diff -u b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
--- b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@
         ),
         array(
           array('data' => $this->t('Location'), 'header' => TRUE),
-          \Drupal::l($dblog->location, (!empty($dblog->location) ? Url::fromUri($dblog->location) : new Url('<front>'))),
+          $this->l($dblog->location, (!empty($dblog->location) ? Url::fromUri($dblog->location) : new Url('<front>'))),
         ),
         array(
           array('data' => $this->t('Referrer'), 'header' => TRUE),
-          \Drupal::l($dblog->referer, (!empty($dblog->referer) ? Url::fromUri($dblog->referer) : new Url('<front>'))),
+          $this->l($dblog->referer, (!empty($dblog->referer) ? Url::fromUri($dblog->referer) : new Url('<front>'))),
         ),
         array(
           array('data' => $this->t('Message'), 'header' => TRUE),
diff -u b/core/modules/dblog/src/Tests/DbLogTest.php b/core/modules/dblog/src/Tests/DbLogTest.php
--- b/core/modules/dblog/src/Tests/DbLogTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/src/Tests/DbLogTest.php
@@ -149,17 +149,17 @@
       'timestamp'   => REQUEST_TIME,
     );
 
+    $logger = $this->container->get('logger.dblog');
+
     if ($count > 1) {
       $row_message = $log['message'] . ' Entry #';
       for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
         $log['message'] = $row_message . $i;
-        $this->container->get('logger.dblog')
-          ->log($log['severity'], $log['message'], $log);
+        $logger->log($log['severity'], $log['message'], $log);
       }
     }
     else {
-      $this->container->get('logger.dblog')
-        ->log($log['severity'], $log['message'], $log);
+      $logger->log($log['severity'], $log['message'], $log);
     }
   }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
    * @param string $order
    *   The order by which the table should be sorted.
    */
-  public function verifySort($sort = 'asc', $order = 'Date') {
+  protected function verifySort($sort = 'asc', $order = 'Date') {
     $this->drupalGet('admin/reports/dblog', array('query' => array('sort' => $sort, 'order' => $order)));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $this->assertText(t('Recent log messages'), 'DBLog report was displayed correctly and sorting went fine.');