diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php b/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
index f39175ad34..e02d9fc3f4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ID3/getid3.php
@@ -150,20 +150,6 @@ public function __construct() {
 			$this->startup_error .= 'WARNING: php.ini contains "mbstring.func_overload = '.ini_get('mbstring.func_overload').'", getID3 cannot run with this setting (bitmask 2 (string functions) cannot be set). Recommended to disable entirely.'."\n";
 		}
 
-		// Check for magic_quotes_runtime
-		if (function_exists('get_magic_quotes_runtime')) {
-			if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
-				$this->startup_error .= 'magic_quotes_runtime must be disabled before running getID3(). Surround getid3 block by set_magic_quotes_runtime(0) and set_magic_quotes_runtime(1).'."\n";
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Check for magic_quotes_gpc
-		if (function_exists('magic_quotes_gpc')) {
-			if (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) {
-				$this->startup_error .= 'magic_quotes_gpc must be disabled before running getID3(). Surround getid3 block by set_magic_quotes_gpc(0) and set_magic_quotes_gpc(1).'."\n";
-			}
-		}
-
 		// Load support library
 		if (!include_once(GETID3_INCLUDEPATH.'getid3.lib.php')) {
 			$this->startup_error .= 'getid3.lib.php is missing or corrupt'."\n";