diff -u b/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
--- b/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -463,14 +463,11 @@
 /**
  * Deletes a node revision.
  *
- * @param $revision_id
+ * @param int $revision_id
  *   The revision ID to delete.
- *
- * @return bool
- *   TRUE if the revision deletion was successful; otherwise, FALSE.
  */
 function node_revision_delete($revision_id) {
-  return entity_revision_delete('node', $revision_id);
+  \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('node')->deleteRevision($revision_id);
 }
 
 /**