diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
index 9cb206adce..64ce47b035 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
@@ -1219,14 +1219,6 @@ class WP_Theme_JSON {
 			$theme_settings['settings']['spacing']['customPadding'] = $settings['enableCustomSpacing'];
 		}
 
-		// Things that didn't land in core yet, so didn't have a setting assigned.
-		if ( current( (array) get_theme_support( 'experimental-link-color' ) ) ) {
-			if ( ! isset( $theme_settings['settings']['color'] ) ) {
-				$theme_settings['settings']['color'] = array();
-			}
-			$theme_settings['settings']['color']['link'] = true;
-		}
-
 		return $theme_settings;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c96b728cc5..59ca712df0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51304';
+$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51306';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.