diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index ee3554a95d..816a9e79ff 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ function edit_user( $user_id = 0 ) {
 		$user->rich_editing = isset( $_POST['rich_editing'] ) && 'false' == $_POST['rich_editing'] ? 'false' : 'true';
 		$user->admin_color = isset( $_POST['admin_color'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_POST['admin_color'] ) : 'fresh';
 		$user->show_admin_bar_front = isset( $_POST['admin_bar_front'] ) ? 'true' : 'false';
-		$user->show_admin_bar_admin = isset( $_POST['admin_bar_admin'] ) ? 'true' : 'false';
 	}
 
 	$user->comment_shortcuts = isset( $_POST['comment_shortcuts'] ) && 'true' == $_POST['comment_shortcuts'] ? 'true' : '';
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index e942693139..e339eb5e8f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -1330,9 +1330,6 @@ function wp_insert_user($userdata) {
 	if ( empty($show_admin_bar_front) )
 		$show_admin_bar_front = 'true';
 
-	if ( empty($show_admin_bar_admin) )
-		$show_admin_bar_admin = 'true';
-
 	$user_nicename_check = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare("SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_nicename = %s AND user_login != %s LIMIT 1" , $user_nicename, $user_login));
 
 	if ( $user_nicename_check ) {
@@ -1365,7 +1362,6 @@ function wp_insert_user($userdata) {
 	update_user_meta( $user_id, 'admin_color', $admin_color );
 	update_user_meta( $user_id, 'use_ssl', $use_ssl );
 	update_user_meta( $user_id, 'show_admin_bar_front', $show_admin_bar_front );
-	update_user_meta( $user_id, 'show_admin_bar_admin', $show_admin_bar_admin );
 
 	$user = new WP_User($user_id);