diff --git a/src/wp-includes/cron.php b/src/wp-includes/cron.php
index 39b61ae35603e..9b7ffbf709694 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/cron.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/cron.php
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ function wp_unschedule_event( $timestamp, $hook, $args = array(), $wp_error = fa
 		return $pre;
 	}
 
-	$crons = _get_cron_array();
+	$crons = _get_cron_array( true );
 	$key   = md5( serialize( $args ) );
 
 	unset( $crons[ $timestamp ][ $hook ][ $key ] );
@@ -1223,9 +1223,14 @@ function wp_get_ready_cron_jobs() {
  * @since 6.1.0 Return type modified to consistently return an array.
  * @access private
  *
+ * @param bool $fresh whether a non-cached version is required
  * @return array[] Array of cron events.
  */
-function _get_cron_array() {
+function _get_cron_array( $fresh = false ) {
+	if ( $fresh ) {
+		wp_cache_delete( 'alloptions', 'options' ); // there doesn't seem to be a more surgical way
+	}
+
 	$cron = get_option( 'cron' );
 	if ( ! is_array( $cron ) ) {
 		return array();