diff --git a/src/wp-includes/meta.php b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
index a569e730e6..163dcc90a1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/meta.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/meta.php
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ function update_metadata( $meta_type, $object_id, $meta_key, $meta_value, $prev_
  * @param string $meta_key   Metadata key
  * @param mixed  $meta_value Optional. Metadata value. Must be serializable if non-scalar. If specified, only delete
  *                           metadata entries with this value. Otherwise, delete all entries with the specified meta_key.
- *                           Pass `null, `false`, or an empty string to skip this check. (For backward compatibility,
+ *                           Pass `null`, `false`, or an empty string to skip this check. (For backward compatibility,
  *                           it is not possible to pass an empty string to delete those entries with an empty string
  *                           for a value.)
  * @param bool   $delete_all Optional, default is false. If true, delete matching metadata entries for all objects,