diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
index 3a6dd5e..0067297 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentTranslationUITest.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\comment\Plugin\Field\FieldType\CommentItemInterface;
 use Drupal\content_translation\Tests\ContentTranslationUITest;
-use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Comment Translation UI.
@@ -71,16 +70,6 @@ protected function getTranslatorPermissions() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides \Drupal\content_translation\Tests\ContentTranslationUITest::setupTestFields().
-   */
-  function setupTestFields() {
-    parent::setupTestFields();
-    $field = FieldConfig::loadByName('comment', $this->bundle, 'comment_body');
-    $field->setTranslatable(TRUE);
-    $field->save();
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\content_translation\Tests\ContentTranslationUITest::createEntity().
    */
   protected function createEntity($values, $langcode, $comment_type = 'comment_article') {
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/Views/CommentFieldFilterTest.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/Views/CommentFieldFilterTest.php
index eae5ee8..4fd7d58 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/Views/CommentFieldFilterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/Views/CommentFieldFilterTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\comment\Tests\Views;
 
-use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
 
 /**
@@ -44,12 +43,6 @@ function setUp() {
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('fr')->save();
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('es')->save();
 
-    // Make the comment body field translatable. The title is already
-    // translatable by definition.
-    $field = FieldConfig::loadByName('comment', $this->comment->bundle(), 'comment_body');
-    $field->setTranslatable(TRUE);
-    $field->save();
-
     // Set up comment titles.
     $this->commentTitles = array(
       'en' => 'Food in Paris',
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSyncImageTest.php b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSyncImageTest.php
index c3edad2..1efe28a 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSyncImageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSyncImageTest.php
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ protected function setupTestFields() {
       'field_name' => $this->fieldName,
       'bundle' => $this->entityTypeId,
       'label' => 'Test translatable image field',
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
       'third_party_settings' => array(
         'content_translation' => array(
           'translation_sync' => array(
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationTestBase.php b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationTestBase.php
index 2dea201..cd4e482 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationTestBase.php
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ protected function setupTestFields() {
       'field_name' => $this->fieldName,
       'bundle' => $this->bundle,
       'label' => 'Test translatable text-field',
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
     ))->save();
     entity_get_form_display($this->entityTypeId, $this->bundle, 'default')
       ->setComponent($this->fieldName, array(
diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationTest.php b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationTest.php
index 8cf744d..c03c65f 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationTest.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $this->field_definition = array(
       'field_storage' => $this->fieldStorage,
       'bundle' => 'entity_test',
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
     );
     $this->field = entity_create('field_config', $this->field_definition);
     $this->field->save();
diff --git a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationWebTest.php b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationWebTest.php
index 24a7616..4fe28b2 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationWebTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/src/Tests/TranslationWebTest.php
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     $field = array(
       'field_storage' => $this->fieldStorage,
       'bundle' => $this->entity_type,
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
     );
     entity_create('field_config', $field)->save();
     $this->field = FieldConfig::load($this->entity_type . '.' . $field['bundle'] . '.' . $this->field_name);
diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileFieldTestBase.php b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileFieldTestBase.php
index af365ec..0cf36c3 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileFieldTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/FileFieldTestBase.php
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ function attachFileField($name, $entity_type, $bundle, $field_settings = array()
       'bundle' => $bundle,
       'required' => !empty($field_settings['required']),
       'settings' => $field_settings,
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
     );
     entity_create('field_config', $field)->save();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareCombinationTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareCombinationTest.php
index e65d75e..93c4bb6 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareCombinationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareCombinationTest.php
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     entity_create('field_config', array(
       'field_storage' => $field_storage,
       'bundle' => 'page',
-      'translatable'  => TRUE,
       'widget' => array(
         'type' => 'options_buttons',
       ),
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
index 53ba868..0b0fcd1 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
     entity_create('field_config', array(
       'field_storage' => $field_storage,
       'bundle' => 'page',
-      'translatable'  => TRUE,
       'widget' => array(
         'type' => 'options_buttons',
       ),
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/Views/NodeFieldFilterTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/Views/NodeFieldFilterTest.php
index 13cc3f9..85f87e3 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/Views/NodeFieldFilterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/Views/NodeFieldFilterTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\node\Tests\Views;
 
-use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\language\Entity\ConfigurableLanguage;
 
 /**
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ function setUp() {
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('fr')->save();
     ConfigurableLanguage::createFromLangcode('es')->save();
 
-    // Make the body field translatable. The title is already translatable by
-    // definition.
-    $field = FieldConfig::loadByName('node', 'page', 'body');
-    $field->setTranslatable(TRUE);
-    $field->save();
-
     // Set up node titles.
     $this->node_titles = array(
       'en' => 'Food in Paris',
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
index bbfed0a..2620b42 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityQueryTest.php
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ protected function setUp() {
         entity_create('field_config', array(
           'field_storage' => $field_storage,
           'bundle' => $bundle,
-          'translatable' => TRUE,
         ))->save();
       }
       $bundles[] = $bundle;
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/Views/TaxonomyFieldFilterTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/Views/TaxonomyFieldFilterTest.php
index cd51b13..b181323 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/Views/TaxonomyFieldFilterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Tests/Views/TaxonomyFieldFilterTest.php
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ function setUp() {
       'entity_type' => 'taxonomy_term',
       'label' => 'Foo',
       'bundle' => 'views_testing_tags',
-      'translatable' => TRUE,
     ))->save();
 
     // Create term with translations.