diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widget-types-controller.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widget-types-controller.php
index bf43c463a5..7853c73920 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widget-types-controller.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widget-types-controller.php
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ class WP_REST_Widget_Types_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
 	 *
-	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets The list of registered widgets.
+	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 * @global array             $wp_registered_widgets The list of registered widgets.
 	 *
 	 * @return array Array of widgets.
 	 */
@@ -412,6 +413,8 @@ class WP_REST_Widget_Types_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 * - form:     The widget's admin form after updating the widget with the
 	 *             given form data.
 	 *
+	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 *
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
 	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.
 	 */
diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php
index 9b97da4199..e31841c726 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-widgets-controller.php
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ class WP_REST_Widgets_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
 	 *
+	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 *
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
 	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.
 	 */
@@ -289,14 +291,14 @@ class WP_REST_Widgets_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
 	 *
-	 * @global array             $wp_registered_widget_updates The registered widget update functions.
 	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 * @global array             $wp_registered_widget_updates The registered widget update functions.
 	 *
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Full details about the request.
 	 * @return WP_REST_Response|WP_Error Response object on success, or WP_Error object on failure.
 	 */
 	public function delete_item( $request ) {
-		global $wp_registered_widget_updates, $wp_widget_factory;
+		global $wp_widget_factory, $wp_registered_widget_updates;
 
 		retrieve_widgets();
 
@@ -417,6 +419,9 @@ class WP_REST_Widgets_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
 	 *
+	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 * @global array             $wp_registered_widget_updates The registered widget update functions.
+	 *
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request    Full details about the request.
 	 * @param string          $sidebar_id ID of the sidebar the widget belongs to.
 	 *
@@ -560,9 +565,8 @@ class WP_REST_Widgets_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.8.0
 	 *
-	 * @global array $wp_registered_sidebars        The registered sidebars.
-	 * @global array $wp_registered_widgets         The registered widgets.
-	 * @global array $wp_registered_widget_controls The registered widget controls.
+	 * @global WP_Widget_Factory $wp_widget_factory
+	 * @global array             $wp_registered_widgets The registered widgets.
 	 *
 	 * @param array           $item    An array containing a widget_id and sidebar_id.
 	 * @param WP_REST_Request $request Request object.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 4fde953975..8c850a61c3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51278';
+$wp_version = '5.9-alpha-51279';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.