diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
index 42fe89fb5f..6237a36080 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ class TwentyNineteen_Walker_Comment extends Walker_Comment {
 				<footer class="comment-meta">
 					<div class="comment-author vcard">
 						<?php
-						$comment_author_link = get_comment_author_link( $comment );
-						$comment_author_url  = get_comment_author_url( $comment );
-						$comment_author      = get_comment_author( $comment );
-						$avatar              = get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] );
+						$comment_author_url = get_comment_author_url( $comment );
+						$comment_author     = get_comment_author( $comment );
+						$avatar             = get_avatar( $comment, $args['avatar_size'] );
 						if ( 0 != $args['avatar_size'] ) {
 							if ( empty( $comment_author_url ) ) {
 								echo $avatar;
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class TwentyNineteen_Walker_Comment extends Walker_Comment {
 									),
 								)
 							),
-							'<b class="fn">' . get_comment_author_link( $comment ) . '</b>'
+							'<b class="fn">' . $comment_author . '</b>'
 						);
 
 						if ( ! empty( $comment_author_url ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ab3c1e6d21..6825c7241e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44769';
+$wp_version = '5.2-alpha-44771';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.