diff --git a/includes/CommentFormatter.php b/includes/CommentFormatter.php
index 10b2d8f13..533980985 100644
--- a/includes/CommentFormatter.php
+++ b/includes/CommentFormatter.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class CommentFormatter {
 
 						$summary = Html::element( 'span', [
 							'class' => 'ext-discussiontools-init-sidebar-meta'
-						], wfMessage( 'parentheses', $commentCount )->inLanguage( $lang )->text() );
+						], $commentCount );
 
 						// This also shows up in API action=parse&prop=sections output.
 						$item['html-summary'] = $summary;
diff --git a/modules/dt.init.less b/modules/dt.init.less
index c35b32747..ad5fbc247 100644
--- a/modules/dt.init.less
+++ b/modules/dt.init.less
@@ -325,19 +325,13 @@ h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
 		display: block;
 	}
 
-	// stylelint-disable-next-line selector-class-pattern
-	.sidebar-toc .sidebar-toc-text {
-		display: inline;
-	}
-
 	// stylelint-disable-next-line selector-class-pattern
 	.sidebar-toc .sidebar-toc-list-item {
-		padding-top: 4px;
-		padding-bottom: 4px;
+		margin: 8px 0;
 	}
 
 	.ext-discussiontools-init-sidebar-meta {
-		display: inline;
+		display: block;
 		color: #666;
 		white-space: nowrap;
 		font-size: 0.875em;