diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-settings-controller.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-settings-controller.php
index f3c4295370..004f5851a2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-settings-controller.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-settings-controller.php
@@ -145,19 +145,7 @@ class WP_REST_Settings_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	public function update_item( $request ) {
 		$options = $this->get_registered_options();
 
-		$params = array_diff_key( $request->get_params(), $request->get_query_params() );
-
-		if ( empty( $params ) || ! empty( array_diff_key( $params, $options ) ) ) {
-			$message = empty( $params )
-				? __( 'Request body cannot be empty.' )
-				: __( 'Invalid parameter(s) provided.' );
-
-			return new WP_Error(
-				'rest_invalid_param',
-				$message,
-				array( 'status' => 400 )
-			);
-		}
+		$params = $request->get_params();
 
 		foreach ( $options as $name => $args ) {
 			if ( ! array_key_exists( $name, $params ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b20c7790a4..c41302b0b9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61323';
+$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61324';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.