diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category.php b/src/wp-includes/category.php
index 843c51d0da..57ec0a9092 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function get_categories( $args = '' ) {
  * @param string $output Optional. The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N,
  *                       which correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array,
  *                       respectively. Default OBJECT.
- * @param string $filter Optional. Default is raw or no WordPress defined filter will applied.
+ * @param string $filter Optional. How to sanitize category fields. Default 'raw'.
  * @return object|array|WP_Error|null Category data in type defined by $output parameter.
  *                                    WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
  */
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function get_tags( $args = '' ) {
  * @param string             $output Optional. The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N,
  *                                   which correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array,
  *                                   respectively. Default OBJECT.
- * @param string             $filter Optional. Default is raw or no WordPress defined filter will applied.
+ * @param string             $filter Optional. How to sanitize tag fields. Default 'raw'.
  * @return WP_Term|array|WP_Error|null Tag data in type defined by $output parameter.
  *                                     WP_Error if $tag is empty, null if it does not exist.
  */