diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
index bb0cf4c..143a2ab 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageControllerNG.php
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
         $this->invokeFieldMethod('update', $entity);
         $this->invokeHook('update', $entity);
         if ($this->dataTable) {
-          $this->notifyTranslationChanges($entity);
+          $this->invokeTranslationHooks($entity);
         }
       }
       else {
@@ -490,28 +490,6 @@ protected function savePropertyData(EntityInterface $entity) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks translation statuses and invoke the related hooks if needed.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
-   *   The entity being saved.
-   */
-  function notifyTranslationChanges(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $translations = $entity->getTranslationLanguages(FALSE);
-    $original_translations = $entity->original->getTranslationLanguages(FALSE);
-    $all_translations = array_keys($translations + $original_translations);
-
-    // Notify modules of translation insertion/deletion.
-    foreach ($all_translations as $langcode) {
-      if (isset($translations[$langcode]) && !isset($original_translations[$langcode])) {
-        $this->invokeHook('translation_insert', $entity->getTranslation($langcode));
-      }
-      elseif (!isset($translations[$langcode]) && isset($original_translations[$langcode])) {
-        $this->invokeHook('translation_delete', $entity->getTranslation($langcode));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Maps from an entity object to the storage record of the base table.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageControllerBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageControllerBase.php
index 5dbf55b..b876f2a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageControllerBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityStorageControllerBase.php
@@ -234,4 +234,26 @@ public function invokeFieldItemPrepareCache(EntityInterface $entity) {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Checks translation statuses and invoke the related hooks if needed.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
+   *   The entity being saved.
+   */
+  protected function invokeTranslationHooks(EntityInterface $entity) {
+    $translations = $entity->getTranslationLanguages(FALSE);
+    $original_translations = $entity->original->getTranslationLanguages(FALSE);
+    $all_translations = array_keys($translations + $original_translations);
+
+    // Notify modules of translation insertion/deletion.
+    foreach ($all_translations as $langcode) {
+      if (isset($translations[$langcode]) && !isset($original_translations[$langcode])) {
+        $this->invokeHook('translation_insert', $entity->getTranslation($langcode));
+      }
+      elseif (!isset($translations[$langcode]) && isset($original_translations[$langcode])) {
+        $this->invokeHook('translation_delete', $entity->getTranslation($langcode));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }