diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index e65c7d0f23..6176d30e71 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1683,8 +1683,7 @@ function _post_states($post) {
 	if ( 'draft' == $post->post_status && 'draft' != $post_status )
 		$post_states['draft'] = __('Draft');
 	if ( 'pending' == $post->post_status && 'pending' != $post_status )
-		/* translators: post state */
-		$post_states['pending'] = _x('Pending', 'post state');
+		$post_states['pending'] = _x('Pending', 'post status');
 	if ( is_sticky($post->ID) )
 		$post_states['sticky'] = __('Sticky');
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 6535d4bfd0..75850bcac6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -110,42 +110,42 @@ function create_initial_post_types() {
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'publish', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Published', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Published', 'post status' ),
 		'public'      => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Published <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'future', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Scheduled', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Scheduled', 'post status' ),
 		'protected'   => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop('Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Scheduled <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'draft', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Draft', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Draft', 'post status' ),
 		'protected'   => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Draft <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Drafts <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'pending', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Pending', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Pending', 'post status' ),
 		'protected'   => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Pending <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Pending <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'private', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Private', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Private', 'post status' ),
 		'private'     => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Private <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),
 	) );
 
 	register_post_status( 'trash', array(
-		'label'       => _x( 'Trash', 'post' ),
+		'label'       => _x( 'Trash', 'post status' ),
 		'internal'    => true,
 		'_builtin'    => true, /* internal use only. */
 		'label_count' => _n_noop( 'Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Trash <span class="count">(%s)</span>' ),