diff --git a/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-field.html.twig b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-field.html.twig
index a058548..04a20ac 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-field.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-field.html.twig
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
  * @file
  * Default theme implementation for a single field in a view.
  *
- * It is not actually used in default views, as this is registered as a theme
- * function which has better performance. For single overrides, the template is
- * perfectly okay.
- *
  * Available variables:
  * - view: The view that the field belongs to.
  * - field: The field handler that can process the input.
@@ -24,4 +20,4 @@
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 #}
-{{ output }}
+{{ output -}}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index f6aca4c..57ca161 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ function views_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
   // Default view themes
   $hooks['views_view_field'] = $base + array(
     'variables' => array('view' => NULL, 'field' => NULL, 'row' => NULL),
-    'function' => 'theme_views_view_field',
   );
   $hooks['views_view_grouping'] = $base + array(
     'variables' => array('view' => NULL, 'grouping' => NULL, 'grouping_level' => NULL, 'rows' => NULL, 'title' => NULL),
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index f34d076..a6a5f8b 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -250,19 +250,6 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_grouping(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Display a single views field.
- *
- * Interesting bits of info:
- * $field->field_alias says what the raw value in $row will be. Reach it like
- * this: @code { $row->{$field->field_alias} @endcode
- *
- * @ingroup themeable
- */
-function theme_views_view_field($variables) {
-  return $variables['output'];
-}
-
-/**
  * Prepares variables for views field templates.
  *
  * Default template: views-view-field.html.twig.