diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 5496528f5d..27a2cee8b2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -634,8 +634,10 @@ function wp_dashboard_incoming_links_output() {
 
 	echo "<ul>\n";
 
-	$count = 0;
-	foreach ( $rss->get_items() as $item ) {
+	if ( !isset($items) )
+		$items = 10;
+
+	foreach ( $rss->get_items(0, $items) as $item ) {
 		$publisher = '';
 		$site_link = '';
 		$link = '';
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index 4afb9ffe97..9b14af63d0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ function uninstall_plugin($plugin) {
 //
 
 function add_menu_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $function = '', $icon_url = '' ) {
-	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks, $_registered_pages;
+	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks;
 
 	$file = plugin_basename( $file );
 
@@ -602,13 +602,11 @@ function add_menu_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $functio
 
 	$menu[] = array ( $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $page_title, 'menu-top ' . $hookname, $hookname, $icon_url );
 
-	$_registered_pages[$hookname] = true;
-
 	return $hookname;
 }
 
 function add_object_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $function = '', $icon_url = '') {
-	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks, $_wp_last_object_menu, $_registered_pages;
+	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks, $_wp_last_object_menu;
 
 	$file = plugin_basename( $file );
 
@@ -625,13 +623,11 @@ function add_object_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $funct
 
 	$menu[$_wp_last_object_menu] = array ( $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $page_title, 'menu-top ' . $hookname, $hookname, $icon_url );
 
-	$_registered_pages[$hookname] = true;
-
 	return $hookname;
 }
 
 function add_utility_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $function = '', $icon_url = '') {
-	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks, $_wp_last_utility_menu, $_registered_pages;
+	global $menu, $admin_page_hooks, $_wp_last_utility_menu;
 
 	$file = plugin_basename( $file );
 
@@ -650,8 +646,6 @@ function add_utility_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $func
 
 	$menu[$_wp_last_utility_menu] = array ( $menu_title, $access_level, $file, $page_title, 'menu-top ' . $hookname, $hookname, $icon_url );
 
-	$_registered_pages[$hookname] = true;
-
 	return $hookname;
 }
 
@@ -660,7 +654,6 @@ function add_submenu_page( $parent, $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $fi
 	global $menu;
 	global $_wp_real_parent_file;
 	global $_wp_submenu_nopriv;
-	global $_registered_pages;
 
 	$file = plugin_basename( $file );
 
@@ -690,8 +683,6 @@ function add_submenu_page( $parent, $page_title, $menu_title, $access_level, $fi
 	if (!empty ( $function ) && !empty ( $hookname ))
 		add_action( $hookname, $function );
 
-	$_registered_pages[$hookname] = true;
-
 	return $hookname;
 }
 
@@ -928,21 +919,14 @@ function user_can_access_admin_page() {
 	global $_wp_menu_nopriv;
 	global $_wp_submenu_nopriv;
 	global $plugin_page;
-	global $_registered_pages;
 
 	$parent = get_admin_page_parent();
 
 	if ( !isset( $plugin_page ) && isset( $_wp_submenu_nopriv[$parent][$pagenow] ) )
 		return false;
 
-	if ( isset( $plugin_page ) ) {
-		if ( isset( $_wp_submenu_nopriv[$parent][$plugin_page] ) )
-			return false;
-
-		$hookname = get_plugin_page_hookname($plugin_page, $parent);
-		if ( !isset($_registered_pages[$hookname]) )
-			return false;
-	}
+	if ( isset( $plugin_page ) && isset( $_wp_submenu_nopriv[$parent][$plugin_page] ) )
+		return false;
 
 	if ( empty( $parent) ) {
 		if ( isset( $_wp_menu_nopriv[$pagenow] ) )