diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
index c5f8ee2779..207084736a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-widgets.php
@@ -750,11 +750,7 @@ class WP_Customize_Widgets {
 	 * @action wp_enqueue_scripts
 	 */
 	static function customize_preview_enqueue_deps() {
-		wp_enqueue_script(
-			'customize-preview-widgets',
-			includes_url( 'js/customize-preview-widgets.js' ),
-			array( 'jquery', 'wp-util', 'customize-preview' )
-		);
+		wp_enqueue_script( 'customize-preview-widgets' );
 
 		add_action( 'wp_print_styles', array( __CLASS__, 'inject_preview_css' ), 1 );
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index b212d9048e..404b6a7dcc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 	) );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'customize-widgets', "/wp-admin/js/customize-widgets$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'jquery-ui-sortable', 'jquery-ui-droppable', 'wp-backbone', 'customize-controls' ), false, 1 );
+	$scripts->add( 'customize-preview-widgets', "/wp-includes/js/customize-preview-widgets$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'wp-util', 'customize-preview' ), false, 1 );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'accordion', "/wp-admin/js/accordion$suffix.js", array( 'jquery' ), false, 1 );