diff --git a/src/wp-includes/media.php b/src/wp-includes/media.php
index 27a9e1d1f1..a054282040 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/media.php
@@ -2313,7 +2313,6 @@ function wp_maybe_load_embeds() {
 	}
 
 	wp_embed_register_handler( 'youtube_embed_url', '#https?://(www.)?youtube\.com/embed/([^/]+)#i', 'wp_embed_handler_youtube' );
-	wp_embed_register_handler( 'youtube_v_url', '#https?://(www.)?youtube\.com/v/([^/]+)#i', 'wp_embed_handler_youtube' );
 
 	wp_embed_register_handler( 'googlevideo', '#http://video\.google\.([A-Za-z.]{2,5})/videoplay\?docid=([\d-]+)(.*?)#i', 'wp_embed_handler_googlevideo' );