diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index 1c0d91fa75..5dfe5d04a6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 			if ( ! is_wp_error( $validity ) ) {
 				/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-customize-setting.php */
 				$late_validity = apply_filters( "customize_validate_{$setting->id}", new WP_Error(), $unsanitized_value, $setting );
-				if ( is_wp_error( $late_validity ) && ! empty( $late_validity->errors ) ) {
+				if ( ! empty( $late_validity->errors ) ) {
 					$validity = $late_validity;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b9801cfb64..92f2a3c722 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.9.9-alpha-43701';
+$wp_version = '4.9.9-alpha-43702';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.