diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index 81dc57f7d1..a406b63105 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -4330,7 +4330,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if ( true == $this->blog_options[ $o_name ]['readonly'] ) {
+			if ( $this->blog_options[ $o_name ]['readonly'] ) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6e66bc0d0b..adb994311c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59747';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59748';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.