diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 705d49cf7a..a3d1618daa 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ do_action('admin_head');
 ?>
 
 <noscript>
-<?php wp_print_styles('no-js'); ?>
+<style type="text/css">
+.hide-if-no-js{display:none}
+.hide-if-js,.closed .inside{display:block}
+</style>
 </noscript>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 (function(){
-	var nojs = document.getElementById('no-js');
-	if ( nojs ) nojs.parentNode.removeChild(nojs);
+	var ns = document.getElementsByTagName('noscript');
+	if ( ns && (ns = ns[0]) ) ns.parentNode.removeChild(ns);
 })();
 </script>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/no-js.css b/wp-admin/css/no-js.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 2af100965d..0000000000
--- a/wp-admin/css/no-js.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-/* styles to be used when Javascript is disabled */
-
-.hide-if-no-js {
-	display: none;
-}
-
-.hide-if-js,
-.closed .inside {
-	display: block;
-}
-
-.hide-if-js-inline {
-	display: inline;
-}
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 5426b9b196..62de2266af 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'login', '/wp-admin/css/login.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'plugin-install', '/wp-admin/css/plugin-install.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/css/farbtastic.css', array(), '1.2' );
-	$styles->add( 'no-js', '/wp-admin/css/no-js.css', array(), '20081225' );
 
 	foreach ( $rtl_styles as $rtl_style )
 		$styles->add_data( $rtl_style, 'rtl', true );