diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
index 1849ed3f5..37f5c8ec9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/admin.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php');
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/template.php');
 
 /** WordPress List Table Administration API and base class */
-require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/list-table.php');
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php');
+require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/list-table.php');
 
 /** WordPress Theme Administration API */
 require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/theme.php');
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php b/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
index 402abee96..b91c64fc7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
@@ -688,70 +688,3 @@ function get_others_pending($user_id) {
 
 	return get_others_unpublished_posts($user_id, 'pending');
 }
-
-/**
- * Register column headers for a particular screen.
- *
- * @since 2.7.0
- * @deprecated 3.1.0
- * @deprecated Use WP_List_Table
- *
- * @param string $screen The handle for the screen to add help to. This is usually the hook name returned by the add_*_page() functions.
- * @param array $columns An array of columns with column IDs as the keys and translated column names as the values
- * @see get_column_headers(), print_column_headers(), get_hidden_columns()
- */
-function register_column_headers($screen, $columns) {
-	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.1', 'WP_List_Table' );
-
-	$wp_list_table = new _WP_List_Table_Compat($screen, $columns);
-}
-
-/**
- * Prints column headers for a particular screen.
- *
- * @since 2.7.0
- * @deprecated 3.1.0
- * @deprecated Use WP_List_Table
- */
-function print_column_headers($screen, $id = true) {
-	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.1', 'WP_List_Table' );
-
-	$wp_list_table = new _WP_List_Table_Compat($screen);
-
-	$wp_list_table->print_column_headers($id);
-}
-
-/**
- * Helper class to be used only by deprecated functions
- *
- * @since 3.1.0
- */
-class _WP_List_Table_Compat extends WP_List_Table {
-	var $_screen;
-	var $_columns;
-
-	function _WP_List_Table_Compat( $screen, $columns = array() ) {
-		if ( is_string( $screen ) )
-			$screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );
-
-		$this->_screen = $screen;
-
-		if ( !empty( $columns ) ) {
-			$this->_columns = $columns;
-			add_filter( 'manage_' . $screen->id . '_columns', array( &$this, 'get_columns' ), 0 );
-		}
-	}
-
-	function get_column_info() {
-		$columns = get_column_headers( $this->_screen );
-		$hidden = get_hidden_columns( $this->_screen );
-		$sortable = array();
-
-		return array( $columns, $hidden, $sortable );
-	}
-
-	function get_columns() {
-		return $this->_columns;
-	}
-}
-
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
index 5b36969f1..cd918ed90 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/list-table.php
@@ -63,4 +63,61 @@ function require_list_table( $class ) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-?>
+/**
+ * Register column headers for a particular screen.
+ *
+ * @since 2.7.0
+ *
+ * @param string $screen The handle for the screen to add help to. This is usually the hook name returned by the add_*_page() functions.
+ * @param array $columns An array of columns with column IDs as the keys and translated column names as the values
+ * @see get_column_headers(), print_column_headers(), get_hidden_columns()
+ */
+function register_column_headers($screen, $columns) {
+	$wp_list_table = new _WP_List_Table_Compat($screen, $columns);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prints column headers for a particular screen.
+ *
+ * @since 2.7.0
+ */
+function print_column_headers($screen, $id = true) {
+	$wp_list_table = new _WP_List_Table_Compat($screen);
+
+	$wp_list_table->print_column_headers($id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper class to be used only by back compat functions
+ *
+ * @since 3.1.0
+ */
+class _WP_List_Table_Compat extends WP_List_Table {
+	var $_screen;
+	var $_columns;
+
+	function _WP_List_Table_Compat( $screen, $columns = array() ) {
+		if ( is_string( $screen ) )
+			$screen = convert_to_screen( $screen );
+
+		$this->_screen = $screen;
+
+		if ( !empty( $columns ) ) {
+			$this->_columns = $columns;
+			add_filter( 'manage_' . $screen->id . '_columns', array( &$this, 'get_columns' ), 0 );
+		}
+	}
+
+	function get_column_info() {
+		$columns = get_column_headers( $this->_screen );
+		$hidden = get_hidden_columns( $this->_screen );
+		$sortable = array();
+
+		return array( $columns, $hidden, $sortable );
+	}
+
+	function get_columns() {
+		return $this->_columns;
+	}
+}
+?>
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