diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
index f74b31326e..53be3c3df7 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-term-query.php
@@ -604,8 +604,6 @@ class WP_Term_Query {
 
 		$where = implode( ' AND ', $this->sql_clauses['where'] );
 
-		$pieces = array( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'distinct', 'orderby', 'order', 'limits' );
-
 		/**
 		 * Filters the terms query SQL clauses.
 		 *
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ class WP_Term_Query {
 		 * @param array $taxonomies An array of taxonomies.
 		 * @param array $args       An array of terms query arguments.
 		 */
-		$clauses = apply_filters( 'terms_clauses', compact( $pieces ), $taxonomies, $args );
+		$clauses = apply_filters( 'terms_clauses', compact( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'distinct', 'orderby', 'order', 'limits' ), $taxonomies, $args );
 
 		$fields = isset( $clauses[ 'fields' ] ) ? $clauses[ 'fields' ] : '';
 		$join = isset( $clauses[ 'join' ] ) ? $clauses[ 'join' ] : '';