diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityRepositoryRevisionTranslationTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityRepositoryRevisionTranslationTest.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityRepositoryRevisionTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityRepositoryRevisionTranslationTest.php
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('de')->save();
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('it')->save();
 
-//    $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test_mul');
     $this->installEntitySchema('entity_test_mulrev');
   }
 
@@ -73,14 +72,14 @@
 
     $pending_revision_translation = $pending_revision->getTranslation($de_langcode);
     $pending_revision_translation->name = 'pending revision - de';
+    $pending_revision_translation->isDefaultRevision(FALSE);
     $pending_revision_translation->save();
 
     $pending_revision_id = $pending_revision->getRevisionId();
     $pending_revision = $storage->loadRevision($pending_revision_id);
 
-    // Change the value of the field in the default language, save the pending
-    // revision and check that the value of the field in the second language is
-    // also taken from the pending revision, *not* from the default revision.
+    // Change the field value of the default language pending revision and save
+    // to create a new revision.
     $pending_revision->name = 'updated pending revision - en';
     $pending_revision->save();
 
@@ -90,9 +89,13 @@
     $en_active = $this->entityRepository->getActive('entity_test_mulrev', $entity->id(), $en_contexts);
     $de_active = $this->entityRepository->getActive('entity_test_mulrev', $entity->id(), $de_contexts);
 
-    // Check active revision translations have the correct title.
+    // Check current default revision titles.
+    $this->assertEquals('default revision - en', $entity->label());
+    $this->assertEquals('default revision - de', $entity->getTranslation($de_langcode)->label());
+
+    // Check titles of active revision translations from language context.
+    $this->assertEquals('updated pending revision - en', $en_active->name->value);
     $this->assertEquals('pending revision - de', $de_active->label());
-    $this->assertEquals( 'updated pending revision - en', $en_active->name->value);
 
   }
 
@@ -116 +119 @@
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}