diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
index 0330b67f3b..ff3d660f18 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-media-list-table.php
@@ -497,11 +497,12 @@ class WP_Media_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	 * Handles the description column output.
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.3.0
+	 * @deprecated 6.2.0
 	 *
 	 * @param WP_Post $post The current WP_Post object.
 	 */
 	public function column_desc( $post ) {
-		echo has_excerpt() ? $post->post_excerpt : '';
+		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '6.2.0' );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 577f54485b..919ad7cee5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.2-alpha-55158';
+$wp_version = '6.2-alpha-55159';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.