diff --git a/wp-admin/post-new.php b/wp-admin/post-new.php
index 326a488e8a..229f3d06c3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post-new.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ if ( user_can_richedit() )
 add_thickbox();
 wp_enqueue_script('media-upload');
 wp_enqueue_script('word-count');
-wp_enqueue_script( 'set-post-thumbnail-handler' );
 
 if ( ! current_user_can('edit_posts') ) {
 	require_once ('./admin-header.php'); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/post.php b/wp-admin/post.php
index 3cd36a6b5b..ddb7454f18 100644
--- a/wp-admin/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/post.php
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ case 'edit':
 	add_thickbox();
 	wp_enqueue_script('media-upload');
 	wp_enqueue_script('word-count');
-	wp_enqueue_script( 'set-post-thumbnail-handler' );
 	wp_enqueue_script( 'admin-comments' );
 	enqueue_comment_hotkeys_js();