diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
index 4b16a0939..3b2184380 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyten/functions.php
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@ add_action( 'widgets_init', 'twentyten_widgets_init' );
  * @since Twenty Ten 1.0
  */
 function twentyten_remove_recent_comments_style() {
-	global $wp_widget_factory;
-	remove_action( 'wp_head', array( $wp_widget_factory->widgets['WP_Widget_Recent_Comments'], 'recent_comments_style' ) );
+	add_filter( 'show_recent_comments_widget_style', '__return_false' );
 }
 add_action( 'widgets_init', 'twentyten_remove_recent_comments_style' );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index ca074c949..b4847d0e6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ class WP_Widget_Recent_Comments extends WP_Widget {
 		add_action( 'transition_comment_status', array(&$this, 'flush_widget_cache') );
 	}
 
-	function recent_comments_style() { ?>
+	function recent_comments_style() {
+		if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'widgets' ) // Temp hack #14876
+			|| ! apply_filters( 'show_recent_comments_widget_style', true, $this->id_base ) )
+			return;
+		?>
 	<style type="text/css">.recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;}</style>
 <?php
 	}