diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index 8a949629fe..55bb6dfac8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ function wp_unregister_GLOBALS() {
 	$input = array_merge( $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, $_SERVER, $_ENV, $_FILES, isset( $_SESSION ) && is_array( $_SESSION ) ? $_SESSION : array() );
 	foreach ( $input as $k => $v )
 		if ( !in_array( $k, $no_unset ) && isset( $GLOBALS[$k] ) ) {
-			$GLOBALS[$k] = null;
 			unset( $GLOBALS[$k] );
 		}
 }