diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 469661461f..52fd807c6a 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ $tablepostmeta = $wpdb->postmeta;
 
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions-formatting.php');
-require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions-user.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/classes.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/template-functions.php');
 require (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/links.php');