diff --git a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
index c137849..f08fc8d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-posts.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Posts extends WP_Widget {
 				array(
 					'posts_per_page'      => $number,
 					'no_found_rows'       => true,
-					'post_status'         => 'publish',
 					'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
 				),
 				$instance