diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
index 82942ce5c4..4ab33ff016 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -1205,36 +1205,6 @@ function _wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items() {
 }
 add_action('admin_head-nav-menus.php', '_wp_delete_orphaned_draft_menu_items');
 
-/**
- * Delete nav menus from the nav menu management screen
- *
- * @since 3.6.0
- * @access private
- *
- * @param int|string $nav_menu_id The menu to delete (id, slug, or name)
- * @return false if Error, otherwise true
- */
-function _wp_delete_nav_menu( $nav_menu_id ) {
-
-	if ( ! is_nav_menu( $nav_menu_id ) )
-		return;
-
-	$deleted_nav_menu = wp_get_nav_menu_object( $nav_menu_id );
-	$delete_nav_menu = wp_delete_nav_menu( $nav_menu_id );
-
-	if ( is_wp_error( $delete_nav_menu ) )
-		return $delete_nav_menu;
-
-	// Remove this menu from any locations.
-	$locations = get_theme_mod( 'nav_menu_locations' );
-	foreach ( (array) $locations as $location => $menu_id ) {
-		if ( $menu_id == $nav_menu_id )
-			$locations[ $location ] = 0;
-	}
-	set_theme_mod( 'nav_menu_locations', $locations );
- 	return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * Saves nav menu items
  *
diff --git a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
index 12f46aef2b..9333e5581e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
+++ b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 	case 'delete':
 		check_admin_referer( 'delete-nav_menu-' . $nav_menu_selected_id );
 		if ( is_nav_menu( $nav_menu_selected_id ) ) {
-			$deletion = _wp_delete_nav_menu( $nav_menu_selected_id );
+			$deletion = wp_delete_nav_menu( $nav_menu_selected_id );
 		} else {
 			// Reset the selected menu
 			$nav_menu_selected_id = 0;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 			if ( ! is_nav_menu( $menu_id_to_delete ) )
 				continue;
 
-			$deletion = _wp_delete_nav_menu( $menu_id_to_delete );
+			$deletion = wp_delete_nav_menu( $menu_id_to_delete );
 			if ( is_wp_error( $deletion ) ) {
 				$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . $deletion->get_error_message() . '</p></div>';
 				$deletion_error = true;
diff --git a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index aadbe5e461..0aba063884 100644
--- a/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ function wp_delete_nav_menu( $menu ) {
 
 	$result = wp_delete_term( $menu->term_id, 'nav_menu' );
 
+	// Remove this menu from any locations.
+	$locations = get_theme_mod( 'nav_menu_locations' );
+	foreach ( (array) $locations as $location => $menu_id ) {
+		if ( $menu_id == $nav_menu_id )
+			$locations[ $location ] = 0;
+	}
+	set_theme_mod( 'nav_menu_locations', $locations );
+
 	if ( $result && !is_wp_error($result) )
 		do_action( 'wp_delete_nav_menu', $menu->term_id );