Index: wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php
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--- wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php	(revision 23292)
+++ wp-includes/functions.wp-scripts.php	(working copy)
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@
 		$wp_scripts = new WP_Scripts();
 	}
 
-	$wp_scripts->remove( $handle );
+	$_handle = explode( '?', $handle );
+	if ( is_admin() && 'jquery' == $_handle[0] )
+		_doing_it_wrong( __FUNCTION__, __( 'jQuery may not be deregistered in the admin.' ), '3.6' );
+	else
+		$wp_scripts->remove( $handle );
 }
 
 /**