diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index 4c5b01e6ac..a096f2abfe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 
 
 		<div class="feature-section one-col cta">
-			<?php if ( true ) : ?>
+			<?php
+			$response = wp_check_php_version();
+			if ( $response && isset( $response['is_acceptable'] ) && ! $response['is_acceptable'] && current_user_can( 'update_php' ) ) :
+				?>
 				<p><em><?php _e( 'WordPress has detected your site is running an outdated version of PHP. You will see this notice on your dashboard with instructions for contacting your host.' ); ?></em></p>
 			<?php endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 6456c4756a..3a2d3a69f8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1666,51 +1666,6 @@ function dashboard_php_nag_class( $classes ) {
 	return $classes;
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks if the user needs to update PHP.
- *
- * @since 5.1.0
- *
- * @return array|false $response Array of PHP version data. False on failure.
- */
-function wp_check_php_version() {
-	$version = phpversion();
-	$key     = md5( $version );
-
-	$response = get_site_transient( 'php_check_' . $key );
-	if ( false === $response ) {
-		$url = 'http://api.wordpress.org/core/serve-happy/1.0/';
-		if ( wp_http_supports( array( 'ssl' ) ) ) {
-			$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
-		}
-
-		$url = add_query_arg( 'php_version', $version, $url );
-
-		$response = wp_remote_get( $url );
-
-		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Response should be an array with:
-		 *  'recommended_version' - string - The PHP version recommended by WordPress.
-		 *  'is_supported' - boolean - Whether the PHP version is actively supported.
-		 *  'is_secure' - boolean - Whether the PHP version receives security updates.
-		 *  'is_acceptable' - boolean - Whether the PHP version is still acceptable for WordPress.
-		 */
-		$response = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );
-
-		if ( ! is_array( $response ) ) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		set_site_transient( 'php_check_' . $key, $response, WEEK_IN_SECONDS );
-	}
-
-	return $response;
-}
-
 /**
  * Empty function usable by plugins to output empty dashboard widget (to be populated later by JS).
  */
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index fac9fd5d26..c3c2ae5f10 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -2011,3 +2011,48 @@ final class WP_Privacy_Policy_Content {
 		wp_add_privacy_policy_content( __( 'WordPress' ), $content );
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the user needs to update PHP.
+ *
+ * @since 5.1.0
+ *
+ * @return array|false $response Array of PHP version data. False on failure.
+ */
+function wp_check_php_version() {
+	$version = phpversion();
+	$key     = md5( $version );
+
+	$response = get_site_transient( 'php_check_' . $key );
+	if ( false === $response ) {
+		$url = 'http://api.wordpress.org/core/serve-happy/1.0/';
+		if ( wp_http_supports( array( 'ssl' ) ) ) {
+			$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
+		}
+
+		$url = add_query_arg( 'php_version', $version, $url );
+
+		$response = wp_remote_get( $url );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Response should be an array with:
+		 *  'recommended_version' - string - The PHP version recommended by WordPress.
+		 *  'is_supported' - boolean - Whether the PHP version is actively supported.
+		 *  'is_secure' - boolean - Whether the PHP version receives security updates.
+		 *  'is_acceptable' - boolean - Whether the PHP version is still acceptable for WordPress.
+		 */
+		$response = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );
+
+		if ( ! is_array( $response ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		set_site_transient( 'php_check_' . $key, $response, WEEK_IN_SECONDS );
+	}
+
+	return $response;
+}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ac780c47b9..b9018397b1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.1-beta3-44734';
+$wp_version = '5.1-beta3-44735';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.