diff --git a/wp-includes/class-feed.php b/wp-includes/class-feed.php
index bd4ed7563f..126255eb28 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-feed.php
@@ -3,17 +3,21 @@
 if ( !class_exists('SimplePie') )
 	require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-simplepie.php');
 
-class WP_Feed_Cache extends SimplePie_Cache {
-	/**
-	 * Create a new SimplePie_Cache object
-	 *
-	 * @static
-	 * @access public
-	 */
-	public static function create($location, $filename, $extension) {
-		return new WP_Feed_Cache_Transient($location, $filename, $extension);
+if ( version_compare( SIMPLEPIE_VERSION, '1.3-dev', '>' ) ) :
+	SimplePie_Cache::register( 'wp-transient', 'WP_Feed_Cache_Transient' );
+else :
+	class WP_Feed_Cache extends SimplePie_Cache {
+		/**
+		 * Create a new SimplePie_Cache object
+		 *
+		 * @static
+		 * @access public
+		 */
+		function create($location, $filename, $extension) {
+			return new WP_Feed_Cache_Transient($location, $filename, $extension);
+		}
 	}
-}
+endif;
 
 class WP_Feed_Cache_Transient {
 	var $name;
diff --git a/wp-includes/feed.php b/wp-includes/feed.php
index 1665cf59ba..e5b96ab122 100644
--- a/wp-includes/feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/feed.php
@@ -532,9 +532,17 @@ function fetch_feed($url) {
 	require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-feed.php');
 
 	$feed = new SimplePie();
+
+	if ( version_compare( SIMPLEPIE_VERSION, '1.3-dev', '>' ) ) {
+		$feed->set_cache_location( 'wp-transient' );
+		$feed->registry->register( 'Cache', 'WP_Feed_Cache_Transient' );
+		$feed->registry->register( 'File', 'WP_SimplePie_File' );
+	} else {
+		$feed->set_cache_class( 'WP_Feed_Cache' );
+		$feed->set_file_class( 'WP_SimplePie_File' );
+	}
+
 	$feed->set_feed_url($url);
-	$feed->set_cache_class('WP_Feed_Cache');
-	$feed->set_file_class('WP_SimplePie_File');
 	$feed->set_cache_duration(apply_filters('wp_feed_cache_transient_lifetime', 43200, $url));
 	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_feed_options', array( &$feed, $url ) );
 	$feed->init();