diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index f7626f5389..649f29a10b 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -2262,7 +2262,6 @@ function comment_form( $args = array(), $post_id = null ) {
 	$req      = get_option( 'require_name_email' );
 	$html_req = ( $req ? " required='required'" : '' );
 	$html5    = 'html5' === $args['format'];
-	$consent  = empty( $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) ? '' : ' checked="checked"';
 	$fields   = array(
 		'author'  => '<p class="comment-form-author">' . '<label for="author">' . __( 'Name' ) . ( $req ? ' <span class="required">*</span>' : '' ) . '</label> ' .
 					 '<input id="author" name="author" type="text" value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author'] ) . '" size="30" maxlength="245"' . $html_req . ' /></p>',
@@ -2270,10 +2269,14 @@ function comment_form( $args = array(), $post_id = null ) {
 					 '<input id="email" name="email" ' . ( $html5 ? 'type="email"' : 'type="text"' ) . ' value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) . '" size="30" maxlength="100" aria-describedby="email-notes"' . $html_req . ' /></p>',
 		'url'     => '<p class="comment-form-url"><label for="url">' . __( 'Website' ) . '</label> ' .
 					 '<input id="url" name="url" ' . ( $html5 ? 'type="url"' : 'type="text"' ) . ' value="' . esc_attr( $commenter['comment_author_url'] ) . '" size="30" maxlength="200" /></p>',
-		'cookies' => '<p class="comment-form-cookies-consent"><input id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes"' . $consent . ' />' .
-					 '<label for="wp-comment-cookies-consent">' . __( 'Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.' ) . '</label></p>',
 	);
 
+	if ( has_action( 'set_comment_cookies', 'wp_set_comment_cookies' ) ) {
+		$consent           = empty( $commenter['comment_author_email'] ) ? '' : ' checked="checked"';
+		$fields['cookies'] = '<p class="comment-form-cookies-consent"><input id="wp-comment-cookies-consent" name="wp-comment-cookies-consent" type="checkbox" value="yes"' . $consent . ' />' .
+							 '<label for="wp-comment-cookies-consent">' . __( 'Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.' ) . '</label></p>';
+	}
+
 	$required_text = sprintf( ' ' . __( 'Required fields are marked %s' ), '<span class="required">*</span>' );
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 011f9cf804..508577529f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43369';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43370';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.