diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
index 7ff452c47..9ea18eb6b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ final class WP_Theme implements ArrayAccess {
 	public function get( $header ) {
 		if ( ! isset( $this->headers[ $header ] ) )
 			return false;
-		return $this->sanitize_header( $header, $this->headers[ $header ] );
 
 		if ( ! isset( $this->headers_sanitized ) ) {
 			$this->headers_sanitized = $this->cache_get( 'headers' );