diff --git a/core/modules/node/config/node.settings.yml b/core/modules/node/config/node.settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586c194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/node/config/node.settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+node_admin_theme: '0'
+node_cron_last: '0'
+node_recent_block_count: '10'
+default_nodes_main: '10'
+vote_node_enabled: '0'
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index 7add837..9c24e85 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function node_uri(Node $node) {
  * Implements hook_admin_paths().
  */
 function node_admin_paths() {
-  if (variable_get('node_admin_theme')) {
+  if (config('node.settings')->get('node_admin_theme')) {
     $paths = array(
       'node/*/edit' => TRUE,
       'node/*/delete' => TRUE,
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ function node_ranking() {
   );
 
   // Add relevance based on creation or changed date.
-  if ($node_cron_last = variable_get('node_cron_last', 0)) {
+  if ($node_cron_last = config('node.settings')->get('node_cron_last', 0)) {
     $ranking['recent'] = array(
       'title' => t('Recently posted'),
       // Exponential decay with half-life of 6 months, starting at last indexed node
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ function node_block_view($delta = '') {
     case 'recent':
       if (user_access('access content')) {
         $block['subject'] = t('Recent content');
-        if ($nodes = node_get_recent(variable_get('node_recent_block_count', 10))) {
+        if ($nodes = node_get_recent(config('node.settings')->get('node_recent_block_count'))) {
           $block['content'] = array(
             '#theme' => 'node_recent_block',
             '#nodes' => $nodes,
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ function node_block_configure($delta = '') {
     $form['node_recent_block_count'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#title' => t('Number of recent content items to display'),
-      '#default_value' => variable_get('node_recent_block_count', 10),
+      '#default_value' => config('node.settings')->get('node_recent_block_count'),
       '#options' => drupal_map_assoc(array(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30)),
     );
   }
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ function node_page_default() {
     ->orderBy('n.sticky', 'DESC')
     ->orderBy('n.created', 'DESC')
     ->extend('Drupal\Core\Database\Query\PagerSelectExtender')
-    ->limit(variable_get('default_nodes_main', 10))
+    ->limit(config('node.settings')->get('default_nodes_main'))
     ->addTag('node_access');
 
   $nids = $select->execute()->fetchCol();
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ function node_form_system_site_information_settings_form_alter(&$form, &$form_st
   $form['front_page']['default_nodes_main'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Number of posts on front page'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('default_nodes_main', 10),
+    '#default_value' => config('node.settings')->get('default_nodes_main'),
     '#options' => drupal_map_assoc(array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30)),
     '#access' => (config('system.site')->get('page.front') == 'node'),
     '#description' => t('The maximum number of posts displayed on overview pages such as the front page.'),
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ function node_form_system_themes_admin_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id
   $form['admin_theme']['node_admin_theme'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#title' => t('Use the administration theme when editing or creating content'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('node_admin_theme', '0'),
+    '#default_value' => config('node.settings')->get('node_admin_theme'),
   );
   $form['#submit'][] = 'node_form_system_themes_admin_form_submit';
 }