diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
index 204b5dcf6..67da85a21 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-functions.php
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ function wp_import_cleanup($id) {
 
 function wp_import_upload_form($action) {
 ?>
-<form enctype="multipart/form-data" id="import-upload-form" method="POST" action="<?php echo $action ?>">
+<form enctype="multipart/form-data" id="import-upload-form" method="post" action="<?php echo $action ?>">
 <p>
 <label for="upload"><?php _e('Choose a file from your computer:'); ?></label> <input type="file" id="upload" name="import" size="25" />
 <input type="hidden" name="action" value="save" />
diff --git a/wp-admin/sidebar.php b/wp-admin/sidebar.php
index 17fd3cb4f..74cb0819a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/sidebar.php
+++ b/wp-admin/sidebar.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ form {
 </head>
 <body id="sidebar">
 <h1 id="wphead"><a href="http://wordpress.org/" rel="external">WordPress</a></h1>
-<form name="post" action="post.php" method="POST">
+<form name="post" action="post.php" method="post">
 <div><input type="hidden" name="action" value="post" />
 <input type="hidden" name="user_ID" value="<?php echo $user_ID ?>" />
 <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="sidebar" />
