diff --git a/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/ContentEntityNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/ContentEntityNormalizer.php
index ae19a60945..a6ba04049a 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/ContentEntityNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/ContentEntityNormalizer.php
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ class ContentEntityNormalizer extends NormalizerBase {
    */
   protected $linkManager;
 
-  /**
-   * The entity manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface
-   */
-  protected $entityManager;
-
   /**
    * The module handler.
    *
@@ -45,7 +38,6 @@ class ContentEntityNormalizer extends NormalizerBase {
    */
   protected $moduleHandler;
 
-
   /**
    * Constructs an ContentEntityNormalizer object.
    *