diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 9f8f1bdb12..ac92244987 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -1769,3 +1769,52 @@ function wp_autosave( $post_data ) {
 		return wp_create_post_autosave( wp_slash( $post_data ) );
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Redirect to previous page.
+ *
+ * @param int $post_id Optional. Post ID.
+ */
+function redirect_post($post_id = '') {
+	if ( isset($_POST['save']) || isset($_POST['publish']) ) {
+		$status = get_post_status( $post_id );
+
+		if ( isset( $_POST['publish'] ) ) {
+			switch ( $status ) {
+				case 'pending':
+					$message = 8;
+					break;
+				case 'future':
+					$message = 9;
+					break;
+				default:
+					$message = 6;
+			}
+		} else {
+			$message = 'draft' == $status ? 10 : 1;
+		}
+
+		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', $message, get_edit_post_link( $post_id, 'url' ) );
+	} elseif ( isset($_POST['addmeta']) && $_POST['addmeta'] ) {
+		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 2, wp_get_referer() );
+		$location = explode('#', $location);
+		$location = $location[0] . '#postcustom';
+	} elseif ( isset($_POST['deletemeta']) && $_POST['deletemeta'] ) {
+		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 3, wp_get_referer() );
+		$location = explode('#', $location);
+		$location = $location[0] . '#postcustom';
+	} else {
+		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 4, get_edit_post_link( $post_id, 'url' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter the post redirect destination URL.
+	 *
+	 * @since 2.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $location The destination URL.
+	 * @param int    $post_id  The post ID.
+	 */
+	wp_redirect( apply_filters( 'redirect_post_location', $location, $post_id ) );
+	exit;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/post.php b/src/wp-admin/post.php
index 89bdc38ce0..c1491340c5 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/post.php
@@ -38,55 +38,6 @@ if ( $post ) {
 	$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
 }
 
-/**
- * Redirect to previous page.
- *
- * @param int $post_id Optional. Post ID.
- */
-function redirect_post($post_id = '') {
-	if ( isset($_POST['save']) || isset($_POST['publish']) ) {
-		$status = get_post_status( $post_id );
-
-		if ( isset( $_POST['publish'] ) ) {
-			switch ( $status ) {
-				case 'pending':
-					$message = 8;
-					break;
-				case 'future':
-					$message = 9;
-					break;
-				default:
-					$message = 6;
-			}
-		} else {
-			$message = 'draft' == $status ? 10 : 1;
-		}
-
-		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', $message, get_edit_post_link( $post_id, 'url' ) );
-	} elseif ( isset($_POST['addmeta']) && $_POST['addmeta'] ) {
-		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 2, wp_get_referer() );
-		$location = explode('#', $location);
-		$location = $location[0] . '#postcustom';
-	} elseif ( isset($_POST['deletemeta']) && $_POST['deletemeta'] ) {
-		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 3, wp_get_referer() );
-		$location = explode('#', $location);
-		$location = $location[0] . '#postcustom';
-	} else {
-		$location = add_query_arg( 'message', 4, get_edit_post_link( $post_id, 'url' ) );
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Filter the post redirect destination URL.
-	 *
-	 * @since 2.9.0
-	 *
-	 * @param string $location The destination URL.
-	 * @param int    $post_id  The post ID.
-	 */
-	wp_redirect( apply_filters( 'redirect_post_location', $location, $post_id ) );
-	exit;
-}
-
 if ( isset( $_POST['deletepost'] ) )
 	$action = 'delete';
 elseif ( isset($_POST['wp-preview']) && 'dopreview' == $_POST['wp-preview'] )