diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
index 78cef6f910..817f5c106a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/fields/class-wp-rest-meta-fields.php
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ abstract class WP_REST_Meta_Fields {
 			);
 		}
 
+		if ( null === get_metadata_raw( $meta_type, $object_id, wp_slash( $meta_key ) ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		if ( ! delete_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, wp_slash( $meta_key ) ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error(
 				'rest_meta_database_error',
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 120ddf8a81..038069612b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50566';
+$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50567';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.