diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
index 994e99d8e4..ff8cb07e96 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/wp/updates.js
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
 				$views.find( '.all' ).remove();
 
 				if ( ! $form.find( 'tr.no-items' ).length ) {
-					$form.find( '#the-list' ).append( '<tr class="no-items"><td class="colspanchange" colspan="' + columnCount + '">' + __( 'You do not appear to have any plugins available at this time.' ) + '</td></tr>' );
+					$form.find( '#the-list' ).append( '<tr class="no-items"><td class="colspanchange" colspan="' + columnCount + '">' + __( 'No plugins are currently available.' ) + '</td></tr>' );
 				}
 			}
 		} );
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
index 11ef7391de..11b17304c7 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class WP_MS_Themes_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		if ( $this->has_items ) {
 			_e( 'No themes found.' );
 		} else {
-			_e( 'You do not appear to have any themes available at this time.' );
+			_e( 'No themes are currently available.' );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 12793e810e..89f7dffc2b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		} elseif ( ! empty( $plugins['all'] ) ) {
 			_e( 'No plugins found.' );
 		} else {
-			_e( 'You do not appear to have any plugins available at this time.' );
+			_e( 'No plugins are currently available.' );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php b/src/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
index 0970a9a2b2..141065eb87 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if ( empty( $plugins ) ) {
 	?>
 	<div class="wrap">
 		<h1><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></h1>
-		<div id="message" class="error"><p><?php _e( 'You do not appear to have any plugins available at this time.' ); ?></p></div>
+		<div id="message" class="error"><p><?php _e( 'No plugins are currently available.' ); ?></p></div>
 	</div>
 	<?php
 	require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php';