diff --git a/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index f10dc6f280..beddde2687 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ add_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_preload_resources', 1 );
 add_action( 'wp_head', 'feed_links', 2 );
 add_action( 'wp_head', 'feed_links_extra', 3 );
 add_action( 'wp_head', 'rsd_link' );
-add_action( 'wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link' );
 add_action( 'wp_head', 'locale_stylesheet' );
 add_action( 'publish_future_post', 'check_and_publish_future_post', 10, 1 );
 add_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_robots', 1 );
diff --git a/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 76f049df78..ffc26afdb1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -4627,3 +4627,15 @@ function _resolve_home_block_template() {
 			'postId'   => $template->id,
 	);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Displays the link to the Windows Live Writer manifest file.
+ *
+ * @link https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463265.aspx
+ * @since 2.3.1
+ * @deprecated 6.3.0 WLW manifest is no longer in use and no longer included in core,
+ *                   so the output from this function is removed.
+ */
+function wlwmanifest_link() {
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '6.3.0' );
+}
diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index f35f327962..39d79e19f2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -3372,19 +3372,6 @@ function rsd_link() {
 	);
 }
 
-/**
- * Displays the link to the Windows Live Writer manifest file.
- *
- * @link https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463265.aspx
- * @since 2.3.1
- */
-function wlwmanifest_link() {
-	printf(
-		'<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="%s" />' . "\n",
-		includes_url( 'wlwmanifest.xml' )
-	);
-}
-
 /**
  * Displays a referrer `strict-origin-when-cross-origin` meta tag.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/https-detection.php b/wp-includes/https-detection.php
index 9ef7b2bdc5..1ef3fb8c59 100644
--- a/wp-includes/https-detection.php
+++ b/wp-includes/https-detection.php
@@ -208,14 +208,7 @@ function wp_is_local_html_output( $html ) {
 		return false !== strpos( $html, $pattern );
 	}
 
-	// 2. Check if HTML includes the site's Windows Live Writer manifest link.
-	if ( has_action( 'wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link' ) ) {
-		// Try both HTTPS and HTTP since the URL depends on context.
-		$pattern = preg_replace( '#^https?:(?=//)#', '', includes_url( 'wlwmanifest.xml' ) ); // See wlwmanifest_link().
-		return false !== strpos( $html, $pattern );
-	}
-
-	// 3. Check if HTML includes the site's REST API link.
+	// 2. Check if HTML includes the site's REST API link.
 	if ( has_action( 'wp_head', 'rest_output_link_wp_head' ) ) {
 		// Try both HTTPS and HTTP since the URL depends on context.
 		$pattern = preg_replace( '#^https?:(?=//)#', '', esc_url( get_rest_url() ) ); // See rest_output_link_wp_head().
diff --git a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-comments.png b/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-comments.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bc3d523f4..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-comments.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-icon.png b/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-icon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index c3523833aa..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-icon.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-watermark.png b/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-watermark.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 8385c7902b..0000000000
Binary files a/wp-includes/images/wlw/wp-watermark.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 280590de1c..42abe47a3f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55619';
+$wp_version = '6.3-alpha-55620';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml b/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e9b021ddb..0000000000
--- a/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-
-<manifest xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wlw/manifest/weblog">
-
-  <options>
-    <clientType>WordPress</clientType>
-	<supportsKeywords>Yes</supportsKeywords>
-	<supportsGetTags>Yes</supportsGetTags>
-  </options>
-
-  <weblog>
-    <serviceName>WordPress</serviceName>
-    <imageUrl>images/wlw/wp-icon.png</imageUrl>
-    <watermarkImageUrl>images/wlw/wp-watermark.png</watermarkImageUrl>
-    <homepageLinkText>View site</homepageLinkText>
-    <adminLinkText>Dashboard</adminLinkText>
-    <adminUrl>
-      <![CDATA[
-			{blog-postapi-url}/../wp-admin/
-		]]>
-    </adminUrl>
-    <postEditingUrl>
-      <![CDATA[
-			{blog-postapi-url}/../wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post={post-id}
-		]]>
-    </postEditingUrl>
-  </weblog>
-
-  <buttons>
-    <button>
-      <id>0</id>
-      <text>Manage Comments</text>
-      <imageUrl>images/wlw/wp-comments.png</imageUrl>
-      <clickUrl>
-        <![CDATA[
-				{blog-postapi-url}/../wp-admin/edit-comments.php
-			]]>
-      </clickUrl>
-    </button>
-
-  </buttons>
-
-</manifest>