diff --git a/src/wp-includes/abilities/wp-core-abilities.php b/src/wp-includes/abilities.php
similarity index 85%
rename from src/wp-includes/abilities/wp-core-abilities.php
rename to src/wp-includes/abilities.php
index 610cf68f27c69..de8acdfaab264 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/abilities/wp-core-abilities.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/abilities.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 declare( strict_types = 1 );
+
 /**
  * Registers the core ability categories.
  *
@@ -44,16 +45,41 @@ function wp_register_core_abilities(): void {
 	$category_site = 'site';
 	$category_user = 'user';
 
-	$site_info_fields = array(
-		'name',
-		'description',
-		'url',
-		'wpurl',
-		'admin_email',
-		'charset',
-		'language',
-		'version',
+	$site_info_properties = array(
+		'name'        => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site title.' ),
+		),
+		'description' => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site tagline.' ),
+		),
+		'url'         => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site home URL.' ),
+		),
+		'wpurl'       => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The WordPress installation URL.' ),
+		),
+		'admin_email' => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site administrator email address.' ),
+		),
+		'charset'     => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site character encoding.' ),
+		),
+		'language'    => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The site language locale code.' ),
+		),
+		'version'     => array(
+			'type'        => 'string',
+			'description' => __( 'The WordPress version.' ),
+		),
 	);
+	$site_info_fields = array_keys( $site_info_properties );
 
 	wp_register_ability(
 		'core/get-site-info',
@@ -78,40 +104,7 @@ function wp_register_core_abilities(): void {
 			),
 			'output_schema'       => array(
 				'type'                 => 'object',
-				'properties'           => array(
-					'name'        => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site title.' ),
-					),
-					'description' => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site tagline.' ),
-					),
-					'url'         => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site home URL.' ),
-					),
-					'wpurl'       => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The WordPress installation URL.' ),
-					),
-					'admin_email' => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site administrator email address.' ),
-					),
-					'charset'     => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site character encoding.' ),
-					),
-					'language'    => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The site language locale code.' ),
-					),
-					'version'     => array(
-						'type'        => 'string',
-						'description' => __( 'The WordPress version.' ),
-					),
-				),
+				'properties'           => $site_info_properties,
 				'additionalProperties' => false,
 			),
 			'execute_callback'    => static function ( $input = array() ) use ( $site_info_fields ): array {
diff --git a/src/wp-settings.php b/src/wp-settings.php
index 471c22b0fd7df..20ee50276dad2 100644
--- a/src/wp-settings.php
+++ b/src/wp-settings.php
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/abilities-api/class-wp-ability.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/abilities-api/class-wp-abilities-registry.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/abilities-api.php';
-require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/abilities/wp-core-abilities.php';
+require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/abilities.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rest-api.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php';
 require ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rest-api/class-wp-rest-response.php';
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpCoreAbilities.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpRegisterCoreAbilities.php
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpCoreAbilities.php
rename to tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpRegisterCoreAbilities.php
index f87361f0e77f2..c89d6daf32cd6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpCoreAbilities.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/abilities-api/wpRegisterCoreAbilities.php
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 /**
  * Tests for the core abilities shipped with the Abilities API.
  *
+ * @covers wp_register_core_ability_categories
+ * @covers wp_register_core_abilities
+ *
  * @group abilities-api
  */
-class Tests_Abilities_API_WpCoreAbilities extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+class Tests_Abilities_API_WpRegisterCoreAbilities extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	/**
 	 * Set up before the class.
@@ -27,10 +30,27 @@ public static function set_up_before_class(): void {
 		add_action( 'wp_abilities_api_init', 'wp_register_core_abilities' );
 		do_action( 'wp_abilities_api_categories_init' );
 		do_action( 'wp_abilities_api_init' );
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tear down after the class.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.9.0
+	 */
+	public static function tear_down_after_class(): void {
 		// Re-add the unhook functions for subsequent tests.
 		add_action( 'wp_abilities_api_categories_init', '_unhook_core_ability_categories_registration', 1 );
 		add_action( 'wp_abilities_api_init', '_unhook_core_abilities_registration', 1 );
+
+		// Remove the core abilities and their categories.
+		foreach ( wp_get_abilities() as $ability ) {
+			wp_unregister_ability( $ability->get_name() );
+		}
+		foreach ( wp_get_ability_categories() as $ability_category ) {
+			wp_unregister_ability_category( $ability_category->get_slug() );
+		}
+
+		parent::tear_down_after_class();
 	}
 
 	/**