diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
index 98fbb11b43..0d9b43f913 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
@@ -1926,20 +1926,6 @@ table.diff .diff-addedline ins {
 }
 
 /* Install Plugins */
-.star-average,
-.star.star-rating {
-	background-color: #fc0;
-}
-
-div.star.select:hover {
-	background-color: #d00;
-}
-
-div.star img {
-	border-left: 1px solid #fff;
-	border-right: 1px solid #fff;
-}
-
 #plugin-information .fyi ul {
 	background-color: #eaf3fa;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
index 31b3b5e9e1..2b77701821 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
@@ -1542,25 +1542,6 @@ table.diff .diff-addedline ins {
 }
 
 /* Install Plugins */
-.star-average,
-.star.star-rating {
-	background-color: #fc0;
-}
-
-div.star.select:hover {
-	background-color: #d00;
-}
-
-div.star img {
-	border-left: 1px solid #fff;
-	border-right: 1px solid #fff;
-}
-
-.widefat div.star img {
-	border-left: 1px solid #f9f9f9;
-	border-right: 1px solid #f9f9f9;
-}
-
 #plugin-information .fyi ul {
 	background-color: #eaf3fa;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
index 9899f93d72..bc11d259e8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
@@ -2287,17 +2287,13 @@ body.login {
 }
 
 /* plugin-install */
-div.star {
-	left: auto;
-	right: 0;
-	letter-spacing: 0;
+div.star-holder {
+	background: url('../images/stars-rtl.png?ver=20120506.png') repeat-x bottom right;
 }
-
-.star img, div.star a, div.star a:hover, div.star a:visited {
-	right: auto;
-	left: 0;
+div.star-holder .star-rating {
+	background: url('../images/stars-rtl.png?ver=20120506.png') repeat-x top right;
+	float: right;
 }
-
 #plugin-information ul#sidemenu {
 	left: auto;
 	right: 0;
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
index ab0c468a9f..6943e40523 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
@@ -7135,12 +7135,17 @@ body.menu-max-depth-11 { min-width: 1280px !important; }
 }
 
 /* plugin-install */
-/* NOTE: the following CSS rules(.star*) are taken more or less straight from the bbPress rating plugin. */
 div.star-holder {
 	position: relative;
-	height: 19px;
+	height: 17px;
 	width: 100px;
-	font-size: 19px;
+	background: url('../images/stars.png?ver=20120307') repeat-x bottom left;
+}
+
+div.star-holder .star-rating {
+	background: url('../images/stars.png?ver=20120307') repeat-x top left;
+	height: 17px;
+	float: left;
 }
 
 div.action-links {
@@ -7148,38 +7153,6 @@ div.action-links {
 	margin: 6px 0 0;
 }
 
-div.star {
-	height: 100%;
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	background-color: transparent;
-	letter-spacing: 1ex;
-	border: none;
-}
-
-.star1 { width: 20%; }
-.star2 { width: 40%; }
-.star3 { width: 60%; }
-.star4 { width: 80%; }
-.star5 { width: 100%; }
-
-.star img,
-div.star a,
-div.star a:hover,
-div.star a:visited {
-	display: block;
-	position: absolute;
-	right: 0;
-	border: none;
-	text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-div.star img {
-	width: 19px;
-	height: 19px;
-}
-
 /* Header on thickbox */
 #plugin-information-header {
 	margin: 0;
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/gray-star.png b/wp-admin/images/gray-star.png
deleted file mode 100644
index a32b058bab..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/gray-star.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/star.png b/wp-admin/images/star.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ca5261438..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-admin/images/star.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/stars-rtl.png b/wp-admin/images/stars-rtl.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6330b620b
Binary files /dev/null and b/wp-admin/images/stars-rtl.png differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php
index 4cf1c16419..3de77c1d80 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugin-install-list-table.php
@@ -218,18 +218,6 @@ class WP_Plugin_Install_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			<td class="vers column-rating"<?php echo $style['rating']; ?>>
 				<div class="star-holder" title="<?php printf( _n( '(based on %s rating)', '(based on %s ratings)', $plugin['num_ratings'] ), number_format_i18n( $plugin['num_ratings'] ) ) ?>">
 					<div class="star star-rating" style="width: <?php echo esc_attr( str_replace( ',', '.', $plugin['rating'] ) ); ?>px"></div>
-					<?php
-						$color = get_user_option('admin_color');
-						if ( empty($color) || 'fresh' == $color )
-							$star_url = admin_url( 'images/gray-star.png?v=20110615' ); // 'Fresh' Gray star for list tables
-						else
-							$star_url = admin_url( 'images/star.png?v=20110615' ); // 'Classic' Blue star
-					?>
-					<div class="star star5"><img src="<?php echo $star_url; ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( '5 stars' ) ?>" /></div>
-					<div class="star star4"><img src="<?php echo $star_url; ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( '4 stars' ) ?>" /></div>
-					<div class="star star3"><img src="<?php echo $star_url; ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( '3 stars' ) ?>" /></div>
-					<div class="star star2"><img src="<?php echo $star_url; ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( '2 stars' ) ?>" /></div>
-					<div class="star star1"><img src="<?php echo $star_url; ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( '1 star' ) ?>" /></div>
 				</div>
 			</td>
 			<td class="desc column-description"<?php echo $style['description']; ?>><?php echo $description, $author; ?></td>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
index fa629a2e45..f0d7cbdebe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ function install_plugin_information() {
 		<h2><?php _e('Average Rating') ?></h2>
 		<div class="star-holder" title="<?php printf(_n('(based on %s rating)', '(based on %s ratings)', $api->num_ratings), number_format_i18n($api->num_ratings)); ?>">
 			<div class="star star-rating" style="width: <?php echo esc_attr( str_replace( ',', '.', $api->rating ) ); ?>px"></div>
-			<div class="star star5"><img src="<?php echo admin_url('images/star.png?v=20110615'); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e('5 stars') ?>" /></div>
-			<div class="star star4"><img src="<?php echo admin_url('images/star.png?v=20110615'); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e('4 stars') ?>" /></div>
-			<div class="star star3"><img src="<?php echo admin_url('images/star.png?v=20110615'); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e('3 stars') ?>" /></div>
-			<div class="star star2"><img src="<?php echo admin_url('images/star.png?v=20110615'); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e('2 stars') ?>" /></div>
-			<div class="star star1"><img src="<?php echo admin_url('images/star.png?v=20110615'); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e('1 star') ?>" /></div>
 		</div>
 		<small><?php printf(_n('(based on %s rating)', '(based on %s ratings)', $api->num_ratings), number_format_i18n($api->num_ratings)); ?></small>
 		<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index e47cf0a7e1..8f83f69543 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ $_old_files = array(
 'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/img/fade-butt.png',
 'wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/img/separator.gif',
 // 3.4
+'wp-admin/images/gray-star.png',
 'wp-admin/images/logo-login.png',
+'wp-admin/images/star.png',
 'wp-admin/index-extra.php',
 'wp-admin/network/index-extra.php',
 'wp-admin/user/index-extra.php',