diff --git a/modules/system.module b/modules/system.module
index 52b922e0833fb57a05f94d15d93e549c7a4157ce..ee501599261a74ba1485c6930b43fe8b5a544276 100644
--- a/modules/system.module
+++ b/modules/system.module
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ function system_theme_settings() {
 
   if ($key) {
     // Template-specific settings
-    $function = function_exists($themes[$key]->prefix .'_settings');
+    $function = $themes[$key]->prefix .'_settings';
     if (function_exists($function)) {
       $group = $function();
       if (strpos($themes[$key]->description, '.theme')) {
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index 52b922e0833fb57a05f94d15d93e549c7a4157ce..ee501599261a74ba1485c6930b43fe8b5a544276 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ function system_theme_settings() {
 
   if ($key) {
     // Template-specific settings
-    $function = function_exists($themes[$key]->prefix .'_settings');
+    $function = $themes[$key]->prefix .'_settings';
     if (function_exists($function)) {
       $group = $function();
       if (strpos($themes[$key]->description, '.theme')) {