diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/privacy-tools.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/privacy-tools.js
index 39cc6b4120..d838702812 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/privacy-tools.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/privacy-tools.js
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ jQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {
 	var strings = window.privacyToolsL10n || {};
 
 	function setActionState( $action, state ) {
-		$action.children().hide();
-		$action.children( '.' + state ).show();
+		$action.children().addClass( 'hidden' );
+		$action.children( '.' + state ).removeClass( 'hidden' );
 	}
 
 	function clearResultsAfterRow( $requestRow ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-export-requests-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-export-requests-list-table.php
index 5b150f07fb..0f15ce10b1 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-export-requests-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-export-requests-list-table.php
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class WP_Privacy_Data_Export_Requests_List_Table extends WP_Privacy_Requests_Tab
 			'">';
 
 		$download_data_markup .= '<span class="export-personal-data-idle"><button type="button" class="button-link export-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Download Personal Data' ) . '</button></span>' .
-			'<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-processing" >' . __( 'Downloading Data...' ) . '</span>' .
-			'<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-success"><button type="button" class="button-link export-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Download Personal Data Again' ) . '</button></span>' .
-			'<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-failed">' . __( 'Download failed.' ) . ' <button type="button" class="button-link">' . __( 'Retry' ) . '</button></span>';
+			'<span class="export-personal-data-processing hidden" >' . __( 'Downloading Data...' ) . '</span>' .
+			'<span class="export-personal-data-success hidden"><button type="button" class="button-link export-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Download Personal Data Again' ) . '</button></span>' .
+			'<span class="export-personal-data-failed hidden">' . __( 'Download failed.' ) . ' <button type="button" class="button-link">' . __( 'Retry' ) . '</button></span>';
 
 		$download_data_markup .= '</div>';
 
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class WP_Privacy_Data_Export_Requests_List_Table extends WP_Privacy_Requests_Tab
 
 				?>
 				<span class="export-personal-data-idle"><button type="button" class="button export-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Send Export Link' ); ?></button></span>
-				<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-processing button updating-message" ><?php _e( 'Sending Email...' ); ?></span>
-				<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-success success-message" ><?php _e( 'Email sent.' ); ?></span>
-				<span style="display:none" class="export-personal-data-failed"><?php _e( 'Email could not be sent.' ); ?> <button type="button" class="button export-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Retry' ); ?></button></span>
+				<span class="export-personal-data-processing button updating-message hidden" ><?php _e( 'Sending Email...' ); ?></span>
+				<span class="export-personal-data-success success-message hidden" ><?php _e( 'Email sent.' ); ?></span>
+				<span class="export-personal-data-failed hidden"><?php _e( 'Email could not be sent.' ); ?> <button type="button" class="button export-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Retry' ); ?></button></span>
 				<?php
 
 				echo '</div>';
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-removal-requests-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-removal-requests-list-table.php
index 04a4681bf1..93eca565aa 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-removal-requests-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-data-removal-requests-list-table.php
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class WP_Privacy_Data_Removal_Requests_List_Table extends WP_Privacy_Requests_Ta
 				'">';
 
 			$remove_data_markup .= '<span class="remove-personal-data-idle"><button type="button" class="button-link remove-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Force Erase Personal Data' ) . '</button></span>' .
-				'<span style="display:none" class="remove-personal-data-processing" >' . __( 'Erasing Data...' ) . '</span>' .
-				'<span style="display:none" class="remove-personal-data-failed">' . __( 'Force Erase has failed.' ) . ' <button type="button" class="button-link remove-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Retry' ) . '</button></span>';
+				'<span class="remove-personal-data-processing hidden" >' . __( 'Erasing Data...' ) . '</span>' .
+				'<span class="remove-personal-data-failed hidden">' . __( 'Force Erase has failed.' ) . ' <button type="button" class="button-link remove-personal-data-handle">' . __( 'Retry' ) . '</button></span>';
 
 			$remove_data_markup .= '</div>';
 
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class WP_Privacy_Data_Removal_Requests_List_Table extends WP_Privacy_Requests_Ta
 
 				?>
 				<span class="remove-personal-data-idle"><button type="button" class="button remove-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Erase Personal Data' ); ?></button></span>
-				<span style="display:none" class="remove-personal-data-processing button updating-message" ><?php _e( 'Erasing Data...' ); ?></span>
-				<span style="display:none" class="remove-personal-data-failed"><?php _e( 'Erasing Data has failed.' ); ?> <button type="button" class="button remove-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Retry' ); ?></button></span>
+				<span class="remove-personal-data-processing button updating-message hidden" ><?php _e( 'Erasing Data...' ); ?></span>
+				<span class="remove-personal-data-failed hidden"><?php _e( 'Erasing Data has failed.' ); ?> <button type="button" class="button remove-personal-data-handle"><?php _e( 'Retry' ); ?></button></span>
 				<?php
 
 				echo '</div>';