diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
index 759c2699d1..afacfe0077 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-load.php
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ function get_network_by_path( $domain, $path, $segments = null ) {
  *
  * @since 3.9.0
  * @since 4.4.0 Converted to leverage WP_Network
+ * @since 4.6.0 Converted to use `get_network()`
  *
  * @param object|int $network The network's database row or ID.
  * @return WP_Network|false Object containing network information if found, false if not.
  */
 function wp_get_network( $network ) {
-	if ( ! is_object( $network ) ) {
-		$network = WP_Network::get_instance( $network );
-	} else {
-		$network = new WP_Network( $network );
+	$network = get_network( $network );
+	if ( null === $network ) {
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	return $network;