diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
index 7f2ed38..bbba4e5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/DatabaseStorageController.php
@@ -654,7 +654,8 @@ protected function doSaveFieldItems(EntityInterface $entity, $update) {
       $langcodes = $field['translatable'] ? array_keys($entity->getTranslationLanguages()) : array(Language::LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED);
       foreach ($langcodes as $langcode) {
         $delta_count = 0;
-        $items = $entity->getTranslation($langcode)->get($field_name)->filterEmptyValues();
+        $items = $entity->getTranslation($langcode)->get($field_name);
+        $items->filterEmptyValues();
         foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
           // We now know we have someting to insert.
           $do_insert = TRUE;