diff --git a/wp-includes/embed-functions.php b/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
index 3b67de9316..2ddc81842d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
@@ -663,10 +663,6 @@ function _oembed_rest_pre_serve_request( $served, $result, $request, $server ) {
 	// Embed links inside the request.
 	$data = $server->response_to_data( $result, false );
 
-	if ( 404 === $result->get_status() ) {
-		$data = $data[0];
-	}
-
 	if ( ! class_exists( 'SimpleXMLElement' ) ) {
 		status_header( 501 );
 		die( get_status_header_desc( 501 ) );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 39ed1ce034..8b8914813b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-beta4-35653';
+$wp_version = '4.4-beta4-35654';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.