diff --git a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 05c6a10e8e..79d18f5fcd 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1917,7 +1917,10 @@ function wp_get_object_terms($object_ids, $taxonomies, $args = array()) {
 	$args['taxonomy'] = $taxonomies;
 	$args['object_ids'] = $object_ids;
 
-	$terms = array_merge( $terms, get_terms( $args ) );
+	// Taxonomies registered without an 'args' param are handled here.
+	if ( ! empty( $taxonomies ) ) {
+		$terms = array_merge( $terms, get_terms( $args ) );
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Filters the terms for a given object or objects.
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/wpGetObjectTerms.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/wpGetObjectTerms.php
index e527a601bf..5e3b8bcb9b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/wpGetObjectTerms.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/wpGetObjectTerms.php
@@ -760,4 +760,40 @@ class Tests_Term_WpGetObjectTerms extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$args['orderby'] = 'term_order';
 		return $args;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 41010
+	 */
+	public function test_duplicate_terms_should_not_be_returned_when_passed_multiple_taxonomies_registered_with_args_array() {
+		$taxonomy1 = 'wptests_tax';
+		$taxonomy2 = 'wptests_tax_2';
+
+		// Any non-empty 'args' array triggers the bug.
+		$taxonomy_arguments = array(
+			'args' => array( 0 ),
+		);
+
+		register_taxonomy( $taxonomy1, 'post', $taxonomy_arguments );
+		register_taxonomy( $taxonomy2, 'post', $taxonomy_arguments );
+
+		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
+		$term_1_id = self::factory()->term->create( array(
+			'taxonomy' => $taxonomy1,
+		) );
+		$term_2_id = self::factory()->term->create( array(
+			'taxonomy' => $taxonomy2,
+		) );
+
+		wp_set_object_terms( $post_id, $term_1_id, $taxonomy1 );
+		wp_set_object_terms( $post_id, $term_2_id, $taxonomy2 );
+
+		$expected = array( $term_1_id, $term_2_id );
+
+		$actual = wp_get_object_terms( $post_id, array( $taxonomy1, $taxonomy2 ), array(
+			'orderby' => 'term_id',
+			'fields' => 'ids',
+		) );
+
+		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $actual );
+	}
 }