diff --git a/wp-includes/plugin.php b/wp-includes/plugin.php
index 3621f4c5ce..3e021bbdd8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/plugin.php
+++ b/wp-includes/plugin.php
@@ -181,12 +181,11 @@ function has_filter( $tag, $function_to_check = false ) {
 function apply_filters( $tag, $value ) {
 	global $wp_filter, $wp_current_filter;
 
-	$args = array();
+	$args = func_get_args();
 
 	// Do 'all' actions first.
 	if ( isset( $wp_filter['all'] ) ) {
 		$wp_current_filter[] = $tag;
-		$args                = func_get_args();
 		_wp_call_all_hook( $args );
 	}
 
@@ -201,11 +200,7 @@ function apply_filters( $tag, $value ) {
 		$wp_current_filter[] = $tag;
 	}
 
-	if ( empty( $args ) ) {
-		$args = func_get_args();
-	}
-
-	// don't pass the tag name to WP_Hook
+	// Don't pass the tag name to WP_Hook.
 	array_shift( $args );
 
 	$filtered = $wp_filter[ $tag ]->apply_filters( $value, $args );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 17657c65ad..d0065071c8 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-46145';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-46146';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.