diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index c4f288d8d0..b9eb0c2052 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -177,9 +177,10 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			array_merge(
 				$args,
 				array(
-					'count'  => true,
-					'offset' => 0,
-					'number' => 0,
+					'count'   => true,
+					'offset'  => 0,
+					'number'  => 0,
+					'orderby' => 'none',
 				)
 			)
 		);
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 						'post_id' => $post_id ? $post_id : 0,
 						'user_id' => $current_user_id,
 						'count'   => true,
+						'orderby' => 'none',
 					)
 				);
 				$link               = add_query_arg( 'user_id', $current_user_id, $link );
@@ -518,8 +520,9 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 			foreach ( $comment_types as $type => $label ) {
 				if ( get_comments(
 					array(
-						'number' => 1,
-						'type'   => $type,
+						'count'   => true,
+						'orderby' => 'none',
+						'type'    => $type,
 					)
 				) ) {
 					printf(
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index c63474b29a..5228076079 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ function post_comment_meta_box( $post ) {
 	$total         = get_comments(
 		array(
 			'post_id' => $post->ID,
-			'number'  => 1,
 			'count'   => true,
+			'orderby' => 'none',
 		)
 	);
 	$wp_list_table = _get_list_table( 'WP_Post_Comments_List_Table' );
diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index ce0ebe769d..de23a72130 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ function get_comment_count( $post_id = 0 ) {
 	$args = array(
 		'count'                     => true,
 		'update_comment_meta_cache' => false,
+		'orderby'                   => 'none',
 	);
 	if ( $post_id > 0 ) {
 		$args['post_id'] = $post_id;
@@ -1114,6 +1115,7 @@ function get_page_of_comment( $comment_id, $args = array() ) {
 			'fields'     => 'ids',
 			'count'      => true,
 			'status'     => 'approve',
+			'orderby'    => 'none',
 			'parent'     => 0,
 			'date_query' => array(
 				array(
diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
index 16018bb58a..1169b6b130 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-comments-controller.php
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ class WP_REST_Comments_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			// Out-of-bounds, run the query again without LIMIT for total count.
 			unset( $prepared_args['number'], $prepared_args['offset'] );
 
-			$query                  = new WP_Comment_Query();
-			$prepared_args['count'] = true;
+			$query                    = new WP_Comment_Query();
+			$prepared_args['count']   = true;
+			$prepared_args['orderby'] = 'none';
 
 			$total_comments = $query->query( $prepared_args );
 			$max_pages      = ceil( $total_comments / $request['per_page'] );
@@ -1188,8 +1189,8 @@ class WP_REST_Comments_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 		// Only grab one comment to verify the comment has children.
 		$comment_children = $comment->get_children(
 			array(
-				'number' => 1,
-				'count'  => true,
+				'count'   => true,
+				'orderby' => 'none',
 			)
 		);
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index d049007ddd..cc38f4f2b6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.4-beta1-56746';
+$wp_version = '6.4-beta1-56747';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.