diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/CronController.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/CronController.php
index 1a7e50e..4c9161f 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/CronController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/CronController.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\system;
 
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
 
 /**
  * Controller for Cron handling.
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class CronController {
   /**
    * Run Cron once.
    *
-   * @return Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response
    *   A Symfony response object.
    */
   public function run() {
@@ -27,4 +28,21 @@ public function run() {
     // HTTP 204 is "No content", meaning "I did what you asked and we're done."
     return new Response('', 204);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Run cron manually.
+   *
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse
+   *   A Symfony direct response object.
+   */
+  public function runManually() {
+    if (drupal_cron_run()) {
+      drupal_set_message(t('Cron ran successfully.'));
+    }
+    else {
+      drupal_set_message(t('Cron run failed.'), 'error');
+    }
+    return new RedirectResponse(url('admin/reports/status', array('absolute' => TRUE)));
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 1566c80..f25ae91 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -1358,21 +1358,6 @@ function system_status($check = FALSE) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Menu callback: run cron manually.
- */
-function system_run_cron() {
-  // Run cron manually
-  if (drupal_cron_run()) {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Cron ran successfully.'));
-  }
-  else {
-    drupal_set_message(t('Cron run failed.'), 'error');
-  }
-
-  drupal_goto('admin/reports/status');
-}
-
-/**
  * Menu callback: return information about PHP.
  */
 function system_php() {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index ce1b39b..4e3be02 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -996,13 +996,6 @@ function system_menu() {
     'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
     'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
   );
-  $items['admin/reports/status/run-cron'] = array(
-    'title' => 'Run cron',
-    'page callback' => 'system_run_cron',
-    'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
-    'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
-    'file' => 'system.admin.inc',
-  );
   $items['admin/reports/status/php'] = array(
     'title' => 'PHP',
     'page callback' => 'system_php',
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index 9859d6a..d483bff 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ system_site_maintenance_mode:
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer site configuration'
 
+system_run_cron:
+  pattern: '/admin/reports/status/run-cron'
+  defaults:
+    _controller: '\Drupal\system\CronController::runManually'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'administer site configuration'
+
 date_format_delete:
   pattern: 'admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/{format_id}/delete'
   defaults: