diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
index 3a3cd69dc0..cfb2e3ab40 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader.php
@@ -1372,9 +1372,7 @@ class Language_Pack_Upgrader extends WP_Upgrader {
 		remove_filter( 'upgrader_source_selection', array( $this, 'check_package' ) );
 
 		if ( $parsed_args['clear_update_cache'] ) {
-			wp_clean_themes_cache( true );
-			wp_clean_plugins_cache( true );
-			delete_site_transient( 'update_core' );
+			_wp_clear_update_cache();
 		}
 
 		return $results;
@@ -2217,9 +2215,7 @@ class WP_Automatic_Updater {
 			}
 
 			// Clear existing caches
-			wp_clean_plugins_cache();
-			wp_clean_themes_cache();
-			delete_site_transient( 'update_core' );
+			_wp_clear_update_cache();
 
 			wp_version_check();  // check for Core updates
 			wp_update_themes();  // Check for Theme updates
diff --git a/wp-includes/update.php b/wp-includes/update.php
index bb3b100935..9a46823ce4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-includes/update.php
@@ -648,8 +648,20 @@ function wp_schedule_update_checks() {
 	}
 }
 
-if ( ( ! is_main_site() && ! is_network_admin() ) || ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) )
+/**
+ * Clear existing update caches for plugins, themes, and core.
+ *
+ * @since 4.1.0
+ */
+function _wp_clear_update_cache() {
+	wp_clean_plugins_cache();
+	wp_clean_themes_cache();
+	delete_site_transient( 'update_core' );
+}
+
+if ( ( ! is_main_site() && ! is_network_admin() ) || ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) ) {
 	return;
+}
 
 add_action( 'admin_init', '_maybe_update_core' );
 add_action( 'wp_version_check', 'wp_version_check' );
@@ -669,6 +681,8 @@ add_action( 'admin_init', '_maybe_update_themes' );
 add_action( 'wp_update_themes', 'wp_update_themes' );
 add_action( 'upgrader_process_complete', 'wp_update_themes', 10, 0 );
 
+add_action( 'update_option_WPLANG', '_wp_clear_update_cache' , 10, 0 );
+
 add_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update', 'wp_maybe_auto_update' );
 
 add_action('init', 'wp_schedule_update_checks');
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 70f6187b5e..0a9b0e619d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.1-beta2-30553';
+$wp_version = '4.1-beta2-30554';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.