diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/wpPublishPosts.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/wpPublishPosts.php
index 42e3884d94..00faaa1656 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/wpPublishPosts.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/wpPublishPosts.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Tests_WPPublishPost extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure wp_publish_post adds default category.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	function test_wp_publish_post_adds_default_category() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Tests_WPPublishPost extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure wp_publish_post adds default category when tagged.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	function test_wp_publish_post_adds_default_category_when_tagged() {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Tests_WPPublishPost extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure wp_publish_post does not add default term in error.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	function test_wp_publish_post_respects_current_terms() {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Tests_WPPublishPost extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure wp_publish_post adds default term.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	function test_wp_publish_post_adds_default_term() {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/taxonomy.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/taxonomy.php
index b697b17096..5d39d000f1 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/taxonomy.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/taxonomy.php
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class Tests_Taxonomy extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure custom callbacks are used when registered.
 	 *
-	 * @covers register_taxonomy
+	 * @covers ::register_taxonomy
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 */
 	function test_register_taxonomy_counting_callbacks() {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/termCounts.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/termCounts.php
index 6e197c5d07..be3d0f18f4 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/termCounts.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/termCounts.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts are not double incremented when post created.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_changes_for_post_statuses
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts increments correctly when post status becomes published.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_counts_incremented_on_publish
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 * @ticket 51292
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Test post status transition update term counts correctly.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_transitions_update_term_counts
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts are not double incremented when post created.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_changes_for_post_statuses_with_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts increments correctly when post status becomes published.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_counts_incremented_on_publish_with_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 * @ticket 51292
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Test post status transition update term counts correctly.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_transitions_update_term_counts_with_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts are not double incremented when post created.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_changes_for_post_statuses_with_untermed_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Term counts increments correctly when post status becomes published.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
-	 * @covers wp_publish_post
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_publish_post
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_counts_incremented_on_publish_with_untermed_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 * @ticket 51292
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Test post status transition update term counts correctly.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @dataProvider data_term_count_transitions_update_term_counts_with_untermed_attachments
 	 * @ticket 40351
 	 *
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * User taxonomy term counts increments when added to an account.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	public function test_term_counts_user_adding_term() {
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * User taxonomy term counts decrement when term deleted from user.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	public function test_term_counts_user_removing_term() {
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure DB queries for deferred counts are nullified for net zero gain.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
-	 * @covers wp_defer_term_counting
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_defer_term_counting
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	public function test_counts_after_deferral_net_zero() {
@@ -632,9 +632,9 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure full recounts follow modify by X recounts to avoid miscounts.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
-	 * @covers wp_update_term_count
-	 * @covers wp_defer_term_counting
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_update_term_count
+	 * @covers ::wp_defer_term_counting
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	public function test_counts_after_deferral_full_before_partial() {
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ class Tests_Term_termCount extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Ensure DB queries for deferred counts are combined.
 	 *
-	 * @covers wp_modify_term_count_by
-	 * @covers wp_defer_term_counting
+	 * @covers ::wp_modify_term_count_by
+	 * @covers ::wp_defer_term_counting
 	 * @ticket 51292
 	 */
 	public function test_counts_after_deferral_matching_changes() {