diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
index d80e83985e..947efce90e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
@@ -254,13 +254,6 @@ function get_rest_url( $blog_id = null, $path = '/', $scheme = 'rest' ) {
 		$url = add_query_arg( 'rest_route', $path, $url );
 	}
 
-	if ( is_ssl() ) {
-		// If the current host is the same as the REST URL host, force the REST URL scheme to HTTPS
-		if ( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] === parse_url( get_home_url( $blog_id ), PHP_URL_HOST ) ) {
-			$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' );
-		}
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Filter the REST URL.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 76f4c31d20..8bcbcd79aa 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35348';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35349';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.