diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index bd3e2f92e..193cb346f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1296,10 +1296,6 @@ function rewrite_rules($matches = '', $permalink_structure = '') {
     return $rewrite;
 }
 
-function remove_slashes($string) {
-	return stripslashes(stripslashes($string));
-}
-
 function get_posts($args) {
 	global $wpdb, $tableposts;
 	parse_str($args, $r);
diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-comment.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-comment.php
index c8ba7bea7..1902279b0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-comment.php
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 <?php
 
 // Default filters for these functions
-add_filter('comment_author', 'remove_slashes', 5);
 add_filter('comment_author', 'wptexturize');
 add_filter('comment_author', 'convert_chars');
 
-add_filter('comment_email', 'remove_slashes', 5);
 add_filter('comment_email', 'antispambot');
 
 add_filter('comment_url', 'clean_url');
 
-add_filter('comment_text', 'remove_slashes', 5);
 add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_chars');
 add_filter('comment_text', 'make_clickable');
 add_filter('comment_text', 'wpautop', 30);
 add_filter('comment_text', 'balanceTags');
 add_filter('comment_text', 'convert_smilies', 20);
 
-add_filter('comment_excerpt', 'remove_slashes', 5);
 add_filter('comment_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
 
 function clean_url($url) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
index 0e7cb739f..047601764 100644
--- a/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/template-functions-post.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ add_filter('the_content', 'convert_smilies');
 add_filter('the_content', 'convert_chars');
 add_filter('the_content', 'wpautop');
 
-add_filter('the_excerpt', 'remove_slashes', 5);
 add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_smilies');
 add_filter('the_excerpt', 'convert_chars');
 add_filter('the_excerpt', 'wpautop');