diff -u b/core/modules/entity/entity.module b/core/modules/entity/entity.module
--- b/core/modules/entity/entity.module
+++ b/core/modules/entity/entity.module
@@ -415,9 +415,8 @@
 /**
  * Returns the label of an entity.
  *
- * This is a wrapper for EntityInterface::label(), this function should only
- * be used for menu title callbacks and similar places that do not allow to
- * directly call the method.
+ * This is a wrapper for EntityInterface::label(). This function should only
+ * be used as callback, e.g. for menu title callbacks.
  *
  * @param Drupal\entity\EntityInterface $entity
  *   The entity for which to generate the label.
diff -u b/core/modules/field/tests/field.test b/core/modules/field/tests/field.test
--- b/core/modules/field/tests/field.test
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/field.test
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@
     $entity = field_test_create_stub_entity();
 
     foreach ($entity_types as $entity_type) {
-      $label = entity_create($entity_type, (array)$entity)->label();
+      $label = entity_create($entity_type, (array) $entity)->label();
 
       switch ($entity_type) {
         case 'test_entity_no_label':
diff -u b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/UserEntityCallbacksTest.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/UserEntityCallbacksTest.php
--- b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/UserEntityCallbacksTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Tests/UserEntityCallbacksTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     parent::setUp('user');
 
     $this->account = $this->drupalCreateUser();
-    $this->anonymous = entity_create('user', (array)drupal_anonymous_user());
+    $this->anonymous = entity_create('user', (array) drupal_anonymous_user());
   }
 
   /**