diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 7a5c897dc0..156d365e26 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53504';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53505';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index 4b0b975b32..44a4434319 100644
--- a/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -1568,15 +1568,12 @@ class wpdb {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		wp_load_translations_early();
-
 		$caller = $this->get_caller();
 		if ( $caller ) {
-			/* translators: 1: Database error message, 2: SQL query, 3: Name of the calling function. */
-			$error_str = sprintf( __( 'WordPress database error %1$s for query %2$s made by %3$s' ), $str, $this->last_query, $caller );
+			// Not translated, as this will only appear in the error log.
+			$error_str = sprintf( 'WordPress database error %1$s for query %2$s made by %3$s', $str, $this->last_query, $caller );
 		} else {
-			/* translators: 1: Database error message, 2: SQL query. */
-			$error_str = sprintf( __( 'WordPress database error %1$s for query %2$s' ), $str, $this->last_query );
+			$error_str = sprintf( 'WordPress database error %1$s for query %2$s', $str, $this->last_query );
 		}
 
 		error_log( $error_str );
@@ -1586,6 +1583,8 @@ class wpdb {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		wp_load_translations_early();
+
 		// If there is an error then take note of it.
 		if ( is_multisite() ) {
 			$msg = sprintf(