diff --git a/wp-admin/execute-pings.php b/wp-admin/execute-pings.php
index 1bc476a798..a807223c6f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/execute-pings.php
+++ b/wp-admin/execute-pings.php
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ if ( is_array($trackbacks) ) {
 	}
 }
 
+generic_ping();
+
 ?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 7a4c0d3bc3..4ac9b68ace 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ add_filter('bloginfo_rss', 'ent2ncr', 8);
 add_filter('the_author', 'ent2ncr', 8);
 
 // Actions
-add_action('publish_post', 'generic_ping');
 add_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link');
 add_action('publish_future_post', 'wp_publish_post', 10, 1);
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>