diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-post.php b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
index be32e0710a..f880c41ac2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@ if ( ! defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) ) {
 	define( 'WP_ADMIN', true );
 }
 
-if ( defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-load.php';
-} else {
-	require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
-}
+/** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
+require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
 
 /** Allow for cross-domain requests (from the front end). */
 send_origin_headers();
diff --git a/wp-admin/admin.php b/wp-admin/admin.php
index 630765f77d..dac51ba1aa 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if ( isset( $_GET['import'] ) && ! defined( 'WP_LOAD_IMPORTERS' ) ) {
 	define( 'WP_LOAD_IMPORTERS', true );
 }
 
+/** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
 require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
 
 nocache_headers();
diff --git a/wp-admin/async-upload.php b/wp-admin/async-upload.php
index a146f6a48a..683fd83248 100644
--- a/wp-admin/async-upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/async-upload.php
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@ if ( ! defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) ) {
 	define( 'WP_ADMIN', true );
 }
 
-if ( defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
-	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-load.php';
-} else {
-	require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
-}
+/** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
+require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
 
 require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin.php';
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-files.php b/wp-includes/ms-files.php
index 2efe452faf..42826ede61 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-files.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-files.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 define( 'MS_FILES_REQUEST', true );
 define( 'SHORTINIT', true );
+
+/** Load WordPress Bootstrap */
 require_once dirname( __DIR__ ) . '/wp-load.php';
 
 if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index cc8c7e7dd5..2e781766ea 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59633';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59634';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.