diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index 50c6eafd91..23ca2473f6 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -668,11 +668,11 @@ function post_comment_status_meta_box($post) {
 ?>
 <input name="advanced_view" type="hidden" value="1" />
 <p class="meta-options">
-	<label for="comment_status" class="selectit"><input name="comment_status" type="checkbox" id="comment_status" value="open" <?php checked($post->comment_status, 'open'); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Allow comments.' ) ?></label><br />
+	<label for="comment_status" class="selectit"><input name="comment_status" type="checkbox" id="comment_status" value="open" <?php checked($post->comment_status, 'open'); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Allow comments' ) ?></label><br />
 	<label for="ping_status" class="selectit"><input name="ping_status" type="checkbox" id="ping_status" value="open" <?php checked($post->ping_status, 'open'); ?> /> <?php
 		printf(
 			/* translators: %s: Codex URL */
-			__( 'Allow <a href="%s">trackbacks and pingbacks</a> on this page.' ),
+			__( 'Allow <a href="%s">trackbacks and pingbacks</a> on this page' ),
 			__( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging#Managing_Comments' ) );
 		?></label>
 	<?php