diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index a40d4103dc..9b9087dceb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 	 *                                                - 'user_status'
 	 *                                                - 'spam' (only available on multisite installs)
 	 *                                                - 'deleted' (only available on multisite installs)
-	 *                                                - 'all' for all fields
-	 *                                                - 'all_with_meta' to include meta fields.
+	 *                                                - 'all' for all fields and loads user meta.
+	 *                                                - 'all_with_meta' Deprecated. Use 'all'.
 	 *                                                Default 'all'.
 	 *     @type string          $who                 Type of users to query. Accepts 'authors'.
 	 *                                                Default empty (all users).
@@ -310,9 +310,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 				$this->query_fields[] = "$wpdb->users.$field";
 			}
 			$this->query_fields = implode( ',', $this->query_fields );
-		} elseif ( 'all' === $qv['fields'] ) {
-			$this->query_fields = "$wpdb->users.*";
-		} elseif ( ! in_array( $qv['fields'], $allowed_fields, true ) ) {
+		} elseif ( 'all_with_meta' === $qv['fields'] || 'all' === $qv['fields'] || ! in_array( $qv['fields'], $allowed_fields, true ) ) {
 			$this->query_fields = "$wpdb->users.ID";
 		} else {
 			$field              = 'id' === strtolower( $qv['fields'] ) ? 'ID' : sanitize_key( $qv['fields'] );
@@ -808,7 +806,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 				{$this->query_limit}
 			";
 
-			if ( is_array( $qv['fields'] ) || 'all' === $qv['fields'] ) {
+			if ( is_array( $qv['fields'] ) ) {
 				$this->results = $wpdb->get_results( $this->request );
 			} else {
 				$this->results = $wpdb->get_col( $this->request );
@@ -842,19 +840,19 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 			foreach ( $this->results as $result ) {
 				$result->id = $result->ID;
 			}
-		} elseif ( 'all_with_meta' === $qv['fields'] ) {
+		} elseif ( 'all_with_meta' === $qv['fields'] || 'all' === $qv['fields'] ) {
 			cache_users( $this->results );
 
 			$r = array();
 			foreach ( $this->results as $userid ) {
-				$r[ $userid ] = new WP_User( $userid, '', $qv['blog_id'] );
+				if ( 'all_with_meta' === $qv['fields'] ) {
+					$r[ $userid ] = new WP_User( $userid, '', $qv['blog_id'] );
+				} else {
+					$r[] = new WP_User( $userid, '', $qv['blog_id'] );
+				}
 			}
 
 			$this->results = $r;
-		} elseif ( 'all' === $qv['fields'] ) {
-			foreach ( $this->results as $key => $user ) {
-				$this->results[ $key ] = new WP_User( $user, '', $qv['blog_id'] );
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2d401f9d4f..a2d6af5c9e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53654';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53655';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.