diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index eed0a795f0..6dfd67d466 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			ob_start();
 
 			$this->comment_status_dropdown( $comment_type );
+
 			/**
 			 * Fires just before the Filter submit button for comment types.
 			 *
@@ -406,9 +407,9 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 			$output = ob_get_clean();
 
-			if ( ! empty( $output ) && $this->has_items() ) {
+			if ( ! empty( $output ) && $has_items ) {
 				echo $output;
-				submit_button( esc_html__( 'Filter' ), '', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
+				submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), '', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
index e5962b5bec..ae7b56a302 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-links-list-table.php
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ class WP_Links_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			);
 
 			echo '<label class="screen-reader-text" for="cat_id">' . __( 'Filter by category' ) . '</label>';
+
 			wp_dropdown_categories( $dropdown_options );
+
 			submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), '', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'post-query-submit' ) );
 			?>
 		</div>
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
index 3b3c7a88a6..50ba8f32ef 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
@@ -332,7 +332,9 @@ class WP_MS_Sites_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			 * @param string $which The location of the extra table nav markup: 'top' or 'bottom'.
 			 */
 			do_action( 'restrict_manage_sites', $which );
+
 			$output = ob_get_clean();
+
 			if ( ! empty( $output ) ) {
 				echo $output;
 				submit_button( __( 'Filter' ), '', 'filter_action', false, array( 'id' => 'site-query-submit' ) );