diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index ddc45e2fd7..7d7a4a90d9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1734,22 +1734,8 @@ function wlwmanifest_link() {
  * @since 2.1.0
  */
 function noindex() {
-	$public = get_option( 'blog_public' );
-
-	if ( is_multisite() ) {
-		// Compare local and global and override with the local setting if they
-		// don't match.
-
-		global $current_blog;
-
-		if ( ( '' != $public ) && ( $public != $current_blog->public ) ) {
-			update_blog_status( get_current_blog_id(), 'public', $public );
-			$current_blog->public = $public;
-		}
-	}
-
 	// If the blog is not public, tell robots to go away.
-	if ( '0' == $public )
+	if ( '0' == get_option('blog_public') )
 		wp_no_robots();
 }