diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
index bc6f7f90ff..3ff242bed8 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-press-this.php
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  * @since 4.2.0
  */
 class WP_Press_This {
-
 	// Used to trigger the bookmarklet update notice.
+	const VERSION = 8;
 	public $version = 8;
 
 	private $images = array();
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 4d2a757d26..0460a3284d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -2898,15 +2898,10 @@ function the_comments_pagination( $args = array() ) {
  * @since 2.6.0
  *
  * @global bool          $is_IE      Whether the browser matches an Internet Explorer user agent.
- * @global WP_Press_This $wp_press_this
- *
- * @return string The Press This bookmarklet link URL.
  */
 function get_shortcut_link() {
 	global $is_IE;
 
-	$GLOBALS['wp_press_this'] = new WP_Press_This();
-	$bookmarklet_version = $GLOBALS['wp_press_this']->version;
 	$link = '';
 
 	if ( $is_IE ) {
@@ -2924,7 +2919,7 @@ function get_shortcut_link() {
 
 			$link = 'javascript:var d=document,w=window,e=w.getSelection,k=d.getSelection,x=d.selection,' .
 				's=(e?e():(k)?k():(x?x.createRange().text:0)),f=' . $url . ',l=d.location,e=encodeURIComponent,' .
-				'u=f+"?u="+e(l.href)+"&t="+e(d.title)+"&s="+e(s)+"&v=' . $bookmarklet_version . '";' .
+				'u=f+"?u="+e(l.href)+"&t="+e(d.title)+"&s="+e(s)+"&v=' . WP_Press_This::VERSION . '";' .
 				'a=function(){if(!w.open(u,"t","toolbar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,status=1,width=600,height=700"))l.href=u;};' .
 				'if(/Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent))setTimeout(a,0);else a();void(0)';
 		}
@@ -2934,7 +2929,7 @@ function get_shortcut_link() {
 		$src = @file_get_contents( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/js/bookmarklet.min.js' );
 
 		if ( $src ) {
-			$url = wp_json_encode( admin_url( 'press-this.php' ) . '?v=' . $bookmarklet_version );
+			$url = wp_json_encode( admin_url( 'press-this.php' ) . '?v=' . WP_Press_This::VERSION );
 			$link = 'javascript:' . str_replace( 'window.pt_url', $url, $src );
 		}
 	}