diff -u b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
--- b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/src/Controller/DbLogController.php
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Logger\RfcLogLevel;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
 
 /**
  * Returns responses for dblog routes.
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@
   protected $formBuilder;
 
   /**
+   * The user storage.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\UserStorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $userStorage;
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
@@ -62,7 +69,8 @@
       $container->get('database'),
       $container->get('module_handler'),
       $container->get('date.formatter'),
-      $container->get('form_builder')
+      $container->get('form_builder'),
+      $container->get('entity.manager')
     );
   }
 
@@ -77,12 +85,15 @@
    *   The date formatter service.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilderInterface $form_builder
    *   The form builder service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
+   *   The entity manager service.
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $database, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, DateFormatter $date_formatter, FormBuilderInterface $form_builder) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $database, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, DateFormatter $date_formatter, FormBuilderInterface $form_builder, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
     $this->database = $database;
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
     $this->dateFormatter = $date_formatter;
     $this->formBuilder = $form_builder;
+    $this->userStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('user');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -188,7 +199,7 @@
       }
       $username = array(
         '#theme' => 'username',
-        '#account' => User::load($dblog->uid),
+        '#account' => $this->userStorage->load($dblog->uid),
       );
       $rows[] = array(
         'data' => array(
@@ -239,7 +250,7 @@
       $message = $this->formatMessage($dblog);
       $username = array(
         '#theme' => 'username',
-        '#account' => User::load($dblog->uid),
+        '#account' => $this->userStorage->load($dblog->uid),
       );
       $rows = array(
         array(
diff -u b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/UserSelection.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/UserSelection.php
--- b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/UserSelection.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/EntityReferenceSelection/UserSelection.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
 
 /**
  * Provides specific access control for the user entity type.
@@ -38,6 +37,13 @@
   protected $connection;
 
   /**
+   * The user storage.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\UserStorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $userStorage;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a new UserSelection object.
    *
    * @param array $configuration
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@
     parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $entity_manager, $module_handler, $current_user);
 
     $this->connection = $connection;
+    $this->userStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('user');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@
           $value_part->condition('anonymous_name', $condition['value'], $condition['operator']);
           $value_part->compile($this->connection, $query);
           $or->condition(db_and()
-            ->where(str_replace('anonymous_name', ':anonymous_name', (string) $value_part), $value_part->arguments() + array(':anonymous_name' => user_format_name(User::load(0))))
+            ->where(str_replace('anonymous_name', ':anonymous_name', (string) $value_part), $value_part->arguments() + array(':anonymous_name' => user_format_name($this->userStorage->load(0))))
             ->condition('base_table.uid', 0)
           );
           $query->condition($or);
diff -u b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewEditForm.php b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewEditForm.php
--- b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewEditForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewEditForm.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
 
 /**
  * Form controller for the Views edit form.
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
   protected $dateFormatter;
 
   /**
+   * The user storage.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\UserStorageInterface
+   */
+  protected $userStorage;
+
+  /**
    * Constructs a new ViewEditForm object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\user\TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory
@@ -61,11 +68,14 @@
    *   The request stack object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Datetime\DateFormatter $date_formatter
    *   The date Formatter service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
+   *   The entity manager service.
    */
-  public function __construct(TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, RequestStack $requestStack, DateFormatter $date_formatter) {
+  public function __construct(TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, RequestStack $requestStack, DateFormatter $date_formatter, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
     $this->tempStore = $temp_store_factory->get('views');
     $this->requestStack = $requestStack;
     $this->dateFormatter = $date_formatter;
+    $this->userStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('user');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -75,7 +85,8 @@
     return new static(
       $container->get('user.tempstore'),
       $container->get('request_stack'),
-      $container->get('date.formatter')
+      $container->get('date.formatter'),
+      $container->get('entity.manager')
     );
   }
 
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@
     if ($view->isLocked()) {
       $username = array(
         '#theme' => 'username',
-        '#account' => User::load($view->lock->owner),
+        '#account' => $this->userStorage->load($view->lock->owner),
       );
       $lock_message_substitutions = array(
         '!user' => drupal_render($username),