diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 3da019d6f..a6607f84c 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 		if(isset($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"])) {
 			if(!is_numeric($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"])) {
-				switch($content["mt_allow_pings"]) {
+				switch($content_struct['mt_allow_pings']) {
 					case "closed":
 						$ping_status = "closed";
 						break;	
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 		if(isset($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"])) {
 			if(!is_numeric($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"])) {
-				switch($content["mt_allow_pings"]) {
+				switch($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"]) {
 					case "closed":
 						$ping_status = "closed";
 						break;	
@@ -1260,18 +1260,6 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Only set ping_status if it was provided.
-		if(isset($content_struct["mt_allow_pings"])) {
-			switch((int) $content_struct["mt_allow_pings"]) {
-				case 0:
-					$ping_status = "closed";
-					break;
-				case 1:
-					$ping_status = "open";
-					break;
-			}
-		}
-
 	  $post_title = $content_struct['title'];
 	  $post_content = apply_filters( 'content_save_pre', $content_struct['description'] );
 	  $catnames = $content_struct['categories'];