diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/BaseFieldFileFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/BaseFieldFileFormatterBase.php
index f42baa3..8654712 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/BaseFieldFileFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/BaseFieldFileFormatterBase.php
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
           '#type' => 'link',
           '#title' => $string,
           '#url' => Url::fromUri($url),
-          '#cache' => array(
-            'tags' => $items->getEntity()->getCacheTags(),
-          ),
         ];
       }
       else {
diff --git a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Formatter/FileEntityFormatterTest.php b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Formatter/FileEntityFormatterTest.php
index 06d1997..1c9a275 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Formatter/FileEntityFormatterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/src/Tests/Formatter/FileEntityFormatterTest.php
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public function testFormatterFileLink() {
     $entity_display->setComponent('filename', ['type' => 'file_link']);
 
     $build = $entity_display->buildMultiple($this->files)[0]['filename'][0];
-    $this->assertTrue(in_array($this->files[0]->getCacheTags()[0], $build['#cache']['tags']), 'File cache tag found');
     $this->assertEqual('file.png', $build['#title']);
     $this->assertEqual(Url::fromUri(file_create_url('public://file.png')), $build['#url']);
   }