diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index db8614ca18..f99934e58e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -50,12 +50,7 @@ $admin_body_class = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9_-]+/i', '-', $hook_suffix);
 ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 addLoadEvent = function(func){if(typeof jQuery!="undefined")jQuery(document).ready(func);else if(typeof wpOnload!='function'){wpOnload=func;}else{var oldonload=wpOnload;wpOnload=function(){oldonload();func();}}};
-var userSettings = {
-		'url': '<?php echo SITECOOKIEPATH; ?>',
-		'uid': '<?php if ( ! isset($current_user) ) $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); echo $current_user->ID; ?>',
-		'time':'<?php echo time() ?>'
-	},
-	ajaxurl = '<?php echo admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php', 'relative' ); ?>',
+var ajaxurl = '<?php echo admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php', 'relative' ); ?>',
 	pagenow = '<?php echo $current_screen->id; ?>',
 	typenow = '<?php echo $current_screen->post_type; ?>',
 	adminpage = '<?php echo $admin_body_class; ?>',
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/utils.js b/wp-includes/js/utils.js
similarity index 100%
rename from wp-admin/js/utils.js
rename to wp-includes/js/utils.js
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/utils.min.js b/wp-includes/js/utils.min.js
similarity index 100%
rename from wp-admin/js/utils.min.js
rename to wp-includes/js/utils.min.js
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 2109ac291a..bb83b3ecbe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$suffix = defined('SCRIPT_DEBUG') && SCRIPT_DEBUG ? '' : '.min';
 
-	$scripts->add( 'utils', "/wp-admin/js/utils$suffix.js" );
+	$scripts->add( 'utils', "/wp-includes/js/utils$suffix.js" );
+	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'utils', 'userSettings', array(
+		'url' => (string) SITECOOKIEPATH,
+		'uid' => (string) get_current_user_id(),
+		'time' => (string) time(),
+	) );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'common', "/wp-admin/js/common$suffix.js", array('jquery', 'hoverIntent', 'utils'), false, 1 );
 	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'common', 'commonL10n', array(
@@ -329,7 +334,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	// To enqueue media-views or media-editor, call wp_enqueue_media().
 	// Both rely on numerous settings, styles, and templates to operate correctly.
-	$scripts->add( 'media-views',  "/wp-includes/js/media-views$suffix.js",  array( 'media-models', 'wp-plupload', 'jquery-ui-sortable' ), false, 1 );
+	$scripts->add( 'media-views',  "/wp-includes/js/media-views$suffix.js",  array( 'utils', 'media-models', 'wp-plupload', 'jquery-ui-sortable' ), false, 1 );
 	$scripts->add( 'media-editor', "/wp-includes/js/media-editor$suffix.js", array( 'shortcode', 'media-views' ), false, 1 );
 	$scripts->add( 'mce-view', "/wp-includes/js/mce-view$suffix.js", array( 'shortcode', 'media-models' ), false, 1 );