diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 5284bce..1004927 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ services:
       - { name: persist }
   plugin.manager.entity:
     class: Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager
-    arguments: ['@container.namespaces']
+    arguments: ['@container.namespaces', '@service_container']
   plugin.manager.archiver:
     class: Drupal\Core\Archiver\ArchiverManager
     arguments: ['@container.namespaces']
diff --git a/core/includes/menu.inc b/core/includes/menu.inc
index 6b62bf8..0b6ad93 100644
--- a/core/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/core/includes/menu.inc
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ function _menu_navigation_links_rebuild($menu) {
   else {
     // The Menu link module is not available at install time, so we need to
     // hardcode the default storage controller.
-    $menu_link_controller = new MenuLinkStorageController('menu_link');
+    $menu_link_controller = new MenuLinkStorageController('menu_link', Drupal::service('database'), Drupal::service('router.route_provider'));
   }
 
   // Add normal and suggested items as links.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
index 5487e04..1795513 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\Uuid;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityMalformedException;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Defines the storage controller class for configuration entities.
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@
  *   after the config_prefix in a config name forms the entity ID. Additional or
  *   custom suffixes are not possible.
  */
-class ConfigStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface {
+class ConfigStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface, EntityControllerInterface {
 
   /**
    * Entity type for this controller instance.
@@ -77,11 +81,21 @@ class ConfigStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface {
   protected $statusKey = 'status';
 
   /**
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
+   */
+  protected $configFactory;
+
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $configStorage;
+
+  /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageControllerInterface::__construct().
    *
    * Sets basic variables.
    */
-  public function __construct($entityType) {
+  public function __construct($entityType, ConfigFactory $config_factory, StorageInterface $config_storage) {
     $this->entityType = $entityType;
     $this->entityInfo = entity_get_info($entityType);
     $this->hookLoadArguments = array();
@@ -93,6 +107,20 @@ public function __construct($entityType) {
     else {
       $this->statusKey = FALSE;
     }
+
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
+    $this->configStorage = $config_storage;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type) {
+    return new static(
+      $entity_type,
+      $container->get('config.factory'),
+      $container->get('config.storage')
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -225,10 +253,10 @@ protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
 
     // Load all of the configuration entities.
     if ($ids === NULL) {
-      $names = drupal_container()->get('config.storage')->listAll($prefix);
+      $names = $this->configStorage->listAll($prefix);
       $result = array();
       foreach ($names as $name) {
-        $config = config($name);
+        $config = $this->configFactory->get($name);
         $result[$config->get($this->idKey)] = new $config_class($config->get(), $this->entityType);
       }
       return $result;
@@ -237,7 +265,7 @@ protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
       $result = array();
       foreach ($ids as $id) {
         // Add the prefix to the ID to serve as the configuration object name.
-        $config = config($prefix . $id);
+        $config = $this->configFactory->get($prefix . $id);
         if (!$config->isNew()) {
           $result[$id] = new $config_class($config->get(), $this->entityType);
         }
@@ -325,13 +353,13 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
     }
 
     foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
-      $config = config($this->getConfigPrefix() . $entity->id());
+      $config = $this->configFactory->get($this->getConfigPrefix() . $entity->id());
       $config->delete();
 
       // Remove the entity from the manifest file. Entity IDs can contain a dot
       // so we can not use Config::clear() to remove the entity from the
       // manifest.
-      $manifest = config('manifest.' . $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
+      $manifest = $this->configFactory->get('manifest.' . $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
       $manifest_data = $manifest->get();
       unset($manifest_data[$entity->id()]);
       $manifest->setData($manifest_data);
@@ -364,7 +392,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
     if ($entity->getOriginalID() !== NULL) {
       $id = $entity->getOriginalID();
     }
-    $config = config($prefix . $id);
+    $config = $this->configFactory->get($prefix . $id);
     $is_new = $config->isNew();
 
     if (!$is_new && !isset($entity->original)) {
@@ -378,7 +406,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
       // - Storage controller needs to access the original object.
       // - The object needs to be renamed/copied in ConfigFactory and reloaded.
       // - All instances of the object need to be renamed.
-      drupal_container()->get('config.factory')->rename($prefix . $id, $prefix . $entity->id());
+      $this->configFactory->rename($prefix . $id, $prefix . $entity->id());
     }
 
     $this->preSave($entity);
@@ -407,7 +435,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
     }
 
     $update_manifest = FALSE;
-    $config = config('manifest.' . $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
+    $config = $this->configFactory->get('manifest.' . $this->entityInfo['config_prefix']);
     $manifest = $config->get();
     // If the save operation resulted in a rename remove the old entity id from
     // the manifest file.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
index b1d8ec3..11606ce 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\Uuid;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Defines a base entity controller class.
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@
  * This class can be used as-is by most simple entity types. Entity types
  * requiring special handling can extend the class.
  */
-class DatabaseStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface {
+class DatabaseStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface, EntityControllerInterface {
 
   /**
    * Static cache of entities.
@@ -112,14 +114,33 @@ class DatabaseStorageController implements EntityStorageControllerInterface {
    */
   protected $cache;
 
+  /**
+   * Active database connection.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection
+   */
+  protected $database;
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type) {
+    return new static(
+      $entity_type,
+      $container->get('database')
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Constructs a DatabaseStorageController object.
    *
    * @param string $entityType
    *   The entity type for which the instance is created.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $database
+   *   The database connection to be used.
    */
-  public function __construct($entityType) {
+  public function __construct($entityType, Connection $database) {
+    $this->database = $database;
     $this->entityType = $entityType;
     $this->entityInfo = entity_get_info($entityType);
     $this->entityCache = array();
@@ -278,7 +299,7 @@ public function deleteRevision($revision_id) {
         throw new EntityStorageException('Default revision can not be deleted');
       }
 
-      db_delete($this->revisionTable)
+      $this->database->delete($this->revisionTable)
         ->condition($this->revisionKey, $revision->getRevisionId())
         ->execute();
       $this->invokeHook('revision_delete', $revision);
@@ -332,7 +353,7 @@ protected function buildPropertyQuery(QueryInterface $entity_query, array $value
    *   A SelectQuery object for loading the entity.
    */
   protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
-    $query = db_select($this->entityInfo['base_table'], 'base');
+    $query = $this->database->select($this->entityInfo['base_table'], 'base');
 
     $query->addTag($this->entityType . '_load_multiple');
 
@@ -474,7 +495,7 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
       // If no IDs or invalid IDs were passed, do nothing.
       return;
     }
-    $transaction = db_transaction();
+    $transaction = $this->database->startTransaction();
 
     try {
       $this->preDelete($entities);
@@ -483,12 +504,12 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
       }
       $ids = array_keys($entities);
 
-      db_delete($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
+      $this->database->delete($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
         ->condition($this->idKey, $ids, 'IN')
         ->execute();
 
       if ($this->revisionKey) {
-        db_delete($this->revisionTable)
+        $this->database->delete($this->revisionTable)
           ->condition($this->idKey, $ids, 'IN')
           ->execute();
       }
@@ -514,7 +535,7 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
    * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageControllerInterface::save().
    */
   public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $transaction = db_transaction();
+    $transaction = $this->database->startTransaction();
     try {
       // Load the stored entity, if any.
       if (!$entity->isNew() && !isset($entity->original)) {
@@ -592,7 +613,7 @@ protected function saveRevision(EntityInterface $entity) {
     if ($entity->isNewRevision()) {
       drupal_write_record($this->revisionTable, $record);
       if ($entity->isDefaultRevision()) {
-        db_update($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
+        $this->database->update($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
           ->fields(array($this->revisionKey => $record[$this->revisionKey]))
           ->condition($this->idKey, $entity->id())
           ->execute();
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
index c8ff3e2..b0bda0a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageException;
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\Uuid;
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 
 /**
  * Implements Field API specific enhancements to the DatabaseStorageController class.
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ class DatabaseStorageControllerNG extends DatabaseStorageController {
   /**
    * Overrides DatabaseStorageController::__construct().
    */
-  public function __construct($entityType) {
-    parent::__construct($entityType);
+  public function __construct($entityType, Connection $database) {
+    parent::__construct($entityType, $database);
     $this->bundleKey = !empty($this->entityInfo['entity_keys']['bundle']) ? $this->entityInfo['entity_keys']['bundle'] : FALSE;
     $this->entityClass = $this->entityInfo['class'];
 
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ protected function mapFromStorageRecords(array $records, $load_revision = FALSE)
    */
   protected function attachPropertyData(array &$entities, $load_revision = FALSE) {
     if ($this->dataTable) {
-      $query = db_select($this->dataTable, 'data', array('fetch' => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
+      $query = $this->database->select($this->dataTable, 'data', array('fetch' => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC))
         ->fields('data')
         ->condition($this->idKey, array_keys($entities))
         ->orderBy('data.' . $this->idKey);
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ protected function attachPropertyData(array &$entities, $load_revision = FALSE)
    * Added mapping from entities to storage records before saving.
    */
   public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $transaction = db_transaction();
+    $transaction = $this->database->startTransaction();
     try {
       // Ensure we are dealing with the actual entity.
       $entity = $entity->getNGEntity();
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ protected function saveRevision(EntityInterface $entity) {
     if ($entity->isNewRevision()) {
       drupal_write_record($this->revisionTable, $record);
       if ($entity->isDefaultRevision()) {
-        db_update($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
+        $this->database->update($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
           ->fields(array($this->revisionKey => $record->{$this->revisionKey}))
           ->condition($this->idKey, $record->{$this->idKey})
           ->execute();
@@ -389,11 +390,11 @@ protected function saveRevision(EntityInterface $entity) {
    */
   protected function savePropertyData(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // Delete and insert to handle removed values.
-    db_delete($this->dataTable)
+    $this->database->delete($this->dataTable)
       ->condition($this->idKey, $entity->id())
       ->execute();
 
-    $query = db_insert($this->dataTable);
+    $query = $this->database->insert($this->dataTable);
 
     foreach ($entity->getTranslationLanguages() as $langcode => $language) {
       $record = $this->mapToDataStorageRecord($entity, $langcode);
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
       return;
     }
 
-    $transaction = db_transaction();
+    $transaction = $this->database->startTransaction();
     try {
       // Ensure we are dealing with the actual entities.
       foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
@@ -513,18 +514,18 @@ public function delete(array $entities) {
       }
       $ids = array_keys($entities);
 
-      db_delete($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
+      $this->database->delete($this->entityInfo['base_table'])
         ->condition($this->idKey, $ids)
         ->execute();
 
       if ($this->revisionKey) {
-        db_delete($this->revisionTable)
+        $this->database->delete($this->revisionTable)
           ->condition($this->idKey, $ids)
           ->execute();
       }
 
       if ($this->dataTable) {
-        db_delete($this->dataTable)
+        $this->database->delete($this->dataTable)
           ->condition($this->idKey, $ids)
           ->execute();
       }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityControllerInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityControllerInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519dac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityControllerInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Entity;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageControllerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a common interface for entity controllers.
+ *
+ * This interface can be implemented by entity
+ * form|render|storage|access|translation|list controllers that require
+ * dependency injection. These are not controllers in the routing sense of the
+ * word, but instead are handlers that perform a specific function for an entity
+ * type.
+ */
+interface EntityControllerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Instantiates a new instance of this entity controller.
+   *
+   * This is a factory method that returns a new instance of this object. The
+   * factory should pass any needed dependencies into the constructor of this
+   * object, but not the container itself. Every call to this method must return
+   * a new instance of this object; that is, it may not implement a singleton.
+   *
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface $container
+   *   The service container this object should use.
+   * @param string $entity_type
+   *   The entity type which the controller handles.
+   *
+   * @return static
+   *   A new instance of the entity controller.
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type);
+
+}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
index d998c50..289f359 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\Discovery\AnnotatedClassDiscovery;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\Discovery\InfoHookDecorator;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Manages entity type plugin definitions.
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@
 class EntityManager extends PluginManagerBase {
 
   /**
+   * The injection container that should be injected into all controllers.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface
+   */
+  protected $container;
+
+  /**
    * Contains instantiated controllers keyed by controller type and entity type.
    *
    * @var array
@@ -44,8 +52,10 @@ class EntityManager extends PluginManagerBase {
    * @param \Traversable $namespaces
    *   An object that implements \Traversable which contains the root paths
    *   keyed by the corresponding namespace to look for plugin implementations,
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface $container
+   *   The service container this object should use.
    */
-  public function __construct(\Traversable $namespaces) {
+  public function __construct(\Traversable $namespaces, ContainerInterface $container) {
     // Allow the plugin definition to be altered by hook_entity_info_alter().
     $annotation_namespaces = array(
       'Drupal\Core\Entity\Annotation' => DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/lib',
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ public function __construct(\Traversable $namespaces) {
     $this->discovery = new CacheDecorator($this->discovery, 'entity_info:' . language(LANGUAGE_TYPE_INTERFACE)->langcode, 'cache', CacheBackendInterface::CACHE_PERMANENT, array('entity_info' => TRUE));
 
     $this->factory = new DefaultFactory($this->discovery);
+    $this->container = $container;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -125,7 +136,12 @@ public function getControllerClass($entity_type, $controller_type, $nested = NUL
   public function getStorageController($entity_type) {
     if (!isset($this->controllers['storage'][$entity_type])) {
       $class = $this->getControllerClass($entity_type, 'storage');
-      $this->controllers['storage'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      if (in_array('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface', class_implements($class))) {
+        $this->controllers['storage'][$entity_type] = $class::createInstance($this->container, $entity_type);
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->controllers['storage'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      }
     }
     return $this->controllers['storage'][$entity_type];
   }
@@ -142,7 +158,12 @@ public function getStorageController($entity_type) {
   public function getListController($entity_type) {
     if (!isset($this->controllers['listing'][$entity_type])) {
       $class = $this->getControllerClass($entity_type, 'list');
-      $this->controllers['listing'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type, $this->getStorageController($entity_type));
+      if (in_array('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface', class_implements($class))) {
+        $this->controllers['listing'][$entity_type] = $class::createInstance($this->container, $entity_type, $this->getStorageController($entity_type));
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->controllers['listing'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type, $this->getStorageController($entity_type));
+      }
     }
     return $this->controllers['listing'][$entity_type];
   }
@@ -161,7 +182,12 @@ public function getListController($entity_type) {
   public function getFormController($entity_type, $operation) {
     if (!isset($this->controllers['form'][$operation][$entity_type])) {
       $class = $this->getControllerClass($entity_type, 'form', $operation);
-      $this->controllers['form'][$operation][$entity_type] = new $class($operation);
+      if (in_array('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface', class_implements($class))) {
+        $this->controllers['form'][$operation][$entity_type] = $class::createInstance($this->container, $entity_type, $operation);
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->controllers['form'][$operation][$entity_type] = new $class($operation);
+      }
     }
     return $this->controllers['form'][$operation][$entity_type];
   }
@@ -178,7 +204,12 @@ public function getFormController($entity_type, $operation) {
   public function getRenderController($entity_type) {
     if (!isset($this->controllers['render'][$entity_type])) {
       $class = $this->getControllerClass($entity_type, 'render');
-      $this->controllers['render'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      if (in_array('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface', class_implements($class))) {
+        $this->controllers['render'][$entity_type] = $class::createInstance($this->container, $entity_type);
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->controllers['render'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      }
     }
     return $this->controllers['render'][$entity_type];
   }
@@ -195,7 +226,12 @@ public function getRenderController($entity_type) {
   public function getAccessController($entity_type) {
     if (!isset($this->controllers['access'][$entity_type])) {
       $class = $this->getControllerClass($entity_type, 'access');
-      $this->controllers['access'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      if (in_array('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface', class_implements($class))) {
+        $this->controllers['access'][$entity_type] = $class::createInstance($this->container, $entity_type);
+      }
+      else {
+        $this->controllers['access'][$entity_type] = new $class($entity_type);
+      }
     }
     return $this->controllers['access'][$entity_type];
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
index 9506602..a951bdd 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
@@ -9,11 +9,38 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\CacheDecorator\AliasManagerCacheDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Form controller for the node edit forms.
  */
-class MenuLinkFormController extends EntityFormController {
+class MenuLinkFormController extends EntityFormController implements EntityControllerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new MenuLinkFormController object.
+   *
+   * @param string $operation
+   *   The name of the current operation.
+   * @param \Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory
+   *   The factory for the temp store object.
+   */
+  public function __construct($operation, AliasManagerCacheDecorator $path_alias_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($operation);
+
+    $this->pathAliasManager = $path_alias_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $operation,
+      $container->get('path.alias_manager.cached')
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Overrides EntityFormController::form().
@@ -148,7 +175,7 @@ protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
   public function validate(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $menu_link = $this->buildEntity($form, $form_state);
 
-    $normal_path = drupal_container()->get('path.alias_manager.cached')->getSystemPath($menu_link->link_path);
+    $normal_path = $this->pathAliasManager->getSystemPath($menu_link->link_path);
     if ($menu_link->link_path != $normal_path) {
       drupal_set_message(t('The menu system stores system paths only, but will use the URL alias for display. %link_path has been stored as %normal_path', array('%link_path' => $menu_link->link_path, '%normal_path' => $normal_path)));
       $menu_link->link_path = $normal_path;
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
index de04d97..a66d8d5 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageException;
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
+use Symfony\Cmf\Component\Routing\RouteProviderInterface;
 
 /**
  * Controller class for menu links.
@@ -34,10 +37,17 @@ class MenuLinkStorageController extends DatabaseStorageController {
   protected static $routerItemFields = array();
 
   /**
+   * @var \Symfony\Cmf\Component\Routing\RouteProviderInterface
+   */
+  protected $routeProvider;
+
+  /**
    * Overrides DatabaseStorageController::__construct().
    */
-  public function __construct($entityType) {
-    parent::__construct($entityType);
+  public function __construct($entityType, Connection $database, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider) {
+    parent::__construct($entityType, $database);
+
+    $this->routeProvider = $route_provider;
 
     if (empty(static::$routerItemFields)) {
       static::$routerItemFields = array_diff(drupal_schema_fields_sql('menu_router'), array('weight'));
@@ -45,6 +55,17 @@ public function __construct($entityType) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type) {
+    return new static(
+      $entity_type,
+      $container->get('database'),
+      $container->get('router.route_provider')
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides DatabaseStorageController::buildQuery().
    */
   protected function buildQuery($ids, $revision_id = FALSE) {
@@ -79,7 +100,7 @@ protected function attachLoad(&$menu_links, $load_revision = FALSE) {
 
     // Now mass-load any routes needed and associate them.
     if ($routes) {
-      $route_objects = drupal_container()->get('router.route_provider')->getRoutesByNames($routes);
+      $route_objects = $this->routeProvider->getRoutesByNames($routes);
       foreach ($routes as $entity_id => $route) {
         $menu_links[$entity_id]->setRouteObject($route_objects[$route]);
       }
@@ -97,7 +118,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // would be confusing in that situation.
     $return = SAVED_UPDATED;
 
-    $transaction = db_transaction();
+    $transaction = $this->database->startTransaction();
     try {
       // Load the stored entity, if any.
       if (!$entity->isNew() && !isset($entity->original)) {
@@ -105,7 +126,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
       }
 
       if ($entity->isNew()) {
-        $entity->mlid = db_insert($this->entityInfo['base_table'])->fields(array('menu_name' => 'tools'))->execute();
+        $entity->mlid = $this->database->insert($this->entityInfo['base_table'])->fields(array('menu_name' => 'tools'))->execute();
         $entity->enforceIsNew();
       }
 
@@ -361,7 +382,7 @@ protected function updateParentalStatus(EntityInterface $entity, $exclude = FALS
       }
 
       $parent_has_children = ((bool) $query->execute()) ? 1 : 0;
-      db_update('menu_links')
+      $this->database->update('menu_links')
         ->fields(array('has_children' => $parent_has_children))
         ->condition('mlid', $entity->plid)
         ->execute();
@@ -492,7 +513,7 @@ protected function setParents(EntityInterface $entity, EntityInterface $parent)
   public function findChildrenRelativeDepth(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // @todo Since all we need is a specific field from the base table, does it
     // make sense to convert to EFQ?
-    $query = db_select('menu_links');
+    $query = $this->database->select('menu_links');
     $query->addField('menu_links', 'depth');
     $query->condition('menu_name', $entity->menu_name);
     $query->orderBy('depth', 'DESC');
@@ -520,7 +541,7 @@ public function findChildrenRelativeDepth(EntityInterface $entity) {
    *   A menu link entity.
    */
   protected function moveChildren(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $query = db_update($this->entityInfo['base_table']);
+    $query = $this->database->update($this->entityInfo['base_table']);
 
     $query->fields(array('menu_name' => $entity->menu_name));
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserStorageController.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserStorageController.php
index 3d8e981..6a5da02 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserStorageController.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserStorageController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityMalformedException;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController;
+use Drupal\Core\Password\PasswordInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
+use Drupal\user\UserDataInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Controller class for users.
@@ -20,6 +24,42 @@
 class UserStorageController extends DatabaseStorageController {
 
   /**
+   * Provides the password hashing service object.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Password\PasswordInterface
+   */
+  protected $password;
+
+  /**
+   * Provides the user data service object.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\UserDataInterface
+   */
+  protected $userData;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new UserStorageController object.
+   */
+  public function __construct($entity_type, Connection $database, PasswordInterface $password, UserDataInterface $user_data) {
+    parent::__construct($entity_type, $database);
+
+    $this->password = $password;
+    $this->userData = $user_data;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type) {
+    return new static(
+      $entity_type,
+      $container->get('database'),
+      $container->get('password'),
+      $container->get('user.data')
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController::attachLoad().
    */
   function attachLoad(&$queried_users, $load_revision = FALSE) {
@@ -62,7 +102,7 @@ public function create(array $values) {
    */
   public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
     if (empty($entity->uid)) {
-      $entity->uid = db_next_id(db_query('SELECT MAX(uid) FROM {users}')->fetchField());
+      $entity->uid = $this->database->nextId(db_query('SELECT MAX(uid) FROM {users}')->fetchField());
       $entity->enforceIsNew();
     }
     parent::save($entity);
@@ -75,7 +115,7 @@ protected function preSave(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // Update the user password if it has changed.
     if ($entity->isNew() || (!empty($entity->pass) && $entity->pass != $entity->original->pass)) {
       // Allow alternate password hashing schemes.
-      $entity->pass = drupal_container()->get('password')->hash(trim($entity->pass));
+      $entity->pass = $this->password->hash(trim($entity->pass));
       // Abort if the hashing failed and returned FALSE.
       if (!$entity->pass) {
         throw new EntityMalformedException('The entity does not have a password.');
@@ -98,7 +138,7 @@ protected function preSave(EntityInterface $entity) {
     // Store account cancellation information.
     foreach (array('user_cancel_method', 'user_cancel_notify') as $key) {
       if (isset($entity->{$key})) {
-        drupal_container()->get('user.data')->set('user', $entity->id(), substr($key, 5), $entity->{$key});
+        $this->userData->set('user', $entity->id(), substr($key, 5), $entity->{$key});
       }
     }
   }
@@ -123,11 +163,11 @@ protected function postSave(EntityInterface $entity, $update) {
 
       // Reload user roles if provided.
       if ($entity->roles != $entity->original->roles) {
-        db_delete('users_roles')
+        $this->database->delete('users_roles')
           ->condition('uid', $entity->uid)
           ->execute();
 
-        $query = db_insert('users_roles')->fields(array('uid', 'rid'));
+        $query = $this->database->insert('users_roles')->fields(array('uid', 'rid'));
         foreach (array_keys($entity->roles) as $rid) {
           if (!in_array($rid, array(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID, DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID))) {
             $query->values(array(
@@ -154,7 +194,7 @@ protected function postSave(EntityInterface $entity, $update) {
     else {
       // Save user roles.
       if (count($entity->roles) > 1) {
-        $query = db_insert('users_roles')->fields(array('uid', 'rid'));
+        $query = $this->database->insert('users_roles')->fields(array('uid', 'rid'));
         foreach (array_keys($entity->roles) as $rid) {
           if (!in_array($rid, array(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID, DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID))) {
             $query->values(array(
@@ -172,9 +212,9 @@ protected function postSave(EntityInterface $entity, $update) {
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController::postDelete().
    */
   protected function postDelete($entities) {
-    db_delete('users_roles')
+    $this->database->delete('users_roles')
       ->condition('uid', array_keys($entities), 'IN')
       ->execute();
-    drupal_container()->get('user.data')->delete(NULL, array_keys($entities));
+    $this->userData->delete(NULL, array_keys($entities));
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
index 38a1099..a24185b 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
@@ -8,14 +8,45 @@
 namespace Drupal\views_ui;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface;
 use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\wizard\WizardPluginBase;
 use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\wizard\WizardException;
-use Drupal\views\Views;
+use Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Form controller for the Views edit form.
  */
-class ViewAddFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase {
+class ViewAddFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase implements EntityControllerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager
+   */
+  protected $wizardManager;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new ViewEditFormController object.
+   *
+   * @param string $operation
+   *   The name of the current operation.
+   * @param \Drupal\views\Plugin\ViewsPluginManager $wizard_manager
+   *   The wizard plugin manager.
+   */
+  public function __construct($operation, ViewsPluginManager $wizard_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($operation);
+
+    $this->wizardManager = $wizard_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $operation,
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.views.wizard')
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::prepareForm().
@@ -89,7 +120,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state, EntityInterface $view) {
 
     // Create the "Show" dropdown, which allows the base table of the view to be
     // selected.
-    $wizard_plugins = Views::pluginManager('wizard')->getDefinitions();
+    $wizard_plugins = $this->wizardManager->getDefinitions();
     $options = array();
     foreach ($wizard_plugins as $key => $wizard) {
       $options[$key] = $wizard['title'];
@@ -108,7 +139,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state, EntityInterface $view) {
 
     // Build the rest of the form based on the currently selected wizard plugin.
     $wizard_key = $show_form['wizard_key']['#default_value'];
-    $wizard_instance = Views::pluginManager('wizard')->createInstance($wizard_key);
+    $wizard_instance = $this->wizardManager->createInstance($wizard_key);
     $form = $wizard_instance->build_form($form, $form_state);
 
     return $form;
@@ -136,7 +167,7 @@ protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function validate(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $wizard_type = $form_state['values']['show']['wizard_key'];
-    $wizard_instance = Views::pluginManager('wizard')->createInstance($wizard_type);
+    $wizard_instance = $this->wizardManager->createInstance($wizard_type);
     $form_state['wizard'] = $wizard_instance->getDefinition();
     $form_state['wizard_instance'] = $wizard_instance;
     $errors = $form_state['wizard_instance']->validateView($form, $form_state);
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
index 5a0780e..4957790 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
@@ -13,11 +13,57 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\views\ViewExecutable;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface;
+use Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Form controller for the Views edit form.
  */
-class ViewEditFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase {
+class ViewEditFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase implements EntityControllerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The views temp store.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\TempStore
+   */
+  protected $tempStore;
+
+  /**
+   * The request object.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request
+   */
+  protected $request;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new ViewEditFormController object.
+   *
+   * @param string $operation
+   *   The name of the current operation.
+   * @param \Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory
+   *   The factory for the temp store object.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The request object.
+   */
+  public function __construct($operation, TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, Request $request) {
+    parent::__construct($operation);
+
+    $this->tempStore = $temp_store_factory->get('views');
+    $this->request = $request;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $operation,
+      $container->get('user.tempstore'),
+      $container->get('request')
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::getEntity().
@@ -238,7 +284,7 @@ public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $view->set('display', $displays);
 
     // Direct the user to the right url, if the path of the display has changed.
-    $query = drupal_container()->get('request')->query;
+    $query = $this->request->query;
     // @todo: Revisit this when http://drupal.org/node/1668866 is in.
     $destination = $query->get('destination');
     if (!empty($destination)) {
@@ -267,7 +313,7 @@ public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     drupal_set_message(t('The view %name has been saved.', array('%name' => $view->label())));
 
     // Remove this view from cache so we can edit it properly.
-    drupal_container()->get('user.tempstore')->get('views')->delete($view->id());
+    $this->tempStore->delete($view->id());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -281,7 +327,7 @@ public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
   public function cancel(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     // Remove this view from cache so edits will be lost.
     $view = $this->getEntity($form_state);
-    drupal_container()->get('user.tempstore')->get('views')->delete($view->id());
+    $this->tempStore->delete($view->id());
     $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/structure/views';
   }
 
@@ -722,7 +768,7 @@ public function renderDisplayTop(ViewUI $view) {
    * should not yet redirect to the destination.
    */
   public function submitDelayDestination($form, &$form_state) {
-    $query = \Drupal::request()->query;
+    $query = $this->request->query;
     // @todo: Revisit this when http://drupal.org/node/1668866 is in.
     $destination = $query->get('destination');
     if (isset($destination) && $form_state['redirect'] !== FALSE) {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
index 6b6821b..b2476d3 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
@@ -8,11 +8,45 @@
 namespace Drupal\views_ui;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface;
+use Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Form controller for the Views preview form.
  */
-class ViewPreviewFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase {
+class ViewPreviewFormController extends ViewFormControllerBase implements EntityControllerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The views temp store.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\TempStore
+   */
+  protected $tempStore;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new ViewPreviewFormController object.
+   *
+   * @param string $operation
+   *   The name of the current operation.
+   * @param \Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory
+   *   The factory for the temp store object.
+   */
+  public function __construct($operation, TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory) {
+    parent::__construct($operation);
+
+    $this->tempStore = $temp_store_factory->get('views');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   */
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $operation,
+      $container->get('user.tempstore')
+    );
+  }
 
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityFormController::form().
@@ -99,7 +133,7 @@ public function submitPreview($form, &$form_state) {
     // Rebuild the form with a pristine $view object.
     $view = $this->getEntity($form_state);
     // Attempt to load the view from temp store, otherwise create a new one.
-    if (!$new_view = drupal_container()->get('user.tempstore')->get('views')->get($view->id())) {
+    if (!$new_view = $this->tempStore->get($view->id())) {
       $new_view = new ViewUI($view);
     }
     $form_state['build_info']['args'][0] = $new_view;