diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 0c36bbd10..8142b8919 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -137,10 +137,7 @@ if ( $action ) {
 				wp_die($valid);
 
 			if ( ! WP_DEBUG ) {
-				if ( defined('E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR') )
-					error_reporting(E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR);
-				else
-					error_reporting(E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING);
+				error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR );
 			}
 
 			@ini_set('display_errors', true); //Ensure that Fatal errors are displayed.
diff --git a/wp-admin/update.php b/wp-admin/update.php
index 8dd8a89bb..e529064ee 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update.php
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['action']) ) {
 		if ( isset($_GET['failure']) ){
 			echo '<p>' . __('Plugin failed to reactivate due to a fatal error.') . '</p>';
 
-			if ( defined('E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR') )
-				error_reporting(E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR);
-			else
-				error_reporting(E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING);
-
+			error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR );
 			@ini_set('display_errors', true); //Ensure that Fatal errors are displayed.
 			include(WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin);
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 1a4654165..47167b351 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -271,10 +271,7 @@ function wp_debug_mode() {
 			ini_set( 'error_log', WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/debug.log' );
 		}
 	} else {
-		if ( defined( 'E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR' ) )
-			error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR );
-		else
-			error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING );
+		error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR );
 	}
 }