diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index d47b530202..84d9d781bd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|bool Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php b/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
index 359171e37d..dc61ec8960 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class WP_oEmbed {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|bool Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
index d781b88a28..087f341d9e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-comment-query.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class WP_Comment_Query {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|false Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index afc8f9691a..fd1f485b57 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -3362,7 +3362,7 @@ class WP_Query {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|false Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php
index 96733451c1..656e169c9f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-roles.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class WP_Roles {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|false Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
index b2462dcf1d..979819b722 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
index 4a90439ba3..f2a7b412ee 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-user.php
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class WP_User {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.3.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return mixed|false Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index c35498cd97..3e8dce5d8d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 *
-	 * @param callable $name      Method to call.
+	 * @param string   $name      Method to call.
 	 * @param array    $arguments Arguments to pass when calling.
 	 * @return array|IXR_Error|false Return value of the callback, false otherwise.
 	 */