diff --git a/modules/book/book.install b/modules/book/book.install
index ae324191b1300fd0c91f3f5840be1bbbc472597a..bf932bba66747ee8d18674750ecb7fb4d6878020 100644
--- a/modules/book/book.install
+++ b/modules/book/book.install
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function _book_install_type_create() {
 
   $book_node_type = node_type_set_defaults($book_node_type);
   node_type_save($book_node_type);
+  node_add_body_field($book_node_type);
   // Default to not promoted.
   variable_set('node_options_book', array('status'));
   // Use this default type for adding content to books.
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.install b/modules/forum/forum.install
index 65841a4a165a6f43df701826b739bbf06ccac6f6..d23725164a61b47ff9275675ae03adceed7798a7 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.install
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.install
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ function forum_enable() {
     $term = (object) $edit;
     taxonomy_term_save($term);
   }
+  // Ensure the forum node type is available.
+  node_types_rebuild();
+  $types = node_type_get_types();
+  node_add_body_field($types['forum']);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/node/content_types.inc b/modules/node/content_types.inc
index f3f7acfeab710ddd442a2b0f459d2ff3fc1845c1..812d68032570e5aeeda53845d761b91eb96a386d 100644
--- a/modules/node/content_types.inc
+++ b/modules/node/content_types.inc
@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ function node_type_form($form, &$form_state, $type = NULL) {
     $form['submission']['title_label']['#description'] = t('This content type does not have a title field.');
     $form['submission']['title_label']['#required'] = FALSE;
   }
-  $form['submission']['body_label'] = array(
-    '#title' => t('Body field label'),
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#default_value' => isset($type->body_label) ? $type->body_label : '',
-    '#description' => t('To remove the body field, remove text and leave blank.'),
-  );
   $form['submission']['node_preview'] = array(
     '#type' => 'radios',
     '#title' => t('Preview before submitting'),
@@ -322,12 +316,9 @@ function node_type_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $type->description = $form_state['values']['description'];
   $type->help = $form_state['values']['help'];
   $type->title_label = $form_state['values']['title_label'];
-  $type->body_label = $form_state['values']['body_label'];
-
   // title_label is required in core; has_title will always be true, unless a
   // module alters the title field.
   $type->has_title = ($type->title_label != '');
-  $type->has_body = ($type->body_label != '');
 
   $type->base = !empty($form_state['values']['base']) ? $form_state['values']['base'] : 'node_content';
   $type->custom = $form_state['values']['custom'];
@@ -372,6 +363,7 @@ function node_type_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   node_types_rebuild();
   menu_rebuild();
+  node_add_body_field($type);
   $t_args = array('%name' => $type->name);
 
   if ($status == SAVED_UPDATED) {
diff --git a/modules/node/content_types.js b/modules/node/content_types.js
index a76240c78f287d8971c76fa78242c476717bda27..dfbd01cbf006cff90bfca84596d89a08bb0330ce 100644
--- a/modules/node/content_types.js
+++ b/modules/node/content_types.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Drupal.behaviors.contentTypes = {
     $('fieldset#edit-submission', context).drupalSetSummary(function(context) {
       var vals = [];
       vals.push(Drupal.checkPlain($('#edit-title-label', context).val()) || Drupal.t('Requires a title'));
-      vals.push(Drupal.checkPlain($('#edit-body-label', context).val()) || Drupal.t('No body'));
       return vals.join(', ');
     });
     $('fieldset#edit-workflow', context).drupalSetSummary(function(context) {
diff --git a/modules/node/node.api.php b/modules/node/node.api.php
index 76ac111f700687be3f0ed0b7d2dae85227d273c8..d340d237e114f6c38fe5e16c534c25e334c1a133 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -771,10 +771,6 @@ function hook_node_view_alter(&$build) {
  *      field. Optional (defaults to TRUE).
  *   - "title_label": the label for the title field of this content type.
  *      Optional (defaults to 'Title').
- *   - "has_body": boolean indicating whether or not this node type has a body
- *      field. Optional (defaults to TRUE).
- *   - "body_label": the label for the body field of this content type. Optional
- *      (defaults to 'Body').
  *   - "locked": boolean indicating whether the administrator can change the
  *      machine name of this type. FALSE = changeable (not locked),
  *      TRUE = unchangeable (locked). Optional (defaults to TRUE).
@@ -986,17 +982,6 @@ function hook_prepare($node) {
 function hook_form($node, $form_state) {
   $type = node_type_get_type($node);
 
-  $form['title'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => check_plain($type->title_label),
-    '#required' => TRUE,
-  );
-  $form['body'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textarea',
-    '#title' => check_plain($type->body_label),
-    '#rows' => 20,
-    '#required' => TRUE,
-  );
   $form['field1'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Custom field'),
diff --git a/modules/node/node.install b/modules/node/node.install
index 96b6d7531b65aae2a0853e870e931639c7e31f73..6b8804179abfff18936bbb0d664a83e4f1f2308a 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.install
+++ b/modules/node/node.install
@@ -306,21 +306,6 @@ function node_schema() {
         'default' => '',
         'translatable' => TRUE,
       ),
-      'has_body' => array(
-        'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether this type has the body field attached.',
-        'type' => 'int',
-        'unsigned' => TRUE,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'size' => 'tiny',
-      ),
-      'body_label' => array(
-        'description' => 'The label displayed for the body field on the edit form.',
-        'type' => 'varchar',
-        'length' => 255,
-        'not null' => TRUE,
-        'default' => '',
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      ),
       'custom' => array(
         'description' => 'A boolean indicating whether this type is defined by a module (FALSE) or by a user via Add content type (TRUE).',
         'type' => 'int',
@@ -552,7 +537,7 @@ function node_update_7006(&$sandbox) {
       foreach ($revisions as $revision) {
         $found = TRUE;
 
-        if ($node_types[$revision->type]->has_body) {
+        if ($sandbox['node_types_info'][$revision->type]['has_body']) {
           $node = (object) array(
             'nid' => $revision->nid,
             'vid' => $revision->vid,
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index f2e566ddd29b2c5f47cbe92fe51107d0784ae294..0818b61529dabf00c1f92d85e34f39bf61c90806 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -496,8 +496,6 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
     'base' => (string) $type->base,
     'has_title' => (int) $type->has_title,
     'title_label' => (string) $type->title_label,
-    'has_body' => (int) $type->has_body,
-    'body_label' => (string) $type->body_label,
     'description' => (string) $type->description,
     'help' => (string) $type->help,
     'custom' => (int) $type->custom,
@@ -514,7 +512,6 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
     if (!empty($type->old_type) && $type->old_type != $type->type) {
       field_attach_rename_bundle('node', $type->old_type, $type->type);
     }
-    node_configure_fields($type);
     module_invoke_all('node_type_update', $type);
     $status = SAVED_UPDATED;
   }
@@ -525,7 +522,7 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
       ->execute();
 
     field_attach_create_bundle('node', $type->type);
-    node_configure_fields($type);
+
     module_invoke_all('node_type_insert', $type);
     $status = SAVED_NEW;
   }
@@ -537,60 +534,48 @@ function node_type_save($info) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Manage the field(s) for a node type.
+ * Add default body field to a node type.
  *
- * Currently, the node module manages a single Field API field,
- * 'body'.  If $type->has_body is true, this function ensures the
- * 'body' field exists and creates an instance of it for the bundle
- * $type->type (e.g. 'page', 'story', ...).  If $type->has_body is
- * false, this function removes the instance (if it exists) for the
- * 'body' field on $type->type.
+ * @param $type
+ *   The node type name.
+ * @param $label
+ *   The label for the body instance.
  */
-function node_configure_fields($type) {
+function node_add_body_field($type, $label = 'Body') {
    // Add or remove the body field, as needed.
   $field = field_info_field('body');
   $instance = field_info_instance('node', 'body', $type->type);
-  if ($type->has_body) {
-    if (empty($field)) {
-      $field = array(
-        'field_name' => 'body',
-        'type' => 'text_with_summary',
-        'entity_types' => array('node'),
-        'translatable' => TRUE,
-      );
-      $field = field_create_field($field);
-    }
-    if (empty($instance)) {
-      $instance = array(
-        'field_name' => 'body',
-        'entity_type' => 'node',
-        'bundle' => $type->type,
-        'label' => $type->body_label,
-        'widget_type' => 'text_textarea_with_summary',
-        'settings' => array('display_summary' => TRUE),
-
-        // Define default formatters for the teaser and full view.
-        'display' => array(
-          'full' => array(
-            'label' => 'hidden',
-            'type' => 'text_default',
-          ),
-          'teaser' => array(
-            'label' => 'hidden',
-            'type' => 'text_summary_or_trimmed',
-          ),
+  if (empty($field)) {
+    $field = array(
+      'field_name' => 'body',
+      'type' => 'text_with_summary',
+      'entity_types' => array('node'),
+      'translatable' => TRUE,
+    );
+    $field = field_create_field($field);
+  }
+  if (empty($instance)) {
+    $instance = array(
+      'field_name' => 'body',
+      'entity_type' => 'node',
+      'bundle' => $type->type,
+      'label' => $label,
+      'widget_type' => 'text_textarea_with_summary',
+      'settings' => array('display_summary' => TRUE),
+
+      // Define default formatters for the teaser and full view.
+      'display' => array(
+        'full' => array(
+          'label' => 'hidden',
+          'type' => 'text_default',
         ),
-      );
-      field_create_instance($instance);
-    }
-    else {
-      $instance['label'] = $type->body_label;
-      $instance['settings']['display_summary'] = TRUE;
-      field_update_instance($instance);
-    }
-  }
-  elseif (!empty($instance)) {
-    field_delete_instance($instance);
+        'teaser' => array(
+          'label' => 'hidden',
+          'type' => 'text_summary_or_trimmed',
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    field_create_instance($instance);
   }
 }
 
@@ -737,14 +722,13 @@ function node_type_set_defaults($info = array()) {
     $type->base = '';
     $type->description = '';
     $type->help = '';
-    $type->has_title = 1;
-    $type->has_body = 1;
-    $type->title_label = t('Title');
-    $type->body_label = t('Body');
     $type->custom = 0;
     $type->modified = 0;
     $type->locked = 1;
     $type->is_new = 1;
+
+    $type->has_title = 1;
+    $type->title_label = 'Title';
   }
 
   $new_type = clone $type;
@@ -752,13 +736,10 @@ function node_type_set_defaults($info = array()) {
   foreach ($info as $key => $data) {
     $new_type->$key = $data;
   }
-  // If the type has no title or body, set an empty label.
+  // If the type has no title, set an empty label.
   if (!$new_type->has_title) {
     $new_type->title_label = '';
   }
-  if (!$new_type->has_body) {
-    $new_type->body_label = '';
-  }
   $new_type->orig_type = isset($info['type']) ? $info['type'] : '';
 
   return $new_type;
diff --git a/modules/node/node.test b/modules/node/node.test
index cc73a3797205d775b7b7741f583f1de6d0e2293a..4697a7202f1d3d9b7532b0b21e88386e4b3c1d3b 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.test
+++ b/modules/node/node.test
@@ -1087,39 +1087,33 @@ class NodeTypeTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->assertRaw('Title', t('Title field was found.'));
     $this->assertRaw('Body', t('Body field was found.'));
 
-    // Rename the title field and remove the body field.
+    // Rename the title field.
     $edit = array(
       'title_label' => 'Foo',
-      'body_label' => '',
     );
     $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/types/manage/page', $edit, t('Save content type'));
+    // Refresh the field information for the rest of the test.
     field_info_cache_clear();
 
-    $this->assertFalse(field_info_instance('node', 'body', 'page'), t('Body field was removed.'));
     $this->drupalGet('node/add/page');
     $this->assertRaw('Foo', t('New title label was displayed.'));
     $this->assertNoRaw('Title', t('Old title label was not displayed.'));
-    $this->assertNoRaw('Full text', t('Body field was not found.'));
 
-    // Add the body field again and change the name, machine name and description.
+    // Change the name, machine name and description.
     $edit = array(
       'name' => 'Bar',
       'type' => 'bar',
       'description' => 'Lorem ipsum.',
-      'body_label' => 'Baz',
     );
     $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/types/manage/page', $edit, t('Save content type'));
-    field_info_cache_clear();
 
-    $instance = field_info_instance('node', 'body', 'bar');
-    $this->assertEqual($instance['label'], 'Baz', t('Body field was added.'));
     $this->drupalGet('node/add');
     $this->assertRaw('Bar', t('New name was displayed.'));
     $this->assertRaw('Lorem ipsum', t('New description was displayed.'));
     $this->clickLink('Bar');
     $this->assertEqual(url('node/add/bar', array('absolute' => TRUE)), $this->getUrl(), t('New machine name was used in URL.'));
     $this->assertRaw('Foo', t('Title field was found.'));
-    $this->assertRaw('Baz', t('Body field was found.'));
+    $this->assertRaw('Body', t('Body field was found.'));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
index 4765508cc97ff3733765897d6d7376d3f1176f0a..d7d95869b7dfaae8cb0274bdec2b4fb819800ac3 100644
--- a/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
+++ b/modules/simpletest/drupal_web_test_case.php
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ protected function drupalCreateContentType($settings = array()) {
     $saved_type = node_type_save($type);
     node_types_rebuild();
     menu_rebuild();
+    node_add_body_field($type);
 
     $this->assertEqual($saved_type, SAVED_NEW, t('Created content type %type.', array('%type' => $type->type)));
 
diff --git a/modules/user/user.install b/modules/user/user.install
index ea30a1eb97184235262f965b38e2b72ea3db3cc2..aef0f9fb9427bb8b18cfa3056ec37ac92a5cf9ec 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.install
+++ b/modules/user/user.install
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ function user_update_7004(&$sandbox) {
     'type' => 'int',
     'not null' => TRUE,
     'default' => 0,
-    'description' => t("Foreign key: {file_managed}.fid of user's picture."),
+    'description' => "Foreign key: {file_managed}.fid of user's picture.",
   );
 
   if (!isset($sandbox['progress'])) {
diff --git a/profiles/standard/standard.install b/profiles/standard/standard.install
index f22b0a7d0b2086d4586135cc5b48aa65dd9c063c..4857f9a98f9e98cc88313e1e4eabf687d498b02c 100644
--- a/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/profiles/standard/standard.install
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ function standard_install() {
   foreach ($types as $type) {
     $type = node_type_set_defaults($type);
     node_type_save($type);
+    node_add_body_field($type);
   }
 
   // Insert default pre-defined RDF mapping into the database.