diff -u b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
--- b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/EntityViewsData.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityType;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
@@ -60,13 +59,6 @@
   protected $fieldStorageDefinitions;
 
   /**
-   * The field type views data.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface
-   */
-  protected $fieldTypeViewsData;
-
-  /**
    * Constructs an EntityViewsData object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface $entity_type
@@ -74,6 +66,13 @@
   protected $entityManager;
 
   /**
+   * The field type views data.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginManagerInterface
+   */
+  protected $fieldTypeViewsData;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs an EntityViewsData object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface $entity_type
@@ -86,6 +85,8 @@
    *   The module handler.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface $translation_manager
    *   The translation manager.
+   * @param PluginManagerInterface $field_type_views_data
+   *   The field type views data manager.
    */
   function __construct(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type, SqlEntityStorageInterface $storage_controller, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, TranslationInterface $translation_manager, PluginManagerInterface $field_type_views_data) {
     $this->entityType = $entity_type;
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
       $container->get('module_handler'),
       $container->get('string_translation'),
-      $container->get('typed_data_manager'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.views.field_type_views_data')
     );
   }
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@
   protected function mapFieldDefinition($table, $field_name, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, TableMappingInterface $table_mapping, &$table_data) {
     // Create a dummy instance to retrieve property definitions.
     $field_column_mapping = $table_mapping->getColumnNames($field_name);
-    $field_storage_definition = $this->getFieldStorageDefinitions()[$field_name];
-    $field_schema = $field_storage_definition->getSchema();
+    $field_schema = $this->getFieldStorageDefinitions()[$field_name]->getSchema();
 
     $field_definition_type = $field_definition->getType();
     // Add all properties to views table data. We need an entry for each
@@ -346,27 +345,13 @@
     //   mapSingleFieldViewsData() method does with $first.
     $multiple = (count($field_column_mapping) > 1);
     $first = TRUE;
-
-    $data = [];
-    /** @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\FieldTypeViewsDataInterface $field_type_views_data_plugin */
-    $field_type_views_data_plugin = $this->fieldTypeViewsData->createInstance($field_definition_type);
     foreach ($field_column_mapping as $field_column_name => $schema_field_name) {
       $views_field_name = ($multiple) ? $field_name . '__' . $field_column_name : $field_name;
+      $table_data[$views_field_name] = $this->mapSingleFieldViewsData($table, $field_name, $field_definition_type, $field_column_name, $field_schema['columns'][$field_column_name]['type'], $first, $field_definition);
 
-      if ($field_type_views_data_plugin) {
-        $data[$views_field_name] = $field_type_views_data_plugin->getViewsData($field_storage_definition, $field_column_name);
-      }
-      else {
-        $data[$views_field_name] = $this->mapSingleFieldViewsData($table, $field_name, $field_definition_type, $field_column_name, $field_schema['columns'][$field_column_name]['type'], $first, $field_definition);
-      }
-
-      $data[$views_field_name]['entity field'] = $field_name;
+      $table_data[$views_field_name]['entity field'] = $field_name;
       $first = FALSE;
     }
-
-    $this->moduleHandler->alter('field_type_views_data_alter', $data, $field_definition, $field_storage_definition);
-
-    $table_data = NestedArray::mergeDeep($table_data, $data);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -389,7 +374,8 @@
   protected function mapFieldDefinition($table, $field_name, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, TableMappingInterface $table_mapping, &$table_data) {
     // Create a dummy instance to retrieve property definitions.
     $field_column_mapping = $table_mapping->getColumnNames($field_name);
-    $field_schema = $this->getFieldStorageDefinitions()[$field_name]->getSchema();
+    $field_storage_definition = $this->getFieldStorageDefinitions()[$field_name];
+    $field_schema = $field_storage_definition->getSchema();
 
     $field_definition_type = $field_definition->getType();
     // Add all properties to views table data. We need an entry for each
@@ -399,13 +385,25 @@
     //   mapSingleFieldViewsData() method does with $first.
     $multiple = (count($field_column_mapping) > 1);
     $first = TRUE;
+
+    $data = [];
     foreach ($field_column_mapping as $field_column_name => $schema_field_name) {
       $views_field_name = ($multiple) ? $field_name . '__' . $field_column_name : $field_name;
-      $table_data[$views_field_name] = $this->mapSingleFieldViewsData($table, $field_name, $field_definition_type, $field_column_name, $field_schema['columns'][$field_column_name]['type'], $first, $field_definition);
+      /** @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\views\FieldTypeViewsDataInterface $field_type_views_data_plugin */
+      if ($this->fieldTypeViewsData->hasDefinition($field_definition_type) && ($field_type_views_data_plugin = $this->fieldTypeViewsData->createInstance($field_definition_type))) {
+        $data[$views_field_name] = $field_type_views_data_plugin->getViewsData($field_storage_definition, $field_column_name);
+      }
+      else {
+        $data[$views_field_name] = $this->mapSingleFieldViewsData($table, $field_name, $field_definition_type, $field_column_name, $field_schema['columns'][$field_column_name]['type'], $first, $field_definition);
+      }
 
-      $table_data[$views_field_name]['entity field'] = $field_name;
+      $data[$views_field_name]['entity field'] = $field_name;
       $first = FALSE;
     }
+
+    $this->moduleHandler->alter('field_type_views_data_alter', $data, $field_definition, $field_storage_definition);
+
+    $table_data = NestedArray::mergeDeep($table_data, $data);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -429,6 +427,13 @@
         $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
         break;
 
+      case 'boolean':
+        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
+        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'numeric';
+        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'boolean';
+        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
+        break;
+
       case 'uri':
         // Let's render URIs as URIs by default, not links.
         $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
@@ -454,36 +459,6 @@
         $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'date';
         break;
 
-      case 'language':
-        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'language';
-        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'language';
-        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
-        break;
-
-      case 'boolean':
-        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'numeric';
-        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'boolean';
-        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
-        break;
-
-      case 'uri':
-        // Let's render URIs as URIs by default, not links.
-        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-        $views_field['field']['default_formatter'] = 'string';
-
-        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'string';
-        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'string';
-        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
-        break;
-
-      case 'text':
-      case 'text_with_summary':
-        // Treat these three long text fields the same.
-        $field_type = 'text_long';
-        // Intentional fall-through here to the default processing!
-
       default:
         // For most fields, the field type is generic enough to just use
         // the column type to determine the filters etc.
@@ -536,67 +511,6 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Processes the views data for a language field.
-   *
-   * @param string $table
-   *   The table the language field is added to.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition
-   *   The field definition.
-   * @param array $views_field
-   *   The views field data.
-   * @param string $field_column_name
-   *   The field column being processed.
-   */
-  protected function processViewsDataForLanguage($table, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array &$views_field, $field_column_name) {
-    // Apply special titles for the langcode field.
-    if ($field_definition->getName() == $this->entityType->getKey('langcode')) {
-      if ($table == $this->entityType->getDataTable() || $table == $this->entityType->getRevisionDataTable()) {
-        $views_field['title'] = $this->t('Translation language');
-      }
-      if ($table == $this->entityType->getBaseTable() || $table == $this->entityType->getRevisionTable()) {
-        $views_field['title'] = $this->t('Original language');
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Processes the views data for a text field with formatting.
-   *
-   * @param string $table
-   *   The table the field is added to.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition
-   *   The field definition.
-   * @param array $views_field
-   *   The views field data.
-   * @param string $field_column_name
-   *   The field column being processed.
-   */
-  protected function processViewsDataForTextLong($table, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array &$views_field, $field_column_name) {
-    // Connect the text field to its formatter.
-    if ($field_column_name == 'value') {
-      $views_field['field']['format'] = $field_definition->getName() . '__format';
-      $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Processes the views data for a UUID field.
-   *
-   * @param string $table
-   *   The table the field is added to.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition
-   *   The field definition.
-   * @param array $views_field
-   *   The views field data.
-   * @param string $field_column_name
-   *   The field column being processed.
-   */
-  protected function processViewsDataForUuid($table, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, array &$views_field, $field_column_name) {
-    // It does not make sense for UUID fields to be click sortable.
-    $views_field['field']['click sortable'] = FALSE;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getViewsTableForEntityType(EntityTypeInterface $entity_type) {
diff -u b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/Boolean.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/Boolean.php
--- b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/Boolean.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/Boolean.php
@@ -3,39 +3,20 @@
 namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\views\FieldTypeViewsData;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldStorageDefinitionInterface;
-use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\FieldTypeViewsDataInterface;
+use Drupal\views\FieldTypeViewsData;
 
 /**
- * @Plugin(
- *   "id" = "boolean",
+ * Defines views data for fields of type "boolean".
+ *
+ * @ViewsFieldData(
+ *   id = "boolean",
+ *   argument = {
+ *     "id" = "numeric",
+ *   },
+ *   filter = {
+ *     "id" = "boolean",
+ *   }
  * )
  */
-class Boolean implements FieldTypeViewsDataInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getViewsData(FieldStorageDefinitionInterface $field_storage, $column_name) {
-    $views_field = [];
-
-    // Provide a nicer, less verbose label for the first column within a field.
-    if ($field_storage->getMainPropertyName() == $column_name) {
-      $views_field['title'] = $field_storage->getLabel();
-    }
-    else {
-      $views_field['title'] = $field_storage->getLabel() . " ($column_name)";
-    }
-
-    if ($description = $field_storage->getDescription()) {
-      $views_field['help'] = $description;
-    }
-
-    $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-    $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'numeric';
-    $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'boolean';
-    $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
-
-    return $views_field;
-  }
+class Boolean extends FieldTypeViewsData {
 
 }
diff -u b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/EntityReference.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/EntityReference.php
--- b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/EntityReference.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/FieldTypeViewsData/EntityReference.php
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityType;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldStorageDefinitionInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
-use Drupal\views\Plugin\views\FieldTypeViewsDataInterface;
+use Drupal\views\FieldTypeViewsData;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
-
 /**
- * @Plugin(
- *   "id" = "entity_reference",
+ * Defines views data for fields of type "entity_reference".
+ *
+ * @ViewsFieldData(
+ *   id = "entity_reference",
+ *   argument = {
+ *     "id" = "string",
+ *   },
+ *   filter = {
+ *     "id" = "string",
+ *   }
  * )
  */
-class EntityReference implements FieldTypeViewsDataInterface, ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+class EntityReference extends FieldTypeViewsData {
 
   /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface */
   protected $entityTypeManager;
@@ -26,7 +32,8 @@
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager
    *   The entity type manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager) {
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, EntityTypeManagerInterface $entityTypeManager) {
+    parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
     $this->entityTypeManager = $entityTypeManager;
   }
 
@@ -35,6 +42,9 @@
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
     return new static(
+      $configuration,
+      $plugin_id,
+      $plugin_definition,
       $container->get('entity_type.manager')
     );
   }
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@
     // @todo Create an optional entity field handler, that can render the
     //   entity.
     // @see https://www.drupal.org/node/2322949
-    $views_field = [];
+    $views_field = parent::getViewsData($field_storage, $column_name);
 
     /** @var \Drupal\views\EntityViewsDataInterface $views_data */
     $views_data = $this->entityTypeManager->getHandler($field_storage->getTargetEntityTypeId(), 'views_data');
@@ -63,16 +73,8 @@
           'title' => $entity_type->getLabel(),
           'id' => 'standard',
         ];
-        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
         $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'numeric';
         $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'numeric';
-        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
-      }
-      else {
-        $views_field['field']['id'] = 'field';
-        $views_field['argument']['id'] = 'string';
-        $views_field['filter']['id'] = 'string';
-        $views_field['sort']['id'] = 'standard';
       }
     }