diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index c88183aaa9..5ab6210785 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ function post_submit_meta_box($post) {
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
 
-<?php if ( false ) { // Stub for 2.8 ?>
-<div class="misc-pub-section" id="visibility">
-<?php _e('Visibility:'); ?> <b><?php _e('Public'); // TODO: dropdown ?></b>
-</div>
-<?php } ?>
-
 <div class="misc-pub-section<?php if ( !$can_publish ) { echo '  misc-pub-section-last'; } ?>"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
 <b><span id="post-status-display">
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index b04f9e8dfb..66ceffdcb2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ function page_submit_meta_box($post) {
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
 
-<?php if ( false ) { // Stub for 2.8 ?>
-<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-section-1-last" id="visibility">
-<?php _e('Visibility:'); ?> <b><?php _e('Public'); // TODO: dropdown ?></b>
-</div>
-<?php } ?>
-
 <div class="misc-pub-section<?php if ( !$can_publish ) { echo ' misc-pub-section-last'; } ?>"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
 <b><span id="post-status-display">
 <?php