diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
index 9fe3f482d4..b5ec9a1725 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-sites-list-table.php
@@ -471,33 +471,33 @@ class WP_MS_Sites_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			'visit' => '',
 		);
 
-		$actions['edit']	= '<span class="edit"><a href="' . esc_url( network_admin_url( 'site-info.php?id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Edit' ) . '</a></span>';
-		$actions['backend']	= "<span class='backend'><a href='" . esc_url( get_admin_url( $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . "' class='edit'>" . __( 'Dashboard' ) . '</a></span>';
+		$actions['edit']	= '<a href="' . esc_url( network_admin_url( 'site-info.php?id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Edit' ) . '</a>';
+		$actions['backend']	= "<a href='" . esc_url( get_admin_url( $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . "' class='edit'>" . __( 'Dashboard' ) . '</a>';
 		if ( get_current_site()->blog_id != $blog['blog_id'] ) {
 			if ( $blog['deleted'] == '1' ) {
-				$actions['activate']   = '<span class="activate"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=activateblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'activateblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Activate' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['activate']   = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=activateblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'activateblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Activate' ) . '</a>';
 			} else {
-				$actions['deactivate'] = '<span class="activate"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=deactivateblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'deactivateblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Deactivate' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['deactivate'] = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=deactivateblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'deactivateblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Deactivate' ) . '</a>';
 			}
 
 			if ( $blog['archived'] == '1' ) {
-				$actions['unarchive'] = '<span class="archive"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=unarchiveblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'unarchiveblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Unarchive' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['unarchive'] = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=unarchiveblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'unarchiveblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Unarchive' ) . '</a>';
 			} else {
-				$actions['archive']   = '<span class="archive"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=archiveblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'archiveblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Archive', 'verb; site' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['archive']   = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=archiveblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'archiveblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Archive', 'verb; site' ) . '</a>';
 			}
 
 			if ( $blog['spam'] == '1' ) {
-				$actions['unspam'] = '<span class="spam"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=unspamblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'unspamblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Not Spam', 'site' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['unspam'] = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=unspamblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'unspamblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Not Spam', 'site' ) . '</a>';
 			} else {
-				$actions['spam']   = '<span class="spam"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=spamblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'spamblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Spam', 'site' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['spam']   = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=spamblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'spamblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . _x( 'Spam', 'site' ) . '</a>';
 			}
 
 			if ( current_user_can( 'delete_site', $blog['blog_id'] ) ) {
-				$actions['delete'] = '<span class="delete"><a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=deleteblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'deleteblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Delete' ) . '</a></span>';
+				$actions['delete'] = '<a href="' . esc_url( wp_nonce_url( network_admin_url( 'sites.php?action=confirm&amp;action2=deleteblog&amp;id=' . $blog['blog_id'] ), 'deleteblog_' . $blog['blog_id'] ) ) . '">' . __( 'Delete' ) . '</a>';
 			}
 		}
 
-		$actions['visit']	= "<span class='view'><a href='" . esc_url( get_home_url( $blog['blog_id'], '/' ) ) . "' rel='permalink'>" . __( 'Visit' ) . '</a></span>';
+		$actions['visit']	= "<a href='" . esc_url( get_home_url( $blog['blog_id'], '/' ) ) . "' rel='permalink'>" . __( 'Visit' ) . '</a>';
 
 		/**
 		 * Filter the action links displayed for each site in the Sites list table.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b5965cc741..ac0bd5fb8f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33847';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-33848';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.