diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.txt b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
index 0fdb64c..bc54543 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Drupal 8.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
     * Includes ability to override configuration values with language variants
       and other runtime values.
 - Added the CKEditor WYSIWYG editor. Provides a drag-and-drop configuration UI.
-- Included the HTML5 Shiv library to support HTML5 elements in IE 8 and below.
 - Included the following Symfony2 components:
     * ClassLoader - PSR-0-compatible autoload routines.
     * DependencyInjection - Flexible dependency injection container.
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ Drupal 8.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
     * Updated to jQuery 2.1.0
     * Updated to jQuery UI 1.10.2
     * Removed jquery.bbq
+    * Removed html5shiv
 - Tremendously improved language support all around.
     * Great language improvements for users:
       * Improved language selection with user preference detection in the
diff --git a/core/COPYRIGHT.txt b/core/COPYRIGHT.txt
index 60b799e..9bf7cd1 100644
--- a/core/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/core/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ Javascript
 
   Farbtastic - Copyright (c) 2010 Matt Farina
 
-  HTML5 Shiv - Copyright (c) 2012  Alexander Farkas, Jonathan Neal, Paul Irish,
-    and John-David Dalton
-
   jQuery - Copyright (c) 2011 John Resig
 
   jQuery Bgiframe - Copyright (c) 2010 Brandon Aaron (http://brandonaaron.net)
@@ -42,10 +39,10 @@ Javascript
   jQuery Mousewheel - Copyright (c) 2010 Brandon Aaron
     (http://brandonaaron.net)
 
-  jQuery Metadata - Copyright (c) 2006 John Resig, Yehuda Katz, Jörn Zaefferer,
+  jQuery Metadata - Copyright (c) 2006 John Resig, Yehuda Katz, Jï¿½rn Zaefferer,
     Paul McLanahan
 
-  jQuery Once - Copyright (c) 2009 Konstantin Käfer
+  jQuery Once - Copyright (c) 2009 Konstantin Kï¿½fer
 
   jQuery UI - Copyright (c) 2012 by the original authors
     (http://jqueryui.com/about)
diff --git a/core/assets/vendor/html5shiv/html5.js b/core/assets/vendor/html5shiv/html5.js
deleted file mode 100644
index dcf351c..0000000
--- a/core/assets/vendor/html5shiv/html5.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/*
- HTML5 Shiv v3.6.2 | @afarkas @jdalton @jon_neal @rem | MIT/GPL2 Licensed
-*/
-(function(l,f){function m(){var a=e.elements;return"string"==typeof a?a.split(" "):a}function i(a){var b=n[a[o]];b||(b={},h++,a[o]=h,n[h]=b);return b}function p(a,b,c){b||(b=f);if(g)return b.createElement(a);c||(c=i(b));b=c.cache[a]?c.cache[a].cloneNode():r.test(a)?(c.cache[a]=c.createElem(a)).cloneNode():c.createElem(a);return b.canHaveChildren&&!s.test(a)?c.frag.appendChild(b):b}function t(a,b){if(!b.cache)b.cache={},b.createElem=a.createElement,b.createFrag=a.createDocumentFragment,b.frag=b.createFrag();
-a.createElement=function(c){return!e.shivMethods?b.createElem(c):p(c,a,b)};a.createDocumentFragment=Function("h,f","return function(){var n=f.cloneNode(),c=n.createElement;h.shivMethods&&("+m().join().replace(/\w+/g,function(a){b.createElem(a);b.frag.createElement(a);return'c("'+a+'")'})+");return n}")(e,b.frag)}function q(a){a||(a=f);var b=i(a);if(e.shivCSS&&!j&&!b.hasCSS){var c,d=a;c=d.createElement("p");d=d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||d.documentElement;c.innerHTML="x<style>article,aside,figcaption,figure,footer,header,hgroup,main,nav,section{display:block}mark{background:#FF0;color:#000}</style>";
-c=d.insertBefore(c.lastChild,d.firstChild);b.hasCSS=!!c}g||t(a,b);return a}var k=l.html5||{},s=/^<|^(?:button|map|select|textarea|object|iframe|option|optgroup)$/i,r=/^(?:a|b|code|div|fieldset|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|i|label|li|ol|p|q|span|strong|style|table|tbody|td|th|tr|ul)$/i,j,o="_html5shiv",h=0,n={},g;(function(){try{var a=f.createElement("a");a.innerHTML="<xyz></xyz>";j="hidden"in a;var b;if(!(b=1==a.childNodes.length)){f.createElement("a");var c=f.createDocumentFragment();b="undefined"==typeof c.cloneNode||
-"undefined"==typeof c.createDocumentFragment||"undefined"==typeof c.createElement}g=b}catch(d){g=j=!0}})();var e={elements:k.elements||"abbr article aside audio bdi canvas data datalist details figcaption figure footer header hgroup main mark meter nav output progress section summary time video",version:"3.6.2",shivCSS:!1!==k.shivCSS,supportsUnknownElements:g,shivMethods:!1!==k.shivMethods,type:"default",shivDocument:q,createElement:p,createDocumentFragment:function(a,b){a||(a=f);if(g)return a.createDocumentFragment();
-for(var b=b||i(a),c=b.frag.cloneNode(),d=0,e=m(),h=e.length;d<h;d++)c.createElement(e[d]);return c}};l.html5=e;q(f)})(this,document);
diff --git a/core/core.libraries.yml b/core/core.libraries.yml
index 71c923f..6a062be 100644
--- a/core/core.libraries.yml
+++ b/core/core.libraries.yml
@@ -291,16 +291,6 @@ drupal.vertical-tabs:
     - core/drupalSettings
     - core/drupal.form
 
-html5shiv:
-  remote: https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv
-  version: 3.6.2
-  license:
-    name: GNU-GPL-2.0-or-later
-    url: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-    gpl-compatible: true
-  js:
-    assets/vendor/html5shiv/html5.js: { every_page: true, weight: -22, browsers: { IE: 'lte IE 8', '!IE': false } }
-
 jquery:
   remote: https://github.com/jquery/jquery
   version: 2.1.0
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/NoJavaScriptAnonymousTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/NoJavaScriptAnonymousTest.php
index a143f36..09032c3 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/NoJavaScriptAnonymousTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Common/NoJavaScriptAnonymousTest.php
@@ -38,33 +38,26 @@ public function testNoJavaScript() {
 
     // Test frontpage.
     $this->drupalGet('');
-    $this->assertNoJavaScriptExceptHtml5Shiv();
+    $this->assertNoJavaScript();
 
     // Test node page.
     $this->drupalGet('node/1');
-    $this->assertNoJavaScriptExceptHtml5Shiv();
+    $this->assertNoJavaScript();
 
     // Test user profile page.
     $this->drupalGet('user/' . $user->id());
-    $this->assertNoJavaScriptExceptHtml5Shiv();
+    $this->assertNoJavaScript();
   }
 
   /**
-   * Passes if no JavaScript is found on the page except the HTML5 shiv.
-   *
-   * The HTML5 shiv is necessary for e.g. the <article> tag which Drupal 8 uses
-   * to work in older browsers like Internet Explorer 8.
+   * Passes if no JavaScript is found on the page.
    */
-  protected function assertNoJavaScriptExceptHtml5Shiv() {
+  protected function assertNoJavaScript() {
     // Ensure drupalSettings is not set.
     $this->assertNoRaw('var drupalSettings = {', 'drupalSettings is not set.');
 
-    // Ensure the HTML5 shiv exists.
-    $this->assertRaw('html5shiv/html5.js', 'HTML5 shiv JavaScript exists.');
-
-    // Ensure no other JavaScript file exists on the page, while ignoring the
-    // HTML5 shiv.
-    $this->assertNoPattern('/(?<!html5)\.js/', "No other JavaScript exists.");
+    // Ensure no other JavaScript file exists on the page.
+    $this->assertNoPattern('/\.js/', "No other JavaScript exists.");
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 10e291f..50e6604 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ function system_element_info() {
   $types['html'] = array(
     '#theme' => 'html',
     '#pre_render' => array('drupal_pre_render_html'),
-    // HTML5 Shiv
-    '#attached' => array(
-      'library' => array('core/html5shiv'),
-    ),
   );
   $types['form'] = array(
     '#method' => 'post',
