diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
index 1fc405772c..f94e3c9c87 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ function twentyseventeen_front_page_section( $partial = null, $id = 0 ) {
 
 	global $post; // Modify the global post object before setting up post data.
 	if ( get_theme_mod( 'panel_' . $id ) ) {
-		global $post;
 		$post = get_post( get_theme_mod( 'panel_' . $id ) );
 		setup_postdata( $post );
 		set_query_var( 'panel', $id );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6ee8c09897..b396f8cc3b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39908';
+$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39909';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.