48f91 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		do_action('xmlrpc_call', 'blogger.getUsersBlogs');
 
 		set_current_user(0, $user_login);
-		$is_admin = current_user_can('level_8');
+		$is_admin = current_user_can('manage_options');
 
 		$struct = array(
 			'isAdmin'  => $is_admin,