diff --git a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
index 9113f74035..25a651fa69 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/upgrade.php
@@ -57,15 +57,16 @@ switch ( $action ) {
 
 		$site_ids = get_sites(
 			array(
-				'spam'       => 0,
-				'deleted'    => 0,
-				'archived'   => 0,
-				'network_id' => get_current_network_id(),
-				'number'     => 5,
-				'offset'     => $n,
-				'fields'     => 'ids',
-				'order'      => 'DESC',
-				'orderby'    => 'id',
+				'spam'                   => 0,
+				'deleted'                => 0,
+				'archived'               => 0,
+				'network_id'             => get_current_network_id(),
+				'number'                 => 5,
+				'offset'                 => $n,
+				'fields'                 => 'ids',
+				'order'                  => 'DESC',
+				'orderby'                => 'id',
+				'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 			)
 		);
 		if ( empty( $site_ids ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/embed.php b/wp-includes/embed.php
index 2c5aedcaea..b8f2e59666 100644
--- a/wp-includes/embed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/embed.php
@@ -586,8 +586,9 @@ function get_oembed_response_data_for_url( $url, $args ) {
 		);
 
 		$qv = array(
-			'domain' => $url_parts['host'],
-			'path'   => '/',
+			'domain'                 => $url_parts['host'],
+			'path'                   => '/',
+			'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 		);
 
 		// In case of subdirectory configs, set the path.
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php b/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
index 259146cdc5..b18ef17e69 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ function get_id_from_blogname( $slug ) {
 
 	$site_ids = get_sites(
 		array(
-			'number' => 1,
-			'fields' => 'ids',
-			'domain' => $domain,
-			'path'   => $path,
+			'number'                 => 1,
+			'fields'                 => 'ids',
+			'domain'                 => $domain,
+			'path'                   => $path,
+			'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 		)
 	);
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index 75dab9e09c..5293cd2159 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -345,10 +345,11 @@ function get_blog_id_from_url( $domain, $path = '/' ) {
 	}
 
 	$args   = array(
-		'domain' => $domain,
-		'path'   => $path,
-		'fields' => 'ids',
-		'number' => 1,
+		'domain'                 => $domain,
+		'path'                   => $path,
+		'fields'                 => 'ids',
+		'number'                 => 1,
+		'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 	);
 	$result = get_sites( $args );
 	$id     = array_shift( $result );
@@ -1473,11 +1474,12 @@ Disable these notifications: %3$s'
 function domain_exists( $domain, $path, $network_id = 1 ) {
 	$path   = trailingslashit( $path );
 	$args   = array(
-		'network_id' => $network_id,
-		'domain'     => $domain,
-		'path'       => $path,
-		'fields'     => 'ids',
-		'number'     => 1,
+		'network_id'             => $network_id,
+		'domain'                 => $domain,
+		'path'                   => $path,
+		'fields'                 => 'ids',
+		'number'                 => 1,
+		'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 	);
 	$result = get_sites( $args );
 	$result = array_shift( $result );
@@ -2433,11 +2435,12 @@ function wp_update_network_site_counts( $network_id = null ) {
 
 	$count = get_sites(
 		array(
-			'network_id' => $network_id,
-			'spam'       => 0,
-			'deleted'    => 0,
-			'archived'   => 0,
-			'count'      => true,
+			'network_id'             => $network_id,
+			'spam'                   => 0,
+			'deleted'                => 0,
+			'archived'               => 0,
+			'count'                  => true,
+			'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 		)
 	);
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-load.php b/wp-includes/ms-load.php
index 91c9c8c301..3133d2473c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-load.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-load.php
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ function get_site_by_path( $domain, $path, $segments = null ) {
 	}
 
 	$args = array(
-		'number' => 1,
+		'number'                 => 1,
+		'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 	);
 
 	if ( count( $domains ) > 1 ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 3414da0fbc..8aac386bc9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -676,8 +676,9 @@ function get_blogs_of_user( $user_id, $all = false ) {
 
 	if ( ! empty( $site_ids ) ) {
 		$args = array(
-			'number'   => '',
-			'site__in' => $site_ids,
+			'number'                 => '',
+			'site__in'               => $site_ids,
+			'update_site_meta_cache' => false,
 		);
 		if ( ! $all ) {
 			$args['archived'] = 0;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 0b0092158e..6b0e7d3af4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44925';
+$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44926';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.