diff --git a/wp-includes/abilities-api/class-wp-abilities-registry.php b/wp-includes/abilities-api/class-wp-abilities-registry.php
index e3086d71ba..770e553aa4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/abilities-api/class-wp-abilities-registry.php
+++ b/wp-includes/abilities-api/class-wp-abilities-registry.php
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ final class WP_Abilities_Registry {
 
 		// Validate ability category exists if provided (will be validated as required in WP_Ability).
 		if ( isset( $args['category'] ) ) {
-			$category_registry = WP_Ability_Categories_Registry::get_instance();
-			if ( ! $category_registry->is_registered( $args['category'] ) ) {
+			if ( ! wp_has_ability_category( $args['category'] ) ) {
 				_doing_it_wrong(
 					__METHOD__,
 					sprintf(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 430e98d6a1..aa14a4cee4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-beta1-61058';
+$wp_version = '6.9-beta1-61059';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.