diff --git a/libraries/common.inc.php b/libraries/common.inc.php
index e08264e5f5..5fe8da77ce 100644
--- a/libraries/common.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/common.inc.php
@@ -982,17 +982,6 @@ if (count($_REQUEST) > 1000) {
     PMA_fatalError(__('possible exploit'));
 }
 
-/**
- * Check for numeric keys
- * (if register_globals is on, numeric key can be found in $GLOBALS)
- */
-foreach ($GLOBALS as $key => $dummy) {
-    if (is_numeric($key)) {
-        PMA_fatalError(__('numeric key detected'));
-    }
-}
-unset($dummy);
-
 // here, the function does not exist with this configuration:
 // $cfg['ServerDefault'] = 0;
 $GLOBALS['is_superuser']
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationHttp.php b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationHttp.php
index 8123bdc49f..e8a148554b 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationHttp.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationHttp.php
@@ -115,10 +115,8 @@ class AuthenticationHttp extends AuthenticationPlugin
     /**
      * Gets advanced authentication settings
      *
-     * @global  string $PHP_AUTH_USER          the username if register_globals is
-     *          on
-     * @global  string $PHP_AUTH_PW            the password if register_globals is
-     *          on
+     * @global string $PHP_AUTH_USER the username
+     * @global string $PHP_AUTH_PW   the password
      *
      * @return boolean   whether we get authentication settings or not
      */
@@ -130,8 +128,7 @@ class AuthenticationHttp extends AuthenticationPlugin
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Grabs the $PHP_AUTH_USER variable whatever are the values of the
-        // 'register_globals' and the 'variables_order' directives
+        // Grabs the $PHP_AUTH_USER variable
         if (empty($PHP_AUTH_USER)) {
             if (PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_USER')) {
                 $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_USER');
@@ -154,8 +151,7 @@ class AuthenticationHttp extends AuthenticationPlugin
                 $PHP_AUTH_USER = PMA_getenv('Authorization');
             }
         }
-        // Grabs the $PHP_AUTH_PW variable whatever are the values of the
-        // 'register_globals' and the 'variables_order' directives
+        // Grabs the $PHP_AUTH_PW variable
         if (empty($PHP_AUTH_PW)) {
             if (PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_PW')) {
                 $PHP_AUTH_PW = PMA_getenv('PHP_AUTH_PW');
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationSignon.php b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationSignon.php
index 9b30c8ecfa..0dd67283e2 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationSignon.php
+++ b/libraries/plugins/auth/AuthenticationSignon.php
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class AuthenticationSignon extends AuthenticationPlugin
     /**
      * Gets advanced authentication settings
      *
-     * @global  string $PHP_AUTH_USER        the username if register_globals is on
-     * @global  string $PHP_AUTH_PW          the password if register_globals is on
+     * @global string $PHP_AUTH_USER the username
+     * @global string $PHP_AUTH_PW   the password
      *
      * @return boolean   whether we get authentication settings or not
      */
diff --git a/tbl_change.php b/tbl_change.php
index 40500b00ec..5d95a51e1f 100644
--- a/tbl_change.php
+++ b/tbl_change.php
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 /**
  * Displays form for editing and inserting new table rows
  *
- * register_globals_save (mark this file save for disabling register globals)
- *
  * @package PhpMyAdmin
  */
 use PMA\libraries\config\PageSettings;