Index: src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
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--- src/wp-includes/comment-template.php	(revision 29855)
+++ src/wp-includes/comment-template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1839,9 +1839,8 @@
 
 		<?php comment_text( get_comment_id(), array_merge( $args, array( 'add_below' => $add_below, 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
 
-		<div class="reply">
-			<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'add_below' => $add_below, 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
-		</div>
+		<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'add_below' => $add_below, 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'], 'before' => '<div class="reply">', 'after' => '</div>' ) ) ); ?>
+
 		<?php if ( 'div' != $args['style'] ) : ?>
 		</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
@@ -1889,9 +1888,7 @@
 					<?php comment_text(); ?>
 				</div><!-- .comment-content -->
 
-				<div class="reply">
-					<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'add_below' => 'div-comment', 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'] ) ) ); ?>
-				</div><!-- .reply -->
+				<?php comment_reply_link( array_merge( $args, array( 'add_below' => 'div-comment', 'depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth'], 'before' => '<div class="reply">', 'after' => '</div>' ) ) ); ?>
 			</article><!-- .comment-body -->
 <?php
 	}