diff --git a/core/includes/module.inc b/core/includes/module.inc
index 642c32c..f65f0b8 100644
--- a/core/includes/module.inc
+++ b/core/includes/module.inc
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ function system_list_reset() {
   drupal_static_reset('system_list');
   drupal_static_reset('system_rebuild_module_data');
   \Drupal::cache('bootstrap')->delete('system_list');
-
-  // Clear the library info cache.
-  // Libraries may be provided by all extension types, and may be altered by any
-  // other extensions (types) due to the nature of
-  // \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler::alter() and the fact that profiles
-  // are recorded and handled as modules.
-  // @todo Trigger an event upon module install/uninstall and theme
-  //   enable/disable, and move this into an event subscriber.
-  // @see https://drupal.org/node/2206347
-  Cache::invalidateTags(['config:core.extension']);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsHandlerManager.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsHandlerManager.php
index b6aa487..5244147 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsHandlerManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsHandlerManager.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function __construct($handler_type, \Traversable $namespaces, ViewsData $
     }
     parent::__construct("Plugin/views/$handler_type", $namespaces, $module_handler, $plugin_interface, $plugin_definition_annotation_name);
 
-    $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, "views:$handler_type", array('config:core.extension', 'extension:views'));
+    $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, "views:$handler_type");
     $this->alterInfo('views_plugins_' . $handler_type);
 
     $this->viewsData = $views_data;
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsPluginManager.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsPluginManager.php
index efb9061..97d41c7 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsPluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/ViewsPluginManager.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function __construct($type, \Traversable $namespaces, CacheBackendInterfa
     );
 
     $this->alterInfo('views_plugins_' . $type);
-    $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, "views:$type", array('config:core.extension', 'extension:views'));
+    $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, "views:$type");
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
index 6c3a819..39e1037 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public function initDisplay(ViewExecutable $view, array &$display, array &$optio
         }
         else {
           $this->unpackOptions($this->options, $options);
-          \Drupal::cache('data')->set($cid, $this->options, Cache::PERMANENT, Cache::mergeTags(array('config:core.extension', 'extension:views'), $this->view->storage->getCacheTags()));
+          \Drupal::cache('data')->set($cid, $this->options, Cache::PERMANENT, $this->view->storage->getCacheTags());
         }
         static::$unpackOptions[$cid] = $this->options;
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/DefaultViewsTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/DefaultViewsTest.php
index 27f0d8b..1d11868 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/DefaultViewsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/DefaultViewsTest.php
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     $this->addDefaultCommentField('node', 'page');
 
-    $this->container->get('views.views_data')->clear();
-
     for ($i = 0; $i <= 10; $i++) {
       $user = $this->drupalCreateUser();
       $term = $this->createTerm($vocabulary);
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/FieldEntityTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/FieldEntityTest.php
index acc7680..37e27c0 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/FieldEntityTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/FieldEntityTest.php
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public function testGetEntity() {
     $account->save();
     $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'page'));
     $this->addDefaultCommentField('node', 'page');
-    // Force a flush of the in-memory storage.
-    $this->container->get('views.views_data')->clear();
 
     $node = entity_create('node', array('uid' => $account->id(), 'type' => 'page'));
     $node->save();
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
index 44930ed..cee903e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Entity/ViewEntityDependenciesTest.php
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public function testCalculateDependencies() {
       'label' => $this->randomMachineName() . '_body',
       'settings' => array('display_summary' => TRUE),
     ))->save();
-    // Force a flush of the in-memory storage.
-    $this->container->get('views.views_data')->clear();
 
     $expected = [];
     $expected['test_field_get_entity'] = [
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/FieldApiDataTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/FieldApiDataTest.php
index 31c73ad..e0630d1 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/FieldApiDataTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/FieldApiDataTest.php
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
       );
       $nodes[] = $this->drupalCreateNode($edit);
     }
-
-    $this->container->get('views.views_data')->clear();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/FieldGroupRowsTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/FieldGroupRowsTest.php
index bcccbdc..a5f18d2 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/FieldGroupRowsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Handler/FieldGroupRowsTest.php
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
       'bundle' => $node_type->id(),
     );
     entity_create('field_config', $field)->save();
-
-    $this->container->get('views.views_data')->clear();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewTestBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewTestBase.php
index 042c5ce..d0bc989 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/ViewTestBase.php
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
 
   protected function setUp($import_test_views = TRUE) {
     parent::setUp();
-
-    // Ensure that the plugin definitions are cleared.
-    foreach (ViewExecutable::getPluginTypes() as $plugin_type) {
-      $this->container->get("plugin.manager.views.$plugin_type")->clearCachedDefinitions();
-    }
     if ($import_test_views) {
       ViewTestData::createTestViews(get_class($this), array('views_test_config'));
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/ViewsData.php b/core/modules/views/src/ViewsData.php
index 81469e7..2c8fe23 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/ViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/ViewsData.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ protected function cacheGet($cid) {
    *   The data that will be cached.
    */
   protected function cacheSet($cid, $data) {
-    return $this->cacheBackend->set($this->prepareCid($cid), $data, Cache::PERMANENT, array('views_data', 'config:core.extension', 'extension:views'));
+    return $this->cacheBackend->set($this->prepareCid($cid), $data, Cache::PERMANENT, array('views_data', 'config:core.extension'));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index d8516be..3197622 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -462,33 +462,27 @@ function views_add_contextual_links(&$render_element, $location, ViewExecutable
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_create() for 'field_config'.
  */
 function views_field_config_create(FieldConfigInterface $field) {
-  // @todo: Is this necessary? Use cache tags to only delete Views' cache data?
-  \Drupal::cache('discovery')->deleteAll();
+  Views::viewsData()->clear();
 }
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_update() for 'field_config'.
  */
 function views_field_config_update(FieldConfigInterface $field) {
-  Cache::invalidateTags(['extension:views']);
-  \Drupal::cache('render')->deleteAll();
+  Views::viewsData()->clear();
 }
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_delete() for 'field_config'.
  */
 function views_field_config_delete(FieldConfigInterface $field) {
-  Cache::invalidateTags(['extension:views']);
-  \Drupal::cache('render')->deleteAll();
+  Views::viewsData()->clear();
 }
 
 /**
  * Invalidate the views cache, forcing a rebuild on the next grab of table data.
  */
 function views_invalidate_cache() {
-  // Clear Views' info cache entries.
-  Cache::invalidateTags(['extension:views']);
-
   // Set the menu as needed to be rebuilt.
   \Drupal::service('router.builder_indicator')->setRebuildNeeded();