diff --git a/wp-includes/rewrite.php b/wp-includes/rewrite.php
index e5b2fa452..c984e5096 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rewrite.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rewrite.php
@@ -925,14 +925,6 @@ class WP_Rewrite {
 
 		$rules .= "</IfModule>\n";
 
-		// If ModSecurity is loaded, disable it for uploads.
-		$rules .= "\n<IfModule mod_security.c>\n" .
-			"<Files async-upload.php>\n" .
-			"SecFilterEngine Off\n" .
-			"SecFilterScanPOST Off\n" .
-			"</Files>\n" .
-			"</IfModule>\n";
-
 		$rules = apply_filters('mod_rewrite_rules', $rules);
 		$rules = apply_filters('rewrite_rules', $rules);  // Deprecated