diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index 242b317ca1..401a3b9f17 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -818,9 +818,6 @@ function rest_handle_options_request( $response, $handler, $request ) {
 		}
 
 		foreach ( $endpoints as $endpoint ) {
-			// Remove the redundant preg_match() argument.
-			unset( $args[0] );
-
 			$request->set_url_params( $args );
 			$request->set_attributes( $endpoint );
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 610c659390..81abd8f9d8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59455';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59456';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.