reverted:
--- b/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ a/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageException;
-use Drupal\Core\Render\SafeString;
 use Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute;
 use Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeSettings;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
@@ -1067,25 +1066,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Prepares variables for inline list templates.
- *
- * Default template: inline-list.html.twig.
- *
- * @param array $variables
- *   An associative array containing:
- *   - items: An array of items to be displayed in the list.
- *   - separator: A string to separate list items.
- *   - empty: A message to display when there are no items.
- *
- * @see https://www.drupal.org/node/1842756
- */
-function template_preprocess_inline_list(&$variables) {
-  // Since the separator may be user-specified, it must be filtered to permit
-  // some HTML (such as <br />) to pass through.
-  $variables['separator'] = SafeString::create(Xss::filter($variables['separator'], ['br']));
-}
-
-/**
  * Returns HTML for an indentation div; used for drag and drop tables.
  *
  * @param $variables
@@ -1746,9 +1726,6 @@
     'item_list' => array(
       'variables' => array('items' => array(), 'title' => '', 'list_type' => 'ul', 'attributes' => array(), 'empty' => NULL, 'context' => array()),
     ),
-    'inline_list' => array(
-      'variables' => array('items' => array(), 'separator' => ', ', 'attributes' => array(), 'empty' => NULL),
-    ),
     'feed_icon' => array(
       'variables' => array('url' => NULL, 'title' => NULL),
     ),
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/FunctionsTest.php
+++ a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/FunctionsTest.php
@@ -168,50 +168,6 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests inline-list.html.twig.
-   */
-  function testInlineList() {
-    // Verify that empty items produce no output.
-    $variables = array();
-    $expected = '';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, 'Empty %callback generates no output.');
-
-    // Verify that empty items produce the empty string.
-    $variables = array();
-    $variables['empty'] = 'No items found.';
-    $expected = 'No items found.';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, 'Empty %callback generates empty string.');
-
-    // Verify that empty text is not displayed when there are list items.
-    $variables = array();
-    $variables['empty'] = 'No items found.';
-    $variables['items'] = array('Rabbit', 'rabbit', 'rabbit');
-    $expected = 'Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, '%callback does not print empty text when there are list items.');
-
-    // Verify that a non-default separator is rendered.
-    $variables = array();
-    $variables['items'] = array('Un', 'Deux', 'Trois');
-    $variables['separator'] = ' and ';
-    $expected = 'Un and Deux and Trois';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, '%callback uses a custom separator when provided.');
-
-    // Verify that HTML separators are properly rendered.
-    $variables = array();
-    $variables['items'] = array('Doe', 'Buck', 'Kit');
-    $variables['separator'] = '<br />';
-    $expected = 'Doe<br />Buck<br />Kit';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, '%callback allows HTML in user-provided separators.');
-
-    // Verify that the separator is sanitized.
-    $variables = array();
-    $variables['items'] = array('Un', 'Deux', 'Trois');
-    $variables['separator'] = '<script>alert("test")</script>';
-    $expected = 'Unalert("test")Deuxalert("test")Trois';
-    $this->assertThemeOutput('inline_list', $variables, $expected, '%callback sanitizes user-provided separators.');
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Tests links.html.twig.
    */
   function testLinks() {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/system/templates/inline-list.html.twig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{#
-/**
- * @file
- * Default theme implementation for an inline list of items.
- *
- * Available variables:
- * - items: A list of items.
- * - separator: A delimiter to separate the items in the list.
- * - empty: A message to display when there are no items.
- *
- * @see template_preprocess_inline_list()
- *
- * @ingroup themeable
- */
-#}
-{%- for item in items -%}
-  {{ item }}{{ loop.last ? '' : separator }}
-{%- else -%}
-  {{- empty -}}
-{%- endfor -%}
diff -u b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewListBuilder.php b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewListBuilder.php
--- b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewListBuilder.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/src/ViewListBuilder.php
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@
         'tag' => $view->get('tag'),
         'path' => array(
           'data' => array(
-            '#theme' => 'inline_list',
+            '#theme' => 'item_list',
             '#items' => $this->getDisplayPaths($view),
+            '#attributes' => array('class' => array('comma-list', 'inline')),
           ),
         ),
         'operations' => $row['operations'],
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/system/css/components/links.theme.css
+++ b/core/modules/system/css/components/links.theme.css
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ ul.inline li {
   list-style-type: none;
   padding: 0 0.5em;
 }
+ul.comma-list li {
+  content: ", ";
+}
+ul.comma-list li:last-child:after {
+  content: "";
+}
 ul.links a.is-active {
   color: #000;
 }