diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeStorageController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeStorageController.php
index 90152ca..d2fe033 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeStorageController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeStorageController.php
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ protected function invokeHook($hook, EntityInterface $node) {
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\DatabaseStorageController::preSave().
    */
   protected function preSave(EntityInterface $node) {
-    // Before saving the node, set changed and revision times.
+    // Before saving the node, set created and changed times.
+    $node->created = empty($node->created) ? REQUEST_TIME : $node->created;
     $node->changed = REQUEST_TIME;
 
     // If this is being published for the first time, set the published time.
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index 26a589f..47ad2c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ function node_revision_load($vid = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Prepares a node for saving by populating the author and creation date.
+ * Prepares a node for saving by populating the author and published date.
  *
  * @param Drupal\node\Node $node
  *   A node object.
@@ -1004,14 +1004,6 @@ function node_submit(Node $node) {
     $node->revision_uid = $user->uid;
   }
 
-  if (!empty($node->date)) {
-    $node_created = new DrupalDateTime($node->date);
-    $node->created = $node_created->getTimestamp();
-  }
-  else {
-    $node->created = REQUEST_TIME;
-  }
-
   if (!empty($node->published_date)) {
     $node_published = new DrupalDateTime($node->published_date);
     $node->published = $node_published->getTimestamp();