diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index f71494244e..534a9de4f1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1208,6 +1208,11 @@ function get_terms( $args = array(), $deprecated = '' ) {
 
 	$terms = $term_query->query( $args );
 
+	// Count queries are not filtered, for legacy reasons.
+	if ( $term_query->query_vars['count'] ) {
+		return $terms;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Filters the found terms.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5e2b459875..7d3aa2f505 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37622';
+$wp_version = '4.6-alpha-37623';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.