diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index 84b324f..3cb6f3e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function views_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
   // Default view themes
   $hooks['views_view_field'] = $base + array(
     'variables' => array('view' => NULL, 'field' => NULL, 'row' => NULL),
+    'template' => 'views-view-field',
   );
   $hooks['views_view_grouping'] = $base + array(
     'variables' => array('view' => NULL, 'grouping' => NULL, 'grouping_level' => NULL, 'rows' => NULL, 'title' => NULL),
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index 9ab4be0..934e3cf 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -257,17 +257,6 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_grouping(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Display a single views field.
- *
- * Interesting bits of info:
- * $field->field_alias says what the raw value in $row will be. Reach it like
- * this: @code { $row->{$field->field_alias} @endcode
- */
-function theme_views_view_field($variables) {
-  return $variables['output'];
-}
-
-/**
  * Prepares variables for views field templates.
  *
  * Default template: views-view-field.html.twig.