diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
index f4896a7617..bcb82eb3e6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * @property string $user_registered
  * @property string $user_activation_key
  * @property string $user_status
+ * @property int    $user_level
  * @property string $display_name
  * @property string $spam
  * @property string $deleted
@@ -85,13 +86,6 @@ class WP_User {
 	 */
 	public $allcaps = array();
 
-	/**
-	 * @since 2.0.0
-	 * @access public
-	 * @var int
-	 */
-	public $user_level = 0;
-
 	/**
 	 * The filter context applied to user data fields.
 	 *