diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 60a4b31f9b..d197a6a40d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -763,10 +763,11 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		$output = '<span class="displaying-num">' . sprintf( _n( '%s item', '%s items', $total_items ), number_format_i18n( $total_items ) ) . '</span>';
 
 		$current = $this->get_pagenum();
+		$removable_query_args = wp_removable_query_args();
 
 		$current_url = set_url_scheme( 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
 
-		$current_url = remove_query_arg( array( 'hotkeys_highlight_last', 'hotkeys_highlight_first' ), $current_url );
+		$current_url = remove_query_arg( $removable_query_args, $current_url );
 
 		$page_links = array();
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index cec338693e..f64a226ba4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ function wp_removable_query_args() {
 		'disabled',
 		'enabled',
 		'error',
+		'hotkeys_highlight_first',
+		'hotkeys_highlight_last',
 		'locked',
 		'message',
 		'same',