diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index 2db58a7c15..23bc994749 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -1090,8 +1090,8 @@ function validate_plugin_requirements( $plugin ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	$plugin_data['wp_compatible']  = wp_is_wp_compatible( $plugin_data['requires'] );
-	$plugin_data['php_compatible'] = wp_is_php_compatible( $plugin_data['requires_php'] );
+	$plugin_data['wp_compatible']  = version_compare( get_bloginfo( 'version' ), $plugin_data['requires'], '>=' );
+	$plugin_data['php_compatible'] = version_compare( phpversion(), $plugin_data['requires_php'], '>=' );
 
 	$plugin_data = array_merge( $plugin_data, get_plugin_data( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $plugin ) );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index b8a0a7db07..86cdabe7e0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -6897,29 +6897,3 @@ function wp_direct_php_update_button() {
 	);
 	echo '</p>';
 }
-
-/**
- * Checks compatibility with the current WordPress version.
- *
- * @since 5.2.0
- *
- * @param string $required Minimum required WordPress version.
- * @return bool True if required version is compatible or empty, false if not.
- */
-function wp_is_wp_compatible( $required ) {
-	$wp_version = get_bloginfo( 'version' );
-
-	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( $wp_version, $required, '>=' );
-}
-
-/**
- * Checks compatibility with the current PHP version.
- *
- * @since 5.2.0
- *
- * @param string $required Minimum required PHP version.
- * @return bool True if required version is compatible or empty, false if not.
- */
-function wp_is_php_compatible( $required ) {
-	return empty( $required ) || version_compare( phpversion(), $required, '>=' );
-}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 897b2fad7b..6d7a63efa8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44980';
+$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44981';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.