diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
index b6fe335fe7..ba6dccaf14 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php
@@ -929,11 +929,11 @@ function validate_active_plugins() {
 /**
  * Validate the plugin path.
  *
- * Checks that the file exists and {@link validate_file() is valid file}.
+ * Checks that the file exists and is a valid file. See validate_file().
  *
  * @since 2.5.0
  *
- * @param string $plugin Plugin Path
+ * @param string $plugin Plugin Path.
  * @return WP_Error|int 0 on success, WP_Error on failure.
  */
 function validate_plugin($plugin) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 8518a0513c..bee4c15ef0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ function remove_meta_box( $id, $screen, $context ) {
 /**
  * Meta Box Accordion Template Function
  *
- * Largely made up of abstracted code from {@link do_meta_boxes()}, this
+ * Largely made up of abstracted code from do_meta_boxes(), this
  * function serves to build meta boxes as list items for display as
  * a collapsible accordion.
  *
@@ -1513,10 +1513,9 @@ function find_posts_div($found_action = '') {
 }
 
 /**
- * Display the post password.
+ * Displays the post password.
  *
- * The password is passed through {@link esc_attr()} to ensure that it
- * is safe for placing in an html attribute.
+ * The password is passed through esc_attr() to ensure that it is safe for placing in an html attribute.
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  */
@@ -1545,10 +1544,10 @@ function _draft_or_post_title( $post = 0 ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Display the search query.
+ * Displays the search query.
  *
- * A simple wrapper to display the "s" parameter in a GET URI. This function
- * should only be used when {@link the_search_query()} cannot.
+ * A simple wrapper to display the "s" parameter in a `GET` URI. This function
+ * should only be used when the_search_query() cannot.
  *
  * @since 2.7.0
  */
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
index f990e0984b..f4f4c3cb1a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
@@ -744,16 +744,16 @@ if ( ! defined( 'CORE_UPGRADE_SKIP_NEW_BUNDLED' ) || CORE_UPGRADE_SKIP_NEW_BUNDL
 }
 
 /**
- * Upgrade the core of WordPress.
+ * Upgrades the core of WordPress.
  *
  * This will create a .maintenance file at the base of the WordPress directory
  * to ensure that people can not access the web site, when the files are being
  * copied to their locations.
  *
- * The files in the {@link $_old_files} list will be removed and the new files
+ * The files in the `$_old_files` list will be removed and the new files
  * copied from the zip file after the database is upgraded.
  *
- * The files in the {@link $_new_bundled_files} list will be added to the installation
+ * The files in the `$_new_bundled_files` list will be added to the installation
  * if the version is greater than or equal to the old version being upgraded.
  *
  * The steps for the upgrader for after the new release is downloaded and