diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
index aabe99e0334e3..27e82cc1e0a27 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.ini
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ JERROR_LAYOUT_PREVIOUS_ERROR="Previous Error"
 JERROR_LOADFILE_FAILED="Error loading form file"
 JERROR_LOADING_MENUS="Error loading Menus: %s"
 JERROR_LOGIN_DENIED="You do not have access to the Administrator section of this site."
-JERROR_MAGIC_QUOTES="Your host needs to disable magic_quotes_gpc to run this version of Joomla!"
 JERROR_NO_ITEMS_SELECTED="No item(s) selected."
 JERROR_NOLOGIN_BLOCKED="Login denied! Your account has either been blocked or you have not activated it yet."
 JERROR_SENDING_EMAIL="Email could not be sent."
diff --git a/tests/Unit/bootstrap.php b/tests/Unit/bootstrap.php
index 8831de0e61fea..450db1c7ac901 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/bootstrap.php
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 
 define('_JEXEC', 1);
 
-// Fix magic quotes.
-ini_set('magic_quotes_runtime', 0);
-
 // Maximise error reporting.
 ini_set('zend.ze1_compatibility_mode', '0');
 error_reporting(E_ALL);