diff --git a/wp-includes/load.php b/wp-includes/load.php
index e22bfb8c35..b0b8209235 100644
--- a/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -1679,9 +1679,8 @@ function wp_is_ini_value_changeable( $setting ) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Bit operator to workaround https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=44936 which changes access level to 63 in PHP 5.2.6 - 5.2.17.
 	if ( isset( $ini_all[ $setting ]['access'] )
-		&& ( INI_ALL === ( $ini_all[ $setting ]['access'] & 7 ) || INI_USER === ( $ini_all[ $setting ]['access'] & 7 ) )
+		&& ( INI_ALL === $ini_all[ $setting ]['access'] || INI_USER === $ini_all[ $setting ]['access'] )
 	) {
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 001c7a54ff..4bcce31037 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-58682';
+$wp_version = '6.7-alpha-58683';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.