diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchema.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchema.php
index 8e4deba..7cf2524 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchema.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchema.php
@@ -1418,7 +1418,6 @@ protected function getSharedTableFieldSchema(FieldStorageDefinitionInterface $st
     }
 
     $field_name = $storage_definition->getName();
-    $field_description = $storage_definition->getDescription();
     $base_table = $this->storage->getBaseTable();
 
     // A shared table contains rows for entities where the field is empty
@@ -1447,7 +1446,6 @@ protected function getSharedTableFieldSchema(FieldStorageDefinitionInterface $st
       $column_schema = $field_schema['columns'][$field_column_name];
 
       $schema['fields'][$schema_field_name] = $column_schema;
-      $schema['fields'][$schema_field_name]['description'] = $field_description;
       $schema['fields'][$schema_field_name]['not null'] = in_array($field_name, $not_null_keys);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleTranslatedSchemaDefinitionTest.php b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleTranslatedSchemaDefinitionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f933ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleTranslatedSchemaDefinitionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\locale\Tests\LocaleTranslatedSchemaDefinitionTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\locale\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Adds and configures languages to check field schema definition.
+ *
+ * @group locale
+ */
+class LocaleTranslatedSchemaDefinitionTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('language', 'locale', 'node');
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+    ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('fr')->save();
+    $this->config('system.site')->set('langcode', 'fr')->save();
+    // Clear all caches so that the base field definition, its cache in
+    // the entity manager, the t() cache, etc. are all cleared.
+    drupal_flush_all_caches();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that translated field descriptions do not affect the update system.
+   */
+  function testTranslatedSchemaDefinition() {
+    /** @var \Drupal\locale\StringDatabaseStorage $stringStorage */
+    $stringStorage = \Drupal::service('locale.storage');
+
+    $source = $stringStorage->createString(array(
+      'source' => 'The node ID.',
+    ))->save();
+
+    $stringStorage->createTranslation(array(
+      'lid' => $source->lid,
+      'language' => 'fr',
+      'translation' => 'Translated node ID',
+    ))->save();
+
+    // Ensure that the field is translated when access through the API.
+    $this->assertEqual('Translated node ID', \Drupal::entityManager()->getBaseFieldDefinitions('node')['nid']->getDescription());
+
+    // Assert there are no updates.
+    $this->assertFalse(\Drupal::service('entity.definition_update_manager')->needsUpdates());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that translations do not affect the update system.
+   */
+  function testTranslatedUpdate() {
+    // Visit the update page to collect any strings that may be translatable.
+    $user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer software updates'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($user);
+    $update_url = $GLOBALS['base_url'] . '/update.php';
+    $this->drupalGet($update_url, array('external' => TRUE));
+
+    /** @var \Drupal\locale\StringDatabaseStorage $stringStorage */
+    $stringStorage = \Drupal::service('locale.storage');
+    $sources = $stringStorage->getStrings();
+
+    // Translate all source strings found.
+    foreach ($sources as $source) {
+      $stringStorage->createTranslation(array(
+        'lid' => $source->lid,
+        'language' => 'fr',
+        'translation' => $this->randomMachineName(100),
+      ))->save();
+    }
+
+    // Ensure that there are no updates just due to translations. Check for
+    // markup and a link instead of specific text because text may be
+    // translated.
+    $this->drupalGet($update_url . '/selection', array('external' => TRUE));
+    $this->assertRaw('messages--status', 'No pending updates.');
+    $this->assertNoLinkByHref('fr/update.php/run', 'No link to run updates.');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchemaTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchemaTest.php
index 699bdba..fa50259 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchemaTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageSchemaTest.php
@@ -112,11 +112,9 @@ public function testGetSchemaBase() {
       'columns' => array(
         'value' => array(
           'type' => 'text',
-          'description' => 'The text value',
         ),
         'format' => array(
           'type' => 'varchar',
-          'description' => 'The text description',
         ),
       ),
     ));
@@ -248,95 +246,77 @@ public function testGetSchemaBase() {
         'description' => 'The base table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'name' => array(
-            'description' => 'The name field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'length' => 255,
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'description__value' => array(
-            'description' => 'The description field.',
             'type' => 'text',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'description__format' => array(
-            'description' => 'The description field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'uuid' => array(
-            'description' => 'The uuid field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'length' => 128,
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'hash' => array(
-            'description' => 'The hash field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'length' => 20,
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'email__username' => array(
-            'description' => 'The email field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'email__hostname' => array(
-            'description' => 'The email field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'email__domain' => array(
-            'description' => 'The email field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'owner' => array(
-            'description' => 'The owner field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'translator' => array(
-            'description' => 'The translator field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'location__country' => array(
-            'description' => 'The location field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'location__state' => array(
-            'description' => 'The location field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'location__city' => array(
-            'description' => 'The location field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'editor' => array(
-            'description' => 'The editor field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'editor_revision__target_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The editor_revision field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'editor_revision__target_revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The editor_revision field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'long_index_name' => array(
-            'description' => 'The long_index_name field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
@@ -439,12 +419,10 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionable() {
         'description' => 'The base table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           )
@@ -465,12 +443,10 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionable() {
         'description' => 'The revision table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
@@ -538,12 +514,10 @@ public function testGetSchemaTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The base table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           )
@@ -557,12 +531,10 @@ public function testGetSchemaTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The data table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
@@ -645,17 +617,14 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionableTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The base table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => FALSE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           )
@@ -676,17 +645,14 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionableTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The revision table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'serial',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
@@ -707,17 +673,14 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionableTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The data table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
@@ -738,17 +701,14 @@ public function testGetSchemaRevisionableTranslatable() {
         'description' => 'The revision data table for entity_test entities.',
         'fields' => array(
           'id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'revision_id' => array(
-            'description' => 'The revision_id field.',
             'type' => 'int',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
           'langcode' => array(
-            'description' => 'The langcode field.',
             'type' => 'varchar',
             'not null' => TRUE,
           ),
@@ -1242,10 +1202,6 @@ public function setUpStorageDefinition($field_name, array $schema) {
     $this->storageDefinitions[$field_name]->expects($this->any())
       ->method('getName')
       ->will($this->returnValue($field_name));
-    // getDescription() is called once for each table.
-    $this->storageDefinitions[$field_name]->expects($this->any())
-      ->method('getDescription')
-      ->will($this->returnValue("The $field_name field."));
     // getSchema() is called once for each table.
     $this->storageDefinitions[$field_name]->expects($this->any())
       ->method('getSchema')
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageTest.php
index e90d145..ec24b1a 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Entity/Sql/SqlContentEntityStorageTest.php
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ public function testOnEntityTypeCreate() {
       'fields' => array(
         'id' => array(
           'type' => 'serial',
-          'description' => NULL,
           'not null' => TRUE,
         ),
       ),