diff --git a/wp-includes/feed.php b/wp-includes/feed.php
index e6686c040e..dbeb3a0f83 100644
--- a/wp-includes/feed.php
+++ b/wp-includes/feed.php
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ function fetch_feed( $url ) {
 	do_action_ref_array( 'wp_feed_options', array( &$feed, $url ) );
 	$feed->init();
 	$feed->set_output_encoding( get_option( 'blog_charset' ) );
-	$feed->handle_content_type();
 
 	if ( $feed->error() )
 		return new WP_Error( 'simplepie-error', $feed->error() );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b0acdf20fe..6b86d29c15 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39680';
+$wp_version = '4.8-alpha-39681';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.