diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/StorageComparer.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
    *
    * The list of deletes is sorted so that dependencies are deleted after
    * configuration entities that depend on them. For example, field instances
-   * should be deleted before fields.
+   * should be deleted after fields.
    */
   protected function addChangelistDelete() {
     $deletes = array_diff(array_reverse($this->targetNames), $this->sourceNames);
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
    * Creates the create changelist.
    *
    * The list of creates is sorted so that dependencies are created before
-   * configuration entities that depend on them. For example, field instances
-   * should be created after fields.
+   * configuration entities that depend on them. For example, fields
+   * should be created before field instances.
    */
   protected function addChangelistCreate() {
     $creates = array_diff($this->sourceNames, $this->targetNames);
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
    * Creates the update changelist.
    *
    * The list of updates is sorted so that dependencies are created before
-   * configuration entities that depend on them. For example, field instances
-   * should be updated after fields.
+   * configuration entities that depend on them. For example, fields
+   * should be updated before field instances.
    */
   protected function addChangelistUpdate() {
     foreach (array_intersect($this->sourceNames, $this->targetNames) as $name) {
diff -u b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Config/StorageComparerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Config/StorageComparerTest.php
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Config/StorageComparerTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Config/StorageComparerTest.php
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
         ),
       ),
       // Config entity not which has no dependencies on configuration.
-      'views.view.frontpage' => array(
-        'id' => 'frontpage',
+      'views.view.test_view' => array(
+        'id' => 'test_view',
         'uuid' => $uuid->generate(),
         'dependencies' => array(
           'module' => array(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     $target_data = $source_data = $this->getConfigData();
     unset($target_data['field.field.node.body']);
     unset($target_data['field.instance.node.article.body']);
-    unset($target_data['views.view.frontpage']);
+    unset($target_data['views.view.test_view']);
 
     $this->sourceStorage->expects($this->once())
       ->method('listAll')
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     $this->storageComparer->createChangelist();
     $expected = array(
       'field.field.node.body',
-      'views.view.frontpage',
+      'views.view.test_view',
       'field.instance.node.article.body',
     );
     $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->storageComparer->getChangelist('create'));
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     $target_data = $source_data = $this->getConfigData();
     unset($source_data['field.field.node.body']);
     unset($source_data['field.instance.node.article.body']);
-    unset($source_data['views.view.frontpage']);
+    unset($source_data['views.view.test_view']);
 
     $this->sourceStorage->expects($this->once())
       ->method('listAll')
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     $this->storageComparer->createChangelist();
     $expected = array(
       'field.instance.node.article.body',
-      'views.view.frontpage',
+      'views.view.test_view',
       'field.field.node.body',
     );
     $this->assertEquals($expected, $this->storageComparer->getChangelist('delete'));