diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 4766368be0..ce01f1771a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1134,7 +1134,6 @@ function get_terms( $taxonomies, $args = '' ) {
 	global $wpdb;
 	$empty_array = array();
 
-	$single_taxonomy = ! is_array( $taxonomies ) || 1 === count( $taxonomies );
 	if ( ! is_array( $taxonomies ) ) {
 		$taxonomies = array( $taxonomies );
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index f0a65fe71d..ae0e6068fd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36507';
+$wp_version = '4.5-alpha-36508';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.