diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
index 357aaf8..5208d68 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
@@ -669,8 +669,9 @@ function locale_config_update_multiple(array $names, array $langcodes = array())
       else {
         // Do not bother deleting language overrides which do not exist in the
         // first place.
-        if (!$language_manager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name)->isNew()) {
-          $locale_config_manager->deleteTranslationData($name, $langcode);
+        $override = $language_manager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name);
+        if (!$override->isNew()) {
+          $override->delete();
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.module b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
index 971b47d..2ceb0fb 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -411,8 +411,6 @@ function locale_system_remove($components) {
   if ($language_list = locale_translatable_language_list()) {
     module_load_include('compare.inc', 'locale');
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->loadInclude('locale', 'bulk.inc');
-    // Delete configuration translations.
-    \Drupal\locale\Locale::config()->deleteComponentTranslations($components, array_keys($language_list));
 
     // Only when projects are removed, the translation files and records will be
     // deleted. Not each disabled module will remove a project, e.g., sub
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php b/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
index aee2d59..d66fc44 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/LocaleConfigManager.php
@@ -169,20 +169,6 @@ public function saveTranslationData($name, $langcode, array $data) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Deletes translated configuration data.
-   *
-   * @param string $name
-   *   Configuration object name.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   Language code.
-   */
-  public function deleteTranslationData($name, $langcode) {
-    $this->isUpdating = TRUE;
-    $this->languageManager->getLanguageConfigOverride($langcode, $name)->delete();
-    $this->isUpdating = FALSE;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Gets configuration names associated with components.
    *
    * @param array $components
@@ -209,27 +195,6 @@ public function getComponentNames(array $components) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Deletes configuration translations for uninstalled components.
-   *
-   * @param array $components
-   *   Array with string identifiers.
-   * @param array $langcodes
-   *   Array of language codes.
-   */
-  public function deleteComponentTranslations(array $components, array $langcodes) {
-    $this->isUpdating = TRUE;
-    $names = $this->getComponentNames($components);
-    if ($names && $langcodes) {
-      foreach ($names as $name) {
-        foreach ($langcodes as $langcode) {
-          $this->deleteTranslationData($name, $langcode);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    $this->isUpdating = FALSE;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Gets configuration names associated with strings.
    *
    * @param array $lids
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
index f3f7415..078d597 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleConfigSubscriberTest.php
@@ -128,24 +128,10 @@ public function testDeleteTranslation() {
 
     $this->setUpTranslation($config_name, 'test', 'English test', 'German test');
     $this->deleteLanguageOverride($config_name, 'test', 'English test');
-    // Instead of deleting the translation, we need to keep a translation with
-    // the source value and mark it as customized to prevent the deletion being
-    // reverted by importing community translations.
     $this->assertTranslation($config_name, 'English test');
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests deleting community translations of shipped configuration.
-   */
-  public function testLocaleDeleteTranslation() {
-    $config_name = 'locale_test.translation';
-
-    $this->setUpTranslation($config_name, 'test', 'English test', 'German test');
-    $this->deleteLocaleTranslationData($config_name, 'test', 'English test');
-    $this->assertNoTranslation($config_name, 'English test', FALSE);
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Sets up a configuration string without a translation.
    *
    * The actual configuration is already available by installing locale_test