diff --git a/wp-includes/category.php b/wp-includes/category.php
index 07bc0d1e0a..0e671ffa89 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -280,10 +280,14 @@ function sanitize_category_field( $field, $value, $cat_id, $context ) {
  * Retrieves all post tags.
  *
  * @since 2.3.0
- * @see get_terms() For list of arguments to pass.
  *
- * @param string|array $args Tag arguments to use when retrieving tags.
- * @return WP_Term[]|int $tags Array of 'post_tag' term objects, or a count thereof.
+ * @param string|array $args {
+ *     Optional. Arguments to retrieve tags. See get_terms() for additional options.
+ *
+ *     @type string $taxonomy Taxonomy to retrieve terms for. Default 'post_tag'.
+ * }
+ * @return WP_Term[]|int|WP_Error $tags Array of 'post_tag' term objects, a count thereof,
+ *                                      or WP_Error if any of the taxonomies do not exist.
  */
 function get_tags( $args = '' ) {
 	$defaults = array( 'taxonomy' => 'post_tag' );
@@ -292,20 +296,20 @@ function get_tags( $args = '' ) {
 	$tags = get_terms( $args );
 
 	if ( empty( $tags ) ) {
-		$return = array();
-		return $return;
+		$tags = array();
+	} else {
+		/**
+		 * Filters the array of term objects returned for the 'post_tag' taxonomy.
+		 *
+		 * @since 2.3.0
+		 *
+		 * @param WP_Term[]|int|WP_Error $tags Array of 'post_tag' term objects, a count thereof,
+		 *                                     or WP_Error if any of the taxonomies do not exist.
+		 * @param array                  $args An array of arguments. @see get_terms()
+		 */
+		$tags = apply_filters( 'get_tags', $tags, $args );
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Filters the array of term objects returned for the 'post_tag' taxonomy.
-	 *
-	 * @since 2.3.0
-	 *
-	 * @param WP_Term[]|int $tags Array of 'post_tag' term objects, or a count thereof.
-	 * @param array         $args An array of arguments. @see get_terms()
-	 */
-	$tags = apply_filters( 'get_tags', $tags, $args );
-
 	return $tags;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 1693bad778..c8f2d4efa1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1133,11 +1133,11 @@ function get_term_to_edit( $id, $taxonomy ) {
  *
  * @param array|string $args       Optional. Array or string of arguments. See WP_Term_Query::__construct()
  *                                 for information on accepted arguments. Default empty.
- * @param array|string $deprecated Argument array, when using the legacy function parameter format. If present, this
- *                                 parameter will be interpreted as `$args`, and the first function parameter will
- *                                 be parsed as a taxonomy or array of taxonomies.
- * @return WP_Term[]|int|WP_Error List of WP_Term instances and their children. Will return WP_Error, if any of taxonomies
- *                                do not exist.
+ * @param array|string $deprecated Argument array, when using the legacy function parameter format. If present,
+ *                                 this parameter will be interpreted as `$args`, and the first function parameter
+ *                                 will be parsed as a taxonomy or array of taxonomies.
+ * @return WP_Term[]|int|WP_Error Array of WP_Term instances, a count thereof,
+ *                                or WP_Error if any of the taxonomies do not exist.
  */
 function get_terms( $args = array(), $deprecated = '' ) {
 	$term_query = new WP_Term_Query();
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 10d7f15fe3..08dee928b9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47929';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47930';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.