diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index d5fe633..09a5278 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -1313,7 +1313,6 @@ services:
       - { name: twig.extension, priority: 100 }
     calls:
       - [setUrlGenerator, ['@url_generator']]
-      - [setLinkGenerator, ['@link_generator']]
       - [setThemeManager, ['@theme.manager']]
   # @todo Figure out what to do about debugging functions.
   # @see http://drupal.org/node/1804998
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php
index 8988fc8..53b6b47 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigExtension.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
-use Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface;
 
 /**
  * A class providing Drupal Twig extensions.
@@ -73,19 +72,6 @@ public function setUrlGenerator(UrlGeneratorInterface $url_generator) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sets the link generator.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator
-   *   The link generator.
-   *
-   * @return $this
-   */
-  public function setLinkGenerator(LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator) {
-    $this->linkGenerator = $link_generator;
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Sets the theme manager.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeManagerInterface $theme_manager