diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index 34187f2..cb75d22 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ function install_begin_request($class_loader, &$install_state) {
   require_once __DIR__ . '/file.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/install.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/schema.inc';
-  require_once __DIR__ . '/path.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/database.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/form.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/batch.inc';
diff --git a/core/includes/path.inc b/core/includes/path.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index bb4b521..0000000
--- a/core/includes/path.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Functions to handle paths in Drupal.
- */
-
-use Drupal\Core\ParamConverter\ParamNotConvertedException;
-use Symfony\Cmf\Component\Routing\RouteObjectInterface;
-
-/**
- * Check if the current page is the front page.
- *
- * @return
- *   Boolean value: TRUE if the current page is the front page; FALSE if otherwise.
- *
- * @deprecated as of Drupal 8.0. Use
- *   \Drupal\Core\Path\PathMatcherInterface::isFrontPage() instead.
- */
-function drupal_is_front_page() {
-  return \Drupal::service('path.matcher')->isFrontPage();
-}
diff --git a/core/includes/theme.maintenance.inc b/core/includes/theme.maintenance.inc
index aca0a53..861ed7d 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.maintenance.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.maintenance.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ function _drupal_maintenance_theme() {
     return;
   }
 
-  require_once __DIR__ . '/path.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/theme.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/common.inc';
   require_once __DIR__ . '/unicode.inc';
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 0e679fd..923b747 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ public function getContainer() {
   public function loadLegacyIncludes() {
     require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/common.inc';
     require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/database.inc';
-    require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/path.inc';
     require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/module.inc';
     require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/theme.inc';
     require_once $this->root . '/core/includes/pager.inc';