diff --git a/wp-includes/Text/Diff.php b/wp-includes/Text/Diff.php
index 1d5b3859c5..a7a79e5080 100644
--- a/wp-includes/Text/Diff.php
+++ b/wp-includes/Text/Diff.php
@@ -223,33 +223,10 @@ class Text_Diff {
      * @access protected
      *
      * @return string  A directory name which can be used for temp files.
-     *                 Returns false if one could not be found.
      */
     static function _getTempDir()
     {
-        $tmp_locations = array('/tmp', '/var/tmp', 'c:\WUTemp', 'c:\temp',
-                               'c:\windows\temp', 'c:\winnt\temp');
-
-        /* Try PHP's upload_tmp_dir directive. */
-        $tmp = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir');
-
-        /* Otherwise, try to determine the TMPDIR environment variable. */
-        if (!strlen($tmp)) {
-            $tmp = getenv('TMPDIR');
-        }
-
-        /* If we still cannot determine a value, then cycle through a list of
-         * preset possibilities. */
-        while (!strlen($tmp) && count($tmp_locations)) {
-            $tmp_check = array_shift($tmp_locations);
-            if (@is_dir($tmp_check)) {
-                $tmp = $tmp_check;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* If it is still empty, we have failed, so return false; otherwise
-         * return the directory determined. */
-        return strlen($tmp) ? $tmp : false;
+        return get_temp_dir();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index caa42d9689..702a55bb88 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60776';
+$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60777';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.