diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
index 92911db23a..5fd308e357 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ if ( $comment->comment_post_ID > 0 ):
 
 <fieldset class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-comment-status" id="comment-status-radio">
 <legend class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment status' ); ?></legend>
-<label class="approved"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '1' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="1" /><?php /* translators: comment type radio button */ _ex('Approved', 'adjective') ?></label><br />
-<label class="waiting"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php /* translators: comment type radio button */ _ex('Pending', 'adjective') ?></label><br />
-<label class="spam"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php /* translators: comment type radio button */ _ex('Spam', 'adjective'); ?></label>
+<label class="approved"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '1' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="1" /><?php _ex( 'Approved', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
+<label class="waiting"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php _ex( 'Pending', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
+<label class="spam"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php _ex( 'Spam', 'comment status' ); ?></label>
 </fieldset>
 
 <div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-curtime">
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index c62a920839..50e2d29533 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -231,13 +231,10 @@ function get_comments( $args = '' ) {
  */
 function get_comment_statuses() {
 	$status = array(
-		'hold'		=> __('Unapproved'),
-		/* translators: comment status  */
-		'approve'	=> _x('Approved', 'adjective'),
-		/* translators: comment status */
-		'spam'		=> _x('Spam', 'adjective'),
-		/* translators: comment status */
-		'trash'		=> _x('Trash', 'adjective'),
+		'hold'		=> __( 'Unapproved' ),
+		'approve'	=> _x( 'Approved', 'comment status' ),
+		'spam'		=> _x( 'Spam', 'comment status' ),
+		'trash'		=> _x( 'Trash', 'comment status' ),
 	);
 
 	return $status;