diff --git a/wp-includes/query.php b/wp-includes/query.php
index 0b788dde8..292834da1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -2179,9 +2179,6 @@ class WP_Query {
 				$search .= "{$searchand}(($wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE '{$n}{$term}{$n}') OR ($wpdb->posts.post_content LIKE '{$n}{$term}{$n}'))";
 				$searchand = ' AND ';
 			}
-			$term = esc_sql( like_escape( $q['s'] ) );
-			if ( empty($q['sentence']) && count($q['search_terms']) > 1 && $q['search_terms'][0] != $q['s'] )
-				$search .= " OR ($wpdb->posts.post_title LIKE '{$n}{$term}{$n}') OR ($wpdb->posts.post_content LIKE '{$n}{$term}{$n}')";
 
 			if ( !empty($search) ) {
 				$search = " AND ({$search}) ";