diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 8e7bfb6ce2..88d5e776ae 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			'post_content'      => $post['post_content'],
 			'post_parent'       => strval( $post['post_parent'] ),
 			'post_mime_type'    => $post['post_mime_type'],
-			'link'              => post_permalink( $post['ID'] ),
+			'link'              => get_permalink( $post['ID'] ),
 			'guid'              => $post['guid'],
 			'menu_order'        => intval( $post['menu_order'] ),
 			'comment_status'    => $post['comment_status'],
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 	protected function _prepare_page( $page ) {
 		// Get all of the page content and link.
 		$full_page = get_extended( $page->post_content );
-		$link = post_permalink( $page->ID );
+		$link = get_permalink( $page->ID );
 
 		// Get info the page parent if there is one.
 		$parent_title = "";
@@ -5383,7 +5383,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			}
 
 			$post = get_extended($postdata['post_content']);
-			$link = post_permalink($postdata['ID']);
+			$link = get_permalink($postdata['ID']);
 
 			// Get the author info.
 			$author = get_userdata($postdata['post_author']);
@@ -5523,7 +5523,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			}
 
 			$post = get_extended($entry['post_content']);
-			$link = post_permalink($entry['ID']);
+			$link = get_permalink($entry['ID']);
 
 			// Get the post author info.
 			$author = get_userdata($entry['post_author']);
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index ac3910550d..b8b2274b94 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -3636,3 +3636,18 @@ function wp_htmledit_pre($output) {
 	return apply_filters( 'htmledit_pre', $output );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve permalink from post ID.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @deprecated 4.4.0
+ *
+ * @param int|WP_Post $post_id Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.
+ * @return string|false
+ */
+function post_permalink( $post_id = 0 ) {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.4', 'get_permalink()' );
+
+	return get_permalink( $post_id );
+}
+
diff --git a/wp-includes/link-template.php b/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 0929004e16..6dcf936f5e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -288,22 +288,6 @@ function get_post_permalink( $id = 0, $leavename = false, $sample = false ) {
 	return apply_filters( 'post_type_link', $post_link, $post, $leavename, $sample );
 }
 
-/**
- * Retrieve permalink from post ID.
- *
- * @since 1.0.0
- *
- * @param int|WP_Post $post_id    Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.
- * @param mixed       $deprecated Not used.
- * @return string|false
- */
-function post_permalink( $post_id = 0, $deprecated = '' ) {
-	if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '1.3' );
-
-	return get_permalink($post_id);
-}
-
 /**
  * Retrieve the permalink for current page or page ID.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index bd6ef93bc6..ed43c90ca3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33658';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33659';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.