diff --git c/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBase.php w/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBase.php
index cbdd0cc..2fad298 100644
--- c/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBase.php
+++ w/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/FormBase.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Form;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ContainerInjectionInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerialization;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface;
@@ -41,6 +42,13 @@
   protected $urlGenerator;
 
   /**
+   * The config factory.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
+   */
+  protected $configFactory;
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
@@ -90,6 +98,29 @@ protected function translationManager() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Retrieves a configuration object.
+   *
+   * This is the main entry point to the configuration API. Calling
+   * @code $this->config('book.admin') @endcode will return a configuration
+   * object in which the book module can store its administrative settings.
+   *
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The name of the configuration object to retrieve. The name corresponds to
+   *   a configuration file. For @code \Drupal::config('book.admin') @endcode,
+   *   the config object returned will contain the contents of book.admin
+   *   configuration file.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Config
+   *   A configuration object.
+   */
+  protected function config($name) {
+    if (!$this->configFactory) {
+      $this->configFactory = $this->container()->get('config.factory');
+    }
+    return $this->configFactory->get($name);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Sets the translation manager for this form.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface $translation_manager
@@ -104,6 +135,20 @@ public function setTranslationManager(TranslationInterface $translation_manager)
   }
 
   /**
+   * Sets the config factory for this form.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
+   *   The config factory.
+   *
+   * @return self
+   *   The form.
+   */
+  public function setConfigFactory(ConfigFactory $config_factory) {
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Gets the request object.
    *
    * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
diff --git c/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/AggregatorCategorizeFormBase.php w/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/AggregatorCategorizeFormBase.php
index 74f4347..794dcce 100644
--- c/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/AggregatorCategorizeFormBase.php
+++ w/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/AggregatorCategorizeFormBase.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 use Drupal\aggregator\FeedInterface;
 use Drupal\aggregator\ItemStorageControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
@@ -63,15 +62,13 @@
    *   The item render controller.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $database
    *   The database connection.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Config $config
-   *   The aggregator config.
    * @param \Drupal\aggregator\ItemStorageControllerInterface $aggregator_item_storage
    *   The aggregator item storage controller.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityRenderControllerInterface $aggregator_item_renderer, Connection $database, Config $config, ItemStorageControllerInterface $aggregator_item_storage) {
+  public function __construct(EntityRenderControllerInterface $aggregator_item_renderer, Connection $database, ItemStorageControllerInterface $aggregator_item_storage) {
     $this->aggregatorItemRenderer = $aggregator_item_renderer;
     $this->database = $database;
-    $this->config = $config;
+    $this->config = $this->config('aggregator.settings');
     $this->aggregatorItemStorage = $aggregator_item_storage;
   }
 
@@ -82,7 +79,6 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('plugin.manager.entity')->getRenderController('aggregator_item'),
       $container->get('database'),
-      $container->get('config.factory')->get('aggregator.settings'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.entity')->getStorageController('aggregator_item')
     );
   }
diff --git c/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php w/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
index 61160b8..7876ef6 100644
--- c/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
+++ w/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ class ConfigSync extends FormBase {
   protected $eventDispatcher;
 
   /**
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-   */
-  protected $configFactory;
-
-  /**
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager;
    */
   protected $entity_manager;
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ class ConfigSync extends FormBase {
    * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface $event_dispatcher
    *   Event dispatcher.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
-   *   Configuration object factory.
+   *   The config factory.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager $entity_manager
    *   Entity manager.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface $url_generator
diff --git c/core/modules/forum/lib/Drupal/forum/Form/Overview.php w/core/modules/forum/lib/Drupal/forum/Form/Overview.php
index 968d259..47b2140 100644
--- c/core/modules/forum/lib/Drupal/forum/Form/Overview.php
+++ w/core/modules/forum/lib/Drupal/forum/Form/Overview.php
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ class Overview extends OverviewTerms {
   /**
    * Constructs a \Drupal\forum\Form\OverviewForm object.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
-   *   The factory for configuration objects.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager $entity_manager
    *   The entity manager service.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInteface $module_handler
    *   The module handler service.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, EntityManager $entity_manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $module_handler);
+  public function __construct(EntityManager $entity_manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($module_handler);
     $this->entityManager = $entity_manager;
   }
 
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, EntityManager $entity
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('config.factory'),
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ public function getFormID() {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
-    $forum_config = $this->configFactory->get('forum.settings');
+    $forum_config = $this->config('forum.settings');
     $vid = $forum_config->get('vocabulary');
     $vocabulary = $this->entityManager->getStorageController('taxonomy_vocabulary')->load($vid);
     if (!$vocabulary) {
diff --git c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestArgumentsObject.php w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestArgumentsObject.php
index 46c078b..e07479a 100644
--- c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestArgumentsObject.php
+++ w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestArgumentsObject.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function validateForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     drupal_set_message($this->t('The FormTestArgumentsObject::submitForm() method was used for this form.'));
-    \Drupal::config('form_test.object')
+    $this->config('form_test.object')
       ->set('bananas', $form_state['values']['bananas'])
       ->save();
   }
diff --git c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestControllerObject.php w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestControllerObject.php
index 05d2dd5..e0d0d13 100644
--- c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestControllerObject.php
+++ w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestControllerObject.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\form_test;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
@@ -17,23 +16,6 @@
 class FormTestControllerObject extends FormBase {
 
   /**
-   * The config factory.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
-   */
-  protected $configFactory;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs a new FormTestControllerObject.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
-   *   The config factory.
-   */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory) {
-    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getFormID() {
@@ -45,9 +27,7 @@ public function getFormID() {
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     drupal_set_message(t('The FormTestControllerObject::create() method was used for this form.'));
-    return new static(
-      $container->get('config.factory')
-    );
+    return new static();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -84,7 +64,7 @@ public function validateForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     drupal_set_message($this->t('The FormTestControllerObject::submitForm() method was used for this form.'));
-    $this->configFactory->get('form_test.object')
+    $this->config('form_test.object')
       ->set('bananas', $form_state['values']['bananas'])
       ->save();
   }
diff --git c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestObject.php w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestObject.php
index 4798b44..e431ba5 100644
--- c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestObject.php
+++ w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestObject.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function validateForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     drupal_set_message($this->t('The FormTestObject::submitForm() method was used for this form.'));
-    \Drupal::config('form_test.object')
+    $this->config('form_test.object')
       ->set('bananas', $form_state['values']['bananas'])
       ->save();
   }
diff --git c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestServiceObject.php w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestServiceObject.php
index a1495c5..2539de9 100644
--- c/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestServiceObject.php
+++ w/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/lib/Drupal/form_test/FormTestServiceObject.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function validateForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     drupal_set_message($this->t('The FormTestServiceObject::submitForm() method was used for this form.'));
-    \Drupal::config('form_test.object')
+    $this->config('form_test.object')
       ->set('bananas', $form_state['values']['bananas'])
       ->save();
   }
diff --git c/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Form/OverviewTerms.php w/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Form/OverviewTerms.php
index d7959dd..3852ea8 100644
--- c/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Form/OverviewTerms.php
+++ w/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Form/OverviewTerms.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\taxonomy\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\taxonomy\VocabularyInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@
 class OverviewTerms extends FormBase {
 
   /**
-   * Taxonomy config.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Config
-   */
-  protected $configFactory;
-
-  /**
    * The module handler service.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
@@ -35,13 +27,10 @@ class OverviewTerms extends FormBase {
   /**
    * Constructs an OverviewTerms object.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
-   *   The config factory service.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
    *   The module handler service.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
-    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
+  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +39,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterfac
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('config.factory'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
   }
@@ -87,7 +75,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state, VocabularyInterface $
 
     $page = $this->getRequest()->query->get('page') ?: 0;
     // Number of terms per page.
-    $page_increment = $this->configFactory->get('taxonomy.settings')->get('terms_per_page_admin');
+    $page_increment = $this->config('taxonomy.settings')->get('terms_per_page_admin');
     // Elements shown on this page.
     $page_entries = 0;
     // Elements at the root level before this page.
diff --git c/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Form/UserLoginForm.php w/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Form/UserLoginForm.php
index f2a3940..6ae96bc 100644
--- c/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Form/UserLoginForm.php
+++ w/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Form/UserLoginForm.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\user\Form;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Flood\FloodInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Drupal\user\UserStorageControllerInterface;
@@ -19,13 +18,6 @@
 class UserLoginForm extends FormBase {
 
   /**
-   * The config factory.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
-   */
-  protected $configFactory;
-
-  /**
    * The flood service.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Flood\FloodInterface
@@ -42,15 +34,12 @@ class UserLoginForm extends FormBase {
   /**
    * Constructs a new UserLoginForm.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
-   *   The config factory.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Flood\FloodInterface $flood
    *   The flood service.
    * @param \Drupal\user\UserStorageControllerInterface $user_storage
    *   The user storage controller.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, FloodInterface $flood, UserStorageControllerInterface $user_storage) {
-    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
+  public function __construct(FloodInterface $flood, UserStorageControllerInterface $user_storage) {
     $this->flood = $flood;
     $this->userStorage = $user_storage;
   }
@@ -60,7 +49,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, FloodInterface $flood
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('config.factory'),
       $container->get('flood'),
       $container->get('entity.manager')->getStorageController('user')
     );
@@ -83,7 +71,7 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       '#title' => $this->t('Username'),
       '#size' => 60,
       '#maxlength' => USERNAME_MAX_LENGTH,
-      '#description' => $this->t('Enter your @s username.', array('@s' => $this->configFactory->get('system.site')->get('name'))),
+      '#description' => $this->t('Enter your @s username.', array('@s' => $this->config('system.site')->get('name'))),
       '#required' => TRUE,
       '#attributes' => array(
         'autocorrect' => 'off',
@@ -138,7 +126,7 @@ public function validateName(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function validateAuthentication(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     $password = trim($form_state['values']['pass']);
-    $flood_config = $this->configFactory->get('user.flood');
+    $flood_config = $this->config('user.flood');
     if (!empty($form_state['values']['name']) && !empty($password)) {
       // Do not allow any login from the current user's IP if the limit has been
       // reached. Default is 50 failed attempts allowed in one hour. This is
@@ -184,7 +172,7 @@ public function validateAuthentication(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    * This validation function should always be the last one.
    */
   public function validateFinal(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
-    $flood_config = $this->configFactory->get('user.flood');
+    $flood_config = $this->config('user.flood');
     if (empty($form_state['uid'])) {
       // Always register an IP-based failed login event.
       $this->flood->register('user.failed_login_ip', $flood_config->get('ip_window'));