diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 3011b7a8e3..8ef72f89bc 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -4931,8 +4931,8 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			$post_date = get_date_from_gmt(iso8601_to_datetime($dateCreated));
 			$post_date_gmt = iso8601_to_datetime($dateCreated, 'GMT');
 		} else {
-			$post_date = current_time('mysql');
-			$post_date_gmt = current_time('mysql', 1);
+			$post_date = '';
+			$post_date_gmt = '';
 		}
 
 		$post_category = array();
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9742b455be..70dc2a0c02 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34571';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34572';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.