diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index 9539987ae7..94f60dfaef 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -615,9 +615,10 @@ function sanitize_comment_cookies() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string $author_cookie The comment author name cookie.
 		 */
-		$comment_author                            = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_name', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
-		$comment_author                            = wp_unslash( $comment_author );
-		$comment_author                            = esc_attr( $comment_author );
+		$comment_author = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_name', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
+		$comment_author = wp_unslash( $comment_author );
+		$comment_author = esc_attr( $comment_author );
+
 		$_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_' . COOKIEHASH ] = $comment_author;
 	}
 
@@ -632,9 +633,10 @@ function sanitize_comment_cookies() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string $author_email_cookie The comment author email cookie.
 		 */
-		$comment_author_email                            = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_email', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_email_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
-		$comment_author_email                            = wp_unslash( $comment_author_email );
-		$comment_author_email                            = esc_attr( $comment_author_email );
+		$comment_author_email = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_email', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_email_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
+		$comment_author_email = wp_unslash( $comment_author_email );
+		$comment_author_email = esc_attr( $comment_author_email );
+
 		$_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_email_' . COOKIEHASH ] = $comment_author_email;
 	}
 
@@ -649,8 +651,9 @@ function sanitize_comment_cookies() {
 		 *
 		 * @param string $author_url_cookie The comment author URL cookie.
 		 */
-		$comment_author_url                            = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_url', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_url_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
-		$comment_author_url                            = wp_unslash( $comment_author_url );
+		$comment_author_url = apply_filters( 'pre_comment_author_url', $_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_url_' . COOKIEHASH ] );
+		$comment_author_url = wp_unslash( $comment_author_url );
+
 		$_COOKIE[ 'comment_author_url_' . COOKIEHASH ] = $comment_author_url;
 	}
 }