diff --git a/core/modules/block_content/src/BlockContentTypeForm.php b/core/modules/block_content/src/BlockContentTypeForm.php
index f4131f2..3e40858 100644
--- a/core/modules/block_content/src/BlockContentTypeForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/block_content/src/BlockContentTypeForm.php
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     }
     else {
       block_content_add_body_field($block_type->id());
-      $this->addBodyField($block_type);
       drupal_set_message(t('Custom block type %label has been added.', array('%label' => $block_type->label())));
       $logger->notice('Custom block type %label has been added.', array('%label' => $block_type->label(), 'link' => $edit_link));
     }
@@ -110,36 +109,4 @@ public function save(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
     $form_state->setRedirect('block_content.type_list');
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Adds a body field to a block content type.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\block_content\BlockContentTypeInterface $block_content_type
-   */
-  protected function addBodyField(BlockContentTypeInterface $block_content_type) {
-    $field = entity_create('field_config', array(
-      // The field storage is guaranteed to exist because it is supplied by the
-      // block_content module.
-      'field_storage' => FieldStorageConfig::loadByName('block_content', 'body'),
-      'bundle' => $block_content_type->id(),
-      'label' => 'Body',
-      'settings' => array('display_summary' => FALSE),
-    ));
-    $field->save();
-
-    // Assign widget settings for the 'default' form mode.
-    entity_get_form_display('block_content', $block_content_type->id(), 'default')
-      ->setComponent('body', array(
-        'type' => 'text_textarea_with_summary',
-      ))
-      ->save();
-
-    // Assign display settings for 'default' view mode.
-    entity_get_display('block_content', $block_content_type->id(), 'default')
-      ->setComponent('body', array(
-        'label' => 'hidden',
-        'type' => 'text_default',
-      ))
-      ->save();
-  }
-
 }