diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index fcf4d44..b8ef4f0 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -982,24 +982,6 @@ function language_list($flags = LanguageInterface::STATE_CONFIGURABLE) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Loads a language object from the database.
- *
- * @param string $langcode
- *   The language code.
- *
- * @return \Drupal\core\Language\LanguageInterface|null
- *   A fully-populated language object or NULL.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager::getLanguage()
- *
- * @deprecated in Drupal 8.x-dev, will be removed before Drupal 8.0.
- *   Use \Drupal::languageManager()->getLanguage().
- */
-function language_load($langcode) {
-  return \Drupal::languageManager()->getLanguage($langcode);
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns the default language used on the site.
  *
  * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface
diff --git a/core/modules/config_translation/tests/src/Unit/ConfigNamesMapperTest.php b/core/modules/config_translation/tests/src/Unit/ConfigNamesMapperTest.php
index 59c1469..0b3ead9 100644
--- a/core/modules/config_translation/tests/src/Unit/ConfigNamesMapperTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/tests/src/Unit/ConfigNamesMapperTest.php
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ public function testGetLangcode() {
     catch (\RuntimeException $e) {}
   }
 
-  // @todo Test ConfigNamesMapper::getLanguageWithFallback() once
-  //   https://drupal.org/node/1862202 lands in core, because then we can
-  //   remove the direct language_load() call.
-
   /**
    * Tests ConfigNamesMapper::getConfigData().
    */