Index: wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
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--- wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php	(revision 55900)
+++ wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php	(working copy)
@@ -6370,8 +6370,6 @@
 	 *
 	 * @since 1.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
-	 *
 	 * @param array $args {
 	 *     Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.
 	 *
@@ -6383,7 +6381,6 @@
 	 * @return array|IXR_Error
 	 */
 	public function mw_newMediaObject( $args ) {
-		global $wpdb;
 
 		$username = $this->escape( $args[1] );
 		$password = $this->escape( $args[2] );
Index: wp-includes/user.php
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--- wp-includes/user.php	(revision 55900)
+++ wp-includes/user.php	(working copy)
@@ -2953,7 +2953,6 @@
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
  *
- * @global wpdb         $wpdb      WordPress database object for queries.
  * @global PasswordHash $wp_hasher Portable PHP password hashing framework instance.
  *
  * @param string $key       Hash to validate sending user's password.
@@ -2961,7 +2960,7 @@
  * @return WP_User|WP_Error WP_User object on success, WP_Error object for invalid or expired keys.
  */
 function check_password_reset_key( $key, $login ) {
-	global $wpdb, $wp_hasher;
+	global $wp_hasher;
 
 	$key = preg_replace( '/[^a-z0-9]/i', '', $key );