diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 22696e9161..7257713a4f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ function print_emoji_detection_script() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string The emoji base URL.
 		 */
-		'baseUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_url', set_url_scheme( '//s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/' ) ),
+		'baseUrl' => apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/' ),
 
 		/**
 		 * Filter the extension of the emoji files.
@@ -4644,7 +4644,7 @@ function wp_staticize_emoji( $text ) {
 	$text = wp_encode_emoji( $text );
 
 	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/formatting.php */
-	$cdn_url = apply_filters( 'emoji_url', set_url_scheme( '//s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/' ) );
+	$cdn_url = apply_filters( 'emoji_url', 'https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72x72/' );
 
 	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/formatting.php */
 	$ext = apply_filters( 'emoji_ext', '.png' );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4095639f6f..2b3096e599 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36248';
+$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36249';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.