Remove incorrect bwc branch logic from master

Commit bf007e8d93 was a forward port of logic needed in 5.x to get
the correct bwc branch. However, other changes on master meant that this forward port was not
needed and actually broke the bwc tests. This change removes the incorrect if statement.

Relates #25134

distribution/bwc/build.gradle

@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ if (enabled) {
   String bwcBranch
   if (project.name == 'bwc-stable-snapshot') {
     bwcBranch = "${major}.x"
-  } else if (major != currentMajor) {
-    bwcBranch = "${major}.x"
   } else {
     bwcBranch = "${major}.${minor}"
   }