diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index ed106ee837..2fa010b929 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -491,18 +491,6 @@ function get_bloginfo( $show = '', $filter = 'raw' ) {
 	return $output;
 }
 
-/**
- * Retrieve the current blog id
- *
- * @since 3.1.0
- *
- * @return int Blog id
- */
-function get_current_blog_id() {
-	global $blog_id;
-	return absint($blog_id);
-}
-
 /**
  * Display or retrieve page title for all areas of blog.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 1bb354ebd5..b835097ca4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -653,6 +653,18 @@ function is_multisite() {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve the current blog id
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ *
+ * @return int Blog id
+ */
+function get_current_blog_id() {
+	global $blog_id;
+	return absint($blog_id);
+}
+
 /**
  * Attempts an early load of translations.
  *