diff --git a/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c491c416c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+// Some default filters
+add_filter('bloginfo','wp_specialchars');
+add_filter('category_description', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('list_cats', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('comment_author', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('single_post_title', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('the_title', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('bloginfo', 'wptexturize');
+
+// Comments, trackbacks, pingbacks
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'strip_tags');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'trim');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'wp_specialchars', 30);
+
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'trim');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'sanitize_email');
+
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'strip_tags');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'trim');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'clean_url');
+
+add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'stripslashes', 1);
+add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'wp_filter_kses');
+add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'wp_rel_nofollow', 15);
+add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'balanceTags', 30);
+add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'addslashes', 50);
+
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'wp_filter_kses');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'wp_filter_kses');
+add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'wp_filter_kses');
+
+// Default filters for these functions
+add_filter('comment_author', 'wptexturize');
+add_filter('comment_author', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('comment_author', 'wp_specialchars');
+
+add_filter('comment_email', 'antispambot');
+
+add_filter('comment_url', 'clean_url');
+
+add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('comment_text', 'make_clickable');
+add_filter('comment_text', 'wpautop', 30);
+add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_smilies', 20);
+
+add_filter('comment_text_rss', 'htmlspecialchars');
+
+add_filter('comment_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('the_excerpt_rss', 'convert_chars');
+
+// Places to balance tags on input
+add_filter('content_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
+add_filter('excerpt_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
+add_filter('comment_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
+
+add_filter('the_title', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('the_title', 'trim');
+
+add_filter('the_title_rss', 'strip_tags');
+
+add_filter('the_content', 'convert_smilies');
+add_filter('the_content', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('the_content', 'wpautop');
+
+add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_smilies');
+add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
+add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wpautop');
+
+add_filter('sanitize_title', 'sanitize_title_with_dashes');
+
+add_action('publish_post', 'generic_ping');
+
+?>
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diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
index 5f95f6cb2d..311d293df0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-add_filter('sanitize_title', 'sanitize_title_with_dashes');
-
 function wptexturize($text) {
 	$output = '';
 	// Capture tags and everything inside them
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 26365fa5a3..acc34abb42 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -616,8 +616,6 @@ function generic_ping($post_id = 0) {
 	return $post_id;
 }
 
-add_action('publish_post', 'generic_ping');
-
 // Send a Trackback
 function trackback($trackback_url, $title, $excerpt, $ID) {
 	global $wpdb;
diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
index f4a4d10c48..5a93c7a261 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-// Default filters
-add_filter('the_title', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('the_title', 'trim');
-
-add_filter('the_title_rss', 'strip_tags');
-
-add_filter('the_content', 'convert_smilies');
-add_filter('the_content', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('the_content', 'wpautop');
-
-add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_smilies');
-add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wpautop');
-
 function get_the_password_form() {
     $output = '<form action="' . get_settings('siteurl') . '/wp-pass.php" method="post">
     <p>' . __("This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below:") . '</p>
diff --git a/wp-includes/vars.php b/wp-includes/vars.php
index 1619576bbb..5021d4ef82 100644
--- a/wp-includes/vars.php
+++ b/wp-includes/vars.php
@@ -38,62 +38,62 @@ $is_apache = strstr($_SERVER['SERVER_SOFTWARE'], 'Apache') ? 1 : 0;
 
 // if the config file does not provide the smilies array, let's define it here
 if (!isset($wpsmiliestrans)) {
-    $wpsmiliestrans = array(
-        ' :)'        => 'icon_smile.gif',
-        ' :D'        => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
-        ' :-D'       => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
-        ':grin:'    => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
-        ' :)'        => 'icon_smile.gif',
-        ' :-)'       => 'icon_smile.gif',
-        ':smile:'   => 'icon_smile.gif',
-        ' :('        => 'icon_sad.gif',
-        ' :-('       => 'icon_sad.gif',
-        ':sad:'     => 'icon_sad.gif',
-        ' :o'        => 'icon_surprised.gif',
-        ' :-o'       => 'icon_surprised.gif',
-        ':eek:'     => 'icon_surprised.gif',
-        ' 8O'        => 'icon_eek.gif',
-        ' 8-O'       => 'icon_eek.gif',
-        ':shock:'   => 'icon_eek.gif',
-        ' :?'        => 'icon_confused.gif',
-        ' :-?'       => 'icon_confused.gif',
-        ' :???:'     => 'icon_confused.gif',
-        ' 8)'        => 'icon_cool.gif',
-        ' 8-)'       => 'icon_cool.gif',
-        ':cool:'    => 'icon_cool.gif',
-        ':lol:'     => 'icon_lol.gif',
-        ' :x'        => 'icon_mad.gif',
-        ' :-x'       => 'icon_mad.gif',
-        ':mad:'     => 'icon_mad.gif',
-        ' :P'        => 'icon_razz.gif',
-        ' :-P'       => 'icon_razz.gif',
-        ':razz:'    => 'icon_razz.gif',
-        ':oops:'    => 'icon_redface.gif',
-        ':cry:'     => 'icon_cry.gif',
-        ':evil:'    => 'icon_evil.gif',
-        ':twisted:' => 'icon_twisted.gif',
-        ':roll:'    => 'icon_rolleyes.gif',
-        ':wink:'    => 'icon_wink.gif',
-        ' ;)'        => 'icon_wink.gif',
-        ' ;-)'       => 'icon_wink.gif',
-        ':!:'       => 'icon_exclaim.gif',
-        ':?:'       => 'icon_question.gif',
-        ':idea:'    => 'icon_idea.gif',
-        ':arrow:'   => 'icon_arrow.gif',
-        ' :|'        => 'icon_neutral.gif',
-        ' :-|'       => 'icon_neutral.gif',
-        ':neutral:' => 'icon_neutral.gif',
-        ':mrgreen:' => 'icon_mrgreen.gif',
-    );
+	$wpsmiliestrans = array(
+	' :)'        => 'icon_smile.gif',
+	' :D'        => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
+	' :-D'       => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
+	':grin:'    => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
+	' :)'        => 'icon_smile.gif',
+	' :-)'       => 'icon_smile.gif',
+	':smile:'   => 'icon_smile.gif',
+	' :('        => 'icon_sad.gif',
+	' :-('       => 'icon_sad.gif',
+	':sad:'     => 'icon_sad.gif',
+	' :o'        => 'icon_surprised.gif',
+	' :-o'       => 'icon_surprised.gif',
+	':eek:'     => 'icon_surprised.gif',
+	' 8O'        => 'icon_eek.gif',
+	' 8-O'       => 'icon_eek.gif',
+	':shock:'   => 'icon_eek.gif',
+	' :?'        => 'icon_confused.gif',
+	' :-?'       => 'icon_confused.gif',
+	' :???:'     => 'icon_confused.gif',
+	' 8)'        => 'icon_cool.gif',
+	' 8-)'       => 'icon_cool.gif',
+	':cool:'    => 'icon_cool.gif',
+	':lol:'     => 'icon_lol.gif',
+	' :x'        => 'icon_mad.gif',
+	' :-x'       => 'icon_mad.gif',
+	':mad:'     => 'icon_mad.gif',
+	' :P'        => 'icon_razz.gif',
+	' :-P'       => 'icon_razz.gif',
+	':razz:'    => 'icon_razz.gif',
+	':oops:'    => 'icon_redface.gif',
+	':cry:'     => 'icon_cry.gif',
+	':evil:'    => 'icon_evil.gif',
+	':twisted:' => 'icon_twisted.gif',
+	':roll:'    => 'icon_rolleyes.gif',
+	':wink:'    => 'icon_wink.gif',
+	' ;)'        => 'icon_wink.gif',
+	' ;-)'       => 'icon_wink.gif',
+	':!:'       => 'icon_exclaim.gif',
+	':?:'       => 'icon_question.gif',
+	':idea:'    => 'icon_idea.gif',
+	':arrow:'   => 'icon_arrow.gif',
+	' :|'        => 'icon_neutral.gif',
+	' :-|'       => 'icon_neutral.gif',
+	':neutral:' => 'icon_neutral.gif',
+	':mrgreen:' => 'icon_mrgreen.gif',
+	);
 }
 
 // sorts the smilies' array
 if (!function_exists('smiliescmp')) {
-	function smiliescmp ($a, $b) {
-	   if (strlen($a) == strlen($b)) {
-		  return strcmp($a, $b);
-	   }
-	   return (strlen($a) > strlen($b)) ? -1 : 1;
+function smiliescmp ($a, $b) {
+	if (strlen($a) == strlen($b)) {
+		return strcmp($a, $b);
+	}
+		return (strlen($a) > strlen($b)) ? -1 : 1;
 	}
 }
 uksort($wpsmiliestrans, 'smiliescmp');
@@ -109,62 +109,4 @@ foreach($wpsmiliestrans as $smiley => $img) {
 define('COOKIEPATH', preg_replace('|https?://[^/]+|i', '', get_settings('home') . '/' ) );
 define('SITECOOKIEPATH', preg_replace('|https?://[^/]+|i', '', get_settings('siteurl') . '/' ) );
 
-// Some default filters
-add_filter('bloginfo','wp_specialchars');
-add_filter('category_description', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('list_cats', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('comment_author', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('single_post_title', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('the_title', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('bloginfo', 'wptexturize');
-
-// Comments, trackbacks, pingbacks
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'strip_tags');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'trim');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'wp_specialchars', 30);
-
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'trim');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'sanitize_email');
-
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'strip_tags');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'trim');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'clean_url');
-
-add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'stripslashes', 1);
-add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'wp_filter_kses');
-add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'wp_rel_nofollow', 15);
-add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'balanceTags', 30);
-add_filter('pre_comment_content', 'addslashes', 50);
-
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_name', 'wp_filter_kses');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_email', 'wp_filter_kses');
-add_filter('pre_comment_author_url', 'wp_filter_kses');
-
-// Default filters for these functions
-add_filter('comment_author', 'wptexturize');
-add_filter('comment_author', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('comment_author', 'wp_specialchars');
-
-add_filter('comment_email', 'antispambot');
-
-add_filter('comment_url', 'clean_url');
-
-add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('comment_text', 'make_clickable');
-add_filter('comment_text', 'wpautop', 30);
-add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_smilies', 20);
-
-add_filter('comment_text_rss', 'htmlspecialchars');
-
-add_filter('comment_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
-add_filter('the_excerpt_rss', 'convert_chars');
-
-// Places to balance tags on input
-add_filter('content_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
-add_filter('excerpt_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
-add_filter('comment_save_pre', 'balanceTags', 50);
-
 ?>
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diff --git a/wp-rdf.php b/wp-rdf.php
index bf24886487..6233d0e75e 100644
--- a/wp-rdf.php
+++ b/wp-rdf.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if (empty($feed)) {
 header('Content-type: application/rdf+xml; charset=' . get_settings('blog_charset'), true);
 $more = 1;
 
-add_filter('the_content', 'trim');
 ?>
 <?php echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="'.get_settings('blog_charset').'"?'.'>'; ?>
 <!-- generator="wordpress/<?php echo $wp_version ?>" -->
diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index c1309e5df0..1ce9f0839a 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ $tableoptions = $wpdb->options;
 $tablepostmeta = $wpdb->postmeta;
 
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php');
+require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/default-filters.php');
 require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/wp-l10n.php');
 
 $wpdb->hide_errors();