diff --git a/src/wp-includes/load.php b/src/wp-includes/load.php
index 6c28453b216d3..4880defd5a3c9 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -919,6 +919,30 @@ function wp_not_installed() {
 	die();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets the for-core plugin's minimum compatible version.
+ *
+ * @since 6.5.0
+ * @access private
+ *
+ * @param string $plugin Plugin path relative to the plugins' directory.
+ * @return string Returns the minimum version on success, otherwise an empty string.
+ */
+function _get_plugin_wp_min_compatible_version( $plugin ) {
+	static $plugin_data = array(
+		'gutenberg/gutenberg.php' => array(
+			'name'                       => 'Gutenberg',
+			'minimum_compatible_version' => '17.7',
+		),
+	);
+
+	if ( ! isset( $plugin_data[ $plugin ] ) ) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	return $plugin_data[ $plugin ]['minimum_compatible_version'];
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves an array of must-use plugin files.
  *
diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 9e949e29a9bfd..fffe796fb3b72 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -430,29 +430,6 @@
  */
 global $_found_incompatible_for_core_plugins, $_is_plugin_compatible_with_wp, $_handle_incompatible_for_core_plugins;
 
-/**
- * Gets the for-core plugin's minimum compatible version.
- *
- * @since 6.5.0
- *
- * @param string $plugin Plugin path relative to the plugins' directory.
- * @return string Returns the minimum version if it's a for-core plugin, otherwise an empty string.
- */
-function _get_for_core_plugin_min_wp_compat_version( $plugin ) {
-	static $plugin_data = array(
-		'gutenberg/gutenberg.php' => array(
-			'name'                       => 'Gutenberg',
-			'minimum_compatible_version' => '17.7',
-		),
-	);
-
-	if ( ! isset( $plugin_data[ $plugin ] ) ) {
-		return '';
-	}
-
-	return $plugin_data[ $plugin ]['minimum_compatible_version'];
-}
-
 // Found incompatible for-core plugins.
 $_found_incompatible_for_core_plugins = array();
 
@@ -477,7 +454,8 @@ function _get_for_core_plugin_min_wp_compat_version( $plugin ) {
 	$plugin = substr( $plugin_absolute_path, $plugins_dir_strlen );
 
 	// Not a for-core plugin.
-	if ( ! isset( $_wp_for_core_plugins_compat_version[ $plugin ] ) ) {
+	$min_compat_version = _get_plugin_wp_min_compatible_version( $plugin );
+	if ( ! $min_compat_version ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -502,8 +480,7 @@ function _get_for_core_plugin_min_wp_compat_version( $plugin ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	// If compatible, bail out.
-	$min_compat_version = $_wp_for_core_plugins_compat_version[ $plugin ]['minimum_compatible_version'];
+	// Plugin is compatible.
 	if ( version_compare( $plugin_data['Version'], $min_compat_version, '>=' ) ) {
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -665,7 +642,6 @@ function _get_for_core_plugin_min_wp_compat_version( $plugin ) {
 	$plugin,
 	$_wp_plugin_file,
 	// Remove the for-core compatibility handler.
-	$_wp_for_core_plugins_compat_version,
 	$_wp_activated_plugins_to_compat_check,
 	$_is_plugin_compatible_with_wp,
 	$_handle_incompatible_for_core_plugins