reverted:
--- b/core/scripts/dump-database-d6.sh
+++ a/core/scripts/dump-database-d6.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
   // Dump the values if there are some.
   if ($insert) {
+    $output .= "db_insert('". $table . "')->fields(". drupal_var_export(array_keys($data['fields'])) .")\n";
-    $output .= "\Drupal::database()->insert('". $table . "')->fields(". drupal_var_export(array_keys($data['fields'])) .")\n";
     $output .= $insert;
     $output .= "->execute();\n";
   }
reverted:
--- b/core/scripts/dump-database-d7.sh
+++ a/core/scripts/dump-database-d7.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 
   // Dump the values if there are some.
   if ($insert) {
+    $output .= "db_insert('". $table . "')->fields(". drupal_var_export(array_keys($data['fields'])) .")\n";
-    $output .= "\Drupal::database()->insert('". $table . "')->fields(". drupal_var_export(array_keys($data['fields'])) .")\n";
     $output .= $insert;
     $output .= "->execute();\n";
   }
reverted:
--- b/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
+++ a/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
 drupal_cron_run();
 
 // Create six users
+$query = db_insert('users')->fields(array('uid', 'name', 'pass', 'mail', 'status', 'created', 'access'));
-$query = \Drupal::database()->insert('users')->fields(['uid', 'name', 'pass', 'mail', 'status', 'created', 'access']);
 for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
   $name = "test user $i";
   $pass = md5("test PassW0rd $i !(.)");
   $mail = "test$i@example.com";
   $now = mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, $i + 1, 2010);
+  $query->values(array(db_next_id(), $name, user_hash_password($pass), $mail, 1, $now, $now));
-  $query->values([db_next_id(), $name, user_hash_password($pass), $mail, 1, $now, $now]);
 }
 $query->execute();