diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9427225c88..46547c9dac 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59374';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59376';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/xmlrpc.php b/xmlrpc.php
index 5929020857..ae73f687a2 100644
--- a/xmlrpc.php
+++ b/xmlrpc.php
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ if ( ! isset( $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA ) ) {
 }
 
 // Fix for mozBlog and other cases where '<?xml' isn't on the very first line.
-if ( isset( $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA ) ) {
-	$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA = trim( $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA );
-}
+$HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA = trim( $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA );
 // phpcs:enable
 
 /** Include the bootstrap for setting up WordPress environment */