diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-automatic-upgrader-skin.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-automatic-upgrader-skin.php
index 5f8360f066..3966e2a3db 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-automatic-upgrader-skin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-automatic-upgrader-skin.php
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ class Automatic_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param string|array|WP_Error $data
+	 * @param mixed                 ...$args Optional text replacements.
 	 */
-	public function feedback( $data ) {
+	public function feedback( $data, ...$args ) {
 		if ( is_wp_error( $data ) ) {
 			$string = $data->get_error_message();
 		} elseif ( is_array( $data ) ) {
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ class Automatic_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 		}
 
 		if ( strpos( $string, '%' ) !== false ) {
-			$args = func_get_args();
-			$args = array_splice( $args, 1 );
 			if ( ! empty( $args ) ) {
 				$string = vsprintf( $string, $args );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-bulk-upgrader-skin.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-bulk-upgrader-skin.php
index dcfa30b136..c5cbcd487e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-bulk-upgrader-skin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-bulk-upgrader-skin.php
@@ -50,15 +50,14 @@ class Bulk_Upgrader_Skin extends WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param string $string
+	 * @param mixed  ...$args Optional text replacements.
 	 */
-	public function feedback( $string ) {
+	public function feedback( $string, ...$args ) {
 		if ( isset( $this->upgrader->strings[ $string ] ) ) {
 			$string = $this->upgrader->strings[ $string ];
 		}
 
 		if ( strpos( $string, '%' ) !== false ) {
-			$args = func_get_args();
-			$args = array_splice( $args, 1 );
 			if ( $args ) {
 				$args   = array_map( 'strip_tags', $args );
 				$args   = array_map( 'esc_html', $args );
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ajax-upgrader-skin.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ajax-upgrader-skin.php
index dbcc40f0d0..b19e573fb8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ajax-upgrader-skin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ajax-upgrader-skin.php
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ class WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin extends Automatic_Upgrader_Skin {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.6.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string|WP_Error $errors Errors.
+	 * @param string|WP_Error $errors  Errors.
+	 * @param mixed           ...$args Optional text replacements.
 	 */
-	public function error( $errors ) {
+	public function error( $errors, ...$args ) {
 		if ( is_string( $errors ) ) {
 			$string = $errors;
 			if ( ! empty( $this->upgrader->strings[ $string ] ) ) {
@@ -88,8 +89,6 @@ class WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin extends Automatic_Upgrader_Skin {
 			}
 
 			if ( false !== strpos( $string, '%' ) ) {
-				$args = func_get_args();
-				$args = array_splice( $args, 1 );
 				if ( ! empty( $args ) ) {
 					$string = vsprintf( $string, $args );
 				}
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ class WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin extends Automatic_Upgrader_Skin {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$args = func_get_args();
-		call_user_func_array( array( $this, 'parent::error' ), $args );
+		parent::error( $errors, ...$args );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -113,16 +111,16 @@ class WP_Ajax_Upgrader_Skin extends Automatic_Upgrader_Skin {
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.6.0
 	 *
-	 * @param string|array|WP_Error $data Log entry data.
+	 * @param string|array|WP_Error $data    Log entry data.
+	 * @param mixed                 ...$args Optional text replacements.
 	 */
-	public function feedback( $data ) {
+	public function feedback( $data, ...$args ) {
 		if ( is_wp_error( $data ) ) {
 			foreach ( $data->get_error_codes() as $error_code ) {
 				$this->errors->add( $error_code, $data->get_error_message( $error_code ), $data->get_error_data( $error_code ) );
 			}
 		}
 
-		$args = func_get_args();
-		call_user_func_array( array( $this, 'parent::feedback' ), $args );
+		parent::feedback( $data, ...$args );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skin.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skin.php
index ddcfd19f18..aff625b59b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-upgrader-skin.php
@@ -140,15 +140,14 @@ class WP_Upgrader_Skin {
 
 	/**
 	 * @param string $string
+	 * @param mixed  ...$args Optional text replacements.
 	 */
-	public function feedback( $string ) {
+	public function feedback( $string, ...$args ) {
 		if ( isset( $this->upgrader->strings[ $string ] ) ) {
 			$string = $this->upgrader->strings[ $string ];
 		}
 
 		if ( strpos( $string, '%' ) !== false ) {
-			$args = func_get_args();
-			$args = array_splice( $args, 1 );
 			if ( $args ) {
 				$args   = array_map( 'strip_tags', $args );
 				$args   = array_map( 'esc_html', $args );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 37f561aa71..3f5998f6bd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-46124';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-46125';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.