Index: /branches/release-35/lib/MT.pm.pre
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--- /branches/release-35/lib/MT.pm.pre (revision 1954)
+++ /branches/release-35/lib/MT.pm.pre (revision 1981)
@@ -2003,5 +2003,5 @@
 sub load_tmpl {
     my $mt = shift;
-    if ($mt->{component}) {
+    if ( exists($mt->{component}) && ( $mt->{component} ne 'Core' ) ) {
         if (my $c = $mt->component($mt->{component})) {
             return $c->load_tmpl(@_);