Index: wp-includes/post.php
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--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 16474)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -1495,10 +1495,7 @@
 	if ( ! $post_id )
 		$post_id = get_the_ID();
 
-	if ( ! wp_cache_get( $post_id, 'post_meta' ) )
-		update_postmeta_cache( $post_id );
-
-	return wp_cache_get( $post_id, 'post_meta' );
+	return get_metadata( 'post', $post_id );
 }
 
 /**