diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index f0b1d44469..6f75beb63c 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ if ( empty($PHP_SELF) )
 	$_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] = $PHP_SELF = preg_replace("/(\?.*)?$/",'',$_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"]);
 
 if ( !(phpversion() >= '4.1') )
-	wp_die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.1' );
+	die( 'Your server is running PHP version ' . phpversion() . ' but WordPress requires at least 4.1' );
 
 if ( !extension_loaded('mysql') )
-	wp_die( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.' );
+	die( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.' );
 
 function timer_start() {
 	global $timestart;