diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-post.php b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
index b4aed5275b..48e76feec5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ do_action( 'admin_init' );
 
 $action = empty( $_REQUEST['action'] ) ? '' : $_REQUEST['action'];
 
-if ( ! wp_validate_auth_cookie() ) {
+if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
 	if ( empty( $action ) ) {
 		/**
 		 * Fires on a non-authenticated admin post request where no action is supplied.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index dd5806ba40..efde8b40fe 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.1-beta1-44614';
+$wp_version = '5.1-beta1-44615';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.