diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index a03897e736..fd4abd459a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ function stick_post( $post_id ) {
 	$updated  = false;
 
 	if ( ! is_array( $stickies ) ) {
-		$stickies = array( $post_id );
+		$stickies = array();
 	} else {
 		$stickies = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $stickies ) );
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 874c41acb7..78a34241f5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.0-beta2-53237';
+$wp_version = '6.0-beta2-53238';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.