diff -u b/core/includes/database.inc b/core/includes/database.inc
--- b/core/includes/database.inc
+++ b/core/includes/database.inc
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@
  * @deprecated as of Drupal 8.8.0, will be removed in Drupal 9.0.0.
  */
 function _db_get_target(array &$options, $default = 'default', array $default_aliases = []) {
-  @trigger_error('_db_get_target() is deprecated in Drupal 8.8.0 and will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
   if (empty($options['target'])) {
     $target = $default;
   }