diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-deprecated.php b/wp-includes/ms-deprecated.php
index 19224d78d7..f45896ed4f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-deprecated.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-deprecated.php
@@ -438,3 +438,76 @@ function get_admin_users_for_domain( $sitedomain = '', $path = '' ) {
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return an array of sites for a network or networks.
+ *
+ * @since 3.7.0
+ * @deprecated 4.6.0
+ * @see get_sites()
+ *
+ * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
+ *
+ * @param array $args {
+ *     Array of default arguments. Optional.
+ *
+ *     @type int|array $network_id A network ID or array of network IDs. Set to null to retrieve sites
+ *                                 from all networks. Defaults to current network ID.
+ *     @type int       $public     Retrieve public or non-public sites. Default null, for any.
+ *     @type int       $archived   Retrieve archived or non-archived sites. Default null, for any.
+ *     @type int       $mature     Retrieve mature or non-mature sites. Default null, for any.
+ *     @type int       $spam       Retrieve spam or non-spam sites. Default null, for any.
+ *     @type int       $deleted    Retrieve deleted or non-deleted sites. Default null, for any.
+ *     @type int       $limit      Number of sites to limit the query to. Default 100.
+ *     @type int       $offset     Exclude the first x sites. Used in combination with the $limit parameter. Default 0.
+ * }
+ * @return array An empty array if the install is considered "large" via wp_is_large_network(). Otherwise,
+ *               an associative array of site data arrays, each containing the site (network) ID, blog ID,
+ *               site domain and path, dates registered and modified, and the language ID. Also, boolean
+ *               values for whether the site is public, archived, mature, spam, and/or deleted.
+ */
+function wp_get_sites( $args = array() ) {
+	global $wpdb;
+
+	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.6', 'get_sites()' );
+
+	if ( wp_is_large_network() )
+		return array();
+
+	$defaults = array(
+		'network_id' => $wpdb->siteid,
+		'public'     => null,
+		'archived'   => null,
+		'mature'     => null,
+		'spam'       => null,
+		'deleted'    => null,
+		'limit'      => 100,
+		'offset'     => 0,
+	);
+
+	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
+
+	// Backwards compatibility
+	if( is_array( $args['network_id'] ) ){
+		$args['network__in'] = $args['network_id'];
+		$args['network_id'] = null;
+	}
+
+	if( is_numeric( $args['limit'] ) ){
+		$args['number'] = $args['limit'];
+		$args['limit'] = null;
+	}
+
+	// Make sure count is disabled.
+	$args['count'] = false;
+
+	$_sites  = get_sites( $args );
+
+	$results = array();
+
+	foreach ( $_sites as $_site ) {
+		$results[] = (array) get_site( $_site );
+	}
+
+	return $results;
+}
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index b907cb73d9..814b14397c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -2424,76 +2424,6 @@ function wp_is_large_network( $using = 'sites' ) {
 	return apply_filters( 'wp_is_large_network', $count > 10000, 'sites', $count );
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Return an array of sites for a network or networks.
- *
- * @since 3.7.0
- *
- * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.
- *
- * @param array $args {
- *     Array of default arguments. Optional.
- *
- *     @type int|array $network_id A network ID or array of network IDs. Set to null to retrieve sites
- *                                 from all networks. Defaults to current network ID.
- *     @type int       $public     Retrieve public or non-public sites. Default null, for any.
- *     @type int       $archived   Retrieve archived or non-archived sites. Default null, for any.
- *     @type int       $mature     Retrieve mature or non-mature sites. Default null, for any.
- *     @type int       $spam       Retrieve spam or non-spam sites. Default null, for any.
- *     @type int       $deleted    Retrieve deleted or non-deleted sites. Default null, for any.
- *     @type int       $limit      Number of sites to limit the query to. Default 100.
- *     @type int       $offset     Exclude the first x sites. Used in combination with the $limit parameter. Default 0.
- * }
- * @return array An empty array if the install is considered "large" via wp_is_large_network(). Otherwise,
- *               an associative array of site data arrays, each containing the site (network) ID, blog ID,
- *               site domain and path, dates registered and modified, and the language ID. Also, boolean
- *               values for whether the site is public, archived, mature, spam, and/or deleted.
- */
-function wp_get_sites( $args = array() ) {
-	global $wpdb;
-
-	if ( wp_is_large_network() )
-		return array();
-
-	$defaults = array(
-		'network_id' => $wpdb->siteid,
-		'public'     => null,
-		'archived'   => null,
-		'mature'     => null,
-		'spam'       => null,
-		'deleted'    => null,
-		'limit'      => 100,
-		'offset'     => 0,
-	);
-
-	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
-
-	// Backwards compatibility
-	if( is_array( $args['network_id'] ) ){
-		$args['network__in'] = $args['network_id'];
-		$args['network_id'] = null;
-	}
-
-	if( is_numeric( $args['limit'] ) ){
-		$args['number'] = $args['limit'];
-		$args['limit'] = null;
-	}
-
-	// Make sure count is disabled.
-	$args['count'] = false;
-
-	$_sites  = get_sites( $args );
-
-	$results = array();
-
-	foreach ( $_sites as $_site ) {
-		$results[] = (array) get_site( $_site );
-	}
-
-	return $results;
-}
-
 /**
  * Retrieves a list of reserved site on a sub-directory Multisite install.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8660452384..813890450b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37652';
+$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37653';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.