diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
index 5ae1338dc8..c74a831adf 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
@@ -1,35 +1 @@
-/**
- * File skip-link-focus-fix.js.
- *
- * Helps with accessibility for keyboard only users.
- *
- * This is the source file for what is minified in the twenty_twenty_one_skip_link_focus_fix() PHP function.
- *
- * Learn more: https://git.io/vWdr2
- *
- * @since Twenty Twenty-One 1.0
- */
-( function() {
-	var isIe = /(trident|msie)/i.test( navigator.userAgent );
-
-	if ( isIe && document.getElementById && window.addEventListener ) {
-		window.addEventListener( 'hashchange', function() {
-			var id = location.hash.substring( 1 ),
-				element;
-
-			if ( ! ( /^[A-z0-9_-]+$/.test( id ) ) ) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			element = document.getElementById( id );
-
-			if ( element ) {
-				if ( ! ( /^(?:a|select|input|button|textarea)$/i.test( element.tagName ) ) ) {
-					element.tabIndex = -1;
-				}
-
-				element.focus();
-			}
-		}, false );
-	}
-}() );
+// Internet Explorer support was removed.
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
index 052ee1c5ea..01a97e597e 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/functions.php
@@ -457,31 +457,20 @@ function twentytwentyone_block_editor_script() {
 add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'twentytwentyone_block_editor_script' );
 
 /**
- * Fixes skip link focus in IE11.
+ * Adds an HTML comment about the lack of Internet Explorer support.
  *
- * This does not enqueue the script because it is tiny and because it is only for IE11,
- * thus it does not warrant having an entire dedicated blocking script being loaded.
+ * This originally printed a script to fix the skip link focus behavior in IE11.
  *
  * @since Twenty Twenty-One 1.0
  * @deprecated Twenty Twenty-One 1.9 Removed from wp_print_footer_scripts action.
+ * @deprecated Twenty Twenty-One 2.8 Removed Internet Explorer support.
  *
  * @link https://git.io/vWdr2
  */
 function twenty_twenty_one_skip_link_focus_fix() {
-
-	// If SCRIPT_DEBUG is defined and true, print the unminified file.
-	if ( defined( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG' ) && SCRIPT_DEBUG ) {
-		echo '<script>';
-		include get_template_directory() . '/assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js';
-		echo '</script>';
-	} else {
-		// The following is minified via `npx terser --compress --mangle -- assets/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js`.
-		?>
-		<script>
-		/(trident|msie)/i.test(navigator.userAgent)&&document.getElementById&&window.addEventListener&&window.addEventListener("hashchange",(function(){var t,e=location.hash.substring(1);/^[A-z0-9_-]+$/.test(e)&&(t=document.getElementById(e))&&(/^(?:a|select|input|button|textarea)$/i.test(t.tagName)||(t.tabIndex=-1),t.focus())}),!1);
-		</script>
-		<?php
-	}
+	?>
+	<!-- <?php echo __FUNCTION__; ?>(): Internet Explorer support was removed. -->
+	<?php
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ee0c10854f..c9922e64df 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61634';
+$wp_version = '7.0-alpha-61635';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.