diff --git a/wp-includes/update.php b/wp-includes/update.php
index 77f801f301..0f23e2a987 100644
--- a/wp-includes/update.php
+++ b/wp-includes/update.php
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	$offers          = $body['offers'];
-	$has_auto_update = false;
+	$offers = $body['offers'];
 
 	foreach ( $offers as &$offer ) {
 		foreach ( $offer as $offer_key => $value ) {
@@ -208,10 +207,6 @@ function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
 				), ''
 			)
 		);
-
-		if ( 'autoupdate' == $offer->response ) {
-			$has_auto_update = true;
-		}
 	}
 
 	$updates                  = new stdClass();
@@ -234,13 +229,8 @@ function wp_version_check( $extra_stats = array(), $force_check = false ) {
 	}
 
 	// Trigger background updates if running non-interactively, and we weren't called from the update handler.
-	if ( $doing_cron && $has_auto_update && ! doing_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' ) ) {
-		include_once( ABSPATH . '/wp-admin/includes/update.php' );
-
-		// Only trigger background updates if an acceptable autoupdate is on offer, avoids needless extra API calls.
-		if ( find_core_auto_update() ) {
-			do_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' );
-		}
+	if ( $doing_cron && ! doing_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' ) ) {
+		do_action( 'wp_maybe_auto_update' );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 621e968fb7..033e9da65d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42652';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-42653';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.