diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 2a29937..260fbee 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -2125,20 +2125,6 @@ function drupal_get_bootstrap_phase() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Retrieves the Drupal Container to standardize object construction.
- *
- * @deprecated This function has been replaced by the \Drupal class. Use that
- *   instead.
- *
- * @return Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface|bool
- *   The instance of the ContainerInterface used to set up and maintain
- *   object instances or FALSE if none exist yet.
- */
-function drupal_container() {
-  return \Drupal::getContainer();
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns the list of enabled modules.
  *
  * @deprecated as of Drupal 8.0. Use
diff --git a/core/includes/config.inc b/core/includes/config.inc
index 8e9ce5e..a7ac953 100644
--- a/core/includes/config.inc
+++ b/core/includes/config.inc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function ($value) use ($name) {
  *   The name of the module or theme to install default configuration for.
  */
 function config_uninstall_default_config($type, $name) {
-  $storage = drupal_container()->get('config.storage');
+  $storage = \Drupal::service('config.storage');
   $config_names = $storage->listAll($name . '.');
   foreach ($config_names as $config_name) {
     \Drupal::config($config_name)->delete();
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function config_uninstall_default_config($type, $name) {
  * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface::listAll()
  */
 function config_get_storage_names_with_prefix($prefix = '') {
-  return drupal_container()->get('config.storage')->listAll($prefix);
+  return \Drupal::service('config.storage')->listAll($prefix);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -162,18 +162,19 @@ function config($name) {
  *   The configuration context object.
  */
 function config_context_enter($context_name) {
-  if (drupal_container()->has($context_name)) {
-    $context = drupal_container()->get($context_name);
+  $container = \Drupal::getContainer();
+  if ($container->has($context_name)) {
+    $context = $container->get($context_name);
   }
   elseif (class_exists($context_name) && in_array('Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface', class_implements($context_name))) {
-    $context = drupal_container()
+    $context = $container
       ->get('config.context.factory')
       ->get($context_name);
   }
   else {
     throw new ConfigException(sprintf('Unknown config context service or class: %s', $context_name));
   }
-  drupal_container()
+  $container
     ->get('config.factory')
     ->enterContext($context);
   return $context;
@@ -186,8 +187,7 @@ function config_context_enter($context_name) {
  * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
  */
 function config_context_leave() {
-  drupal_container()
-    ->get('config.factory')
+  \Drupal::service('config.factory')
     ->leaveContext();
 }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function config_get_entity_type_by_name($name) {
  * @return \Drupal\Core\TypedData\TypedConfigManager
  */
 function config_typed() {
-  return drupal_container()->get('config.typed');
+  return \Drupal::service('config.typed');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index e0653b9..100400d 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -2212,8 +2212,8 @@ function install_finished(&$install_state) {
   drupal_cron_run();
 
   // Save a snapshot of the initially installed configuration.
-  $active = drupal_container()->get('config.storage');
-  $snapshot = drupal_container()->get('config.storage.snapshot');
+  $active = \Drupal::service('config.storage');
+  $snapshot = \Drupal::service('config.storage.snapshot');
   config_import_create_snapshot($active, $snapshot);
 
   return $output;
diff --git a/core/includes/menu.inc b/core/includes/menu.inc
index 7afc274..645caae 100644
--- a/core/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/core/includes/menu.inc
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ function _menu_router_build($callbacks, $save = FALSE) {
     // if the list has changed.
     if ($path_roots != \Drupal::state()->get('menu_path_roots')) {
       \Drupal::state()->set('menu_path_roots', array_values($path_roots));
-      drupal_container()->get('path.alias_manager')->cacheClear();
+      \Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->cacheClear();
     }
     _menu_router_save($menu, $masks);
   }
diff --git a/core/includes/path.inc b/core/includes/path.inc
index 9c41abd..975dbe8 100644
--- a/core/includes/path.inc
+++ b/core/includes/path.inc
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ function current_path() {
   // @todo Remove the check for whether the request service exists and the
   // fallback code below, once the path alias logic has been figured out in
   // http://drupal.org/node/1269742.
-  if (drupal_container()->isScopeActive('request')) {
-    $path = drupal_container()->get('request')->attributes->get('_system_path');
+  if (\Drupal::getContainer()->isScopeActive('request')) {
+    $path = \Drupal::request()->attributes->get('_system_path');
     if ($path !== NULL) {
       return $path;
     }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function path_load($conditions) {
   elseif (!is_array($conditions)) {
     return FALSE;
   }
-  return drupal_container()->get('path.crud')->load($conditions);
+  return \Drupal::service('path.crud')->load($conditions);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index a03ee24..49e5f7d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ public static function setContainer(ContainerInterface $container) {
   /**
    * Returns the currently active global container.
    *
-   * @deprecated This method is only useful for the testing environment, and as
-   *   a BC shiv for drupal_container(). It should not be used otherwise.
+   * @deprecated This method is only useful for the testing environment. It
+   * should not be used otherwise.
    *
    * @return \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
index 0d11b98..702ee3b 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Bootstrap/GetFilenameUnitTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function testDrupalGetFilename() {
 
     // Assert that the test is meaningful by making sure the keyvalue service
     // does not exist.
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_container()->has('keyvalue'), 'The container has no keyvalue service.');
+    $this->assertFalse(\Drupal::getContainer()->has('keyvalue'), 'The container has no keyvalue service.');
     // Retrieving the location of a module.
     $this->assertIdentical(drupal_get_filename('module', 'xmlrpc'), 'core/modules/xmlrpc/xmlrpc.module', 'Retrieve module location.');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Plugin/CacheDecoratorTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Plugin/CacheDecoratorTest.php
index 2f44c88..b305d28 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Plugin/CacheDecoratorTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Plugin/CacheDecoratorTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public function setUp() {
     // Use a non-db cache backend, so that we can use DiscoveryTestBase (which
     // extends UnitTestBase).
     // @todo switch to injecting the MemoryBackend http://drupal.org/node/1903346
-    drupal_container()->set("cache.$this->cacheBin", new MemoryBackend($this->cacheBin));
+    \Drupal::getContainer()->set("cache.$this->cacheBin", new MemoryBackend($this->cacheBin));
 
     // Create discovery objects to test.
     $this->emptyDiscovery = new StaticDiscovery();
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/ServiceProvider/ServiceProviderTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/ServiceProvider/ServiceProviderTest.php
index ffe398f..be50bc6 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/ServiceProvider/ServiceProviderTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/ServiceProvider/ServiceProviderTest.php
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ public static function getInfo() {
    * Tests that services provided by module service providers get registered to the DIC.
    */
   function testServiceProviderRegistration() {
-    $this->assertTrue(drupal_container()->getDefinition('file.usage')->getClass() == 'Drupal\\service_provider_test\\TestFileUsage', 'Class has been changed');
-    $this->assertTrue(drupal_container()->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service has been registered to the DIC');
+    $container = \Drupal::getContainer();
+    $this->assertTrue($container->getDefinition('file.usage')->getClass() == 'Drupal\\service_provider_test\\TestFileUsage', 'Class has been changed');
+    $this->assertTrue($container->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service has been registered to the DIC');
     // The event subscriber method in the test class calls drupal_set_message with
     // a message saying it has fired. This will fire on every page request so it
     // should show up on the front page.
@@ -46,13 +47,14 @@ function testServiceProviderRegistration() {
    * Tests that the DIC keeps up with module enable/disable in the same request.
    */
   function testServiceProviderRegistrationDynamic() {
+    $container = \Drupal::getContainer();
     // Uninstall the module and ensure the service provider's service is not registered.
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->uninstall(array('service_provider_test'));
-    $this->assertFalse(drupal_container()->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service does not exist in the DIC.');
+    $this->assertFalse($container->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service does not exist in the DIC.');
 
     // Install the module and ensure the service provider's service is registered.
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->install(array('service_provider_test'));
-    $this->assertTrue(drupal_container()->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service exists in the DIC.');
+    $this->assertTrue($container->has('service_provider_test_class'), 'The service_provider_test_class service exists in the DIC.');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 17d7fb0..855f65a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ function system_page_build(&$page) {
  * Implements hook_custom_theme().
  */
 function system_custom_theme() {
-  if (drupal_container()->isScopeActive('request')) {
+  if (\Drupal::getContainer()->isScopeActive('request')) {
     $request = \Drupal::request();
     $path = $request->attributes->get('_system_path');
     if (user_access('view the administration theme') && path_is_admin($path)) {
diff --git a/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh b/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
index bd24300..30c61a2 100644
--- a/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 // Create six users
 $query = db_insert('users')->fields(array('uid', 'name', 'pass', 'mail', 'status', 'created', 'access'));
-$password_hasher = drupal_container()->get('password');
+$password_hasher = \Drupal::service('password');
 for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
   $name = "test user $i";
   $pass = md5("test PassW0rd $i !(.)");
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     'alias' => "content/poll/$i/results",
     'source' => "node/$node->nid/results",
   );
-  drupal_container()->get('path.crud')->save($path['source'], $path['alias']);
+  \Drupal::service('path.crud')->save($path['source'], $path['alias']);
 
   // Add some votes
   $node = node_load($node->nid);
diff --git a/core/scripts/password-hash.sh b/core/scripts/password-hash.sh
index 485f497..4036183 100755
--- a/core/scripts/password-hash.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/password-hash.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 include_once $core . '/includes/password.inc';
 include_once $core . '/includes/bootstrap.inc';
 
-$password_hasher = drupal_container()->get('password');
+$password_hasher = \Drupal::getContainer('password');
 
 foreach ($passwords as $password) {
   print("\npassword: $password \t\thash: ". $password_hasher->hash($password) ."\n");
diff --git a/core/themes/engines/twig/twig.engine b/core/themes/engines/twig/twig.engine
index e09ec99..23e245c 100644
--- a/core/themes/engines/twig/twig.engine
+++ b/core/themes/engines/twig/twig.engine
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function twig_render_template($template_file, $variables) {
   $output = array(
     'debug_prefix'    => '',
     'debug_info'      => '',
-    'rendered_markup' => drupal_container()->get('twig')->loadTemplate($template_file)->render($variables),
+    'rendered_markup' => \Drupal::service('twig')->loadTemplate($template_file)->render($variables),
     'debug_suffix'    => '',
   );
   if (settings()->get('twig_debug', FALSE)) {
diff --git a/core/update.php b/core/update.php
index 4805920..87b5e29 100644
--- a/core/update.php
+++ b/core/update.php
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ function update_info_page() {
   // Change query-strings on css/js files to enforce reload for all users.
   _drupal_flush_css_js();
   // Flush the cache of all data for the update status module.
-  drupal_container()->get('keyvalue.expirable')->get('update')->deleteAll();
-  drupal_container()->get('keyvalue.expirable')->get('update_available_release')->deleteAll();
+  $keyvalue = \Drupal::service('keyvalue.expireable');
+  $keyvalue->get('update')->deleteAll();
+  $keyvalue->get('update_available_release')->deleteAll();
 
   update_task_list('info');
   drupal_set_title('Drupal database update');
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ function update_access_allowed() {
     $module_filenames['user'] = 'core/modules/user/user.module';
     $module_handler->setModuleList($module_filenames);
     $module_handler->reload();
-    drupal_container()->get('kernel')->updateModules($module_filenames, $module_filenames);
+    \Drupal::service('kernel')->updateModules($module_filenames, $module_filenames);
     return user_access('administer software updates');
   }
   catch (\Exception $e) {