diff --git a/core/includes/entity.inc b/core/includes/entity.inc
index 7974a94..31bbf42 100644
--- a/core/includes/entity.inc
+++ b/core/includes/entity.inc
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ function entity_delete_multiple($entity_type, array $ids) {
  *   A new entity object.
  *
  * @deprecated in Drupal 8.x-dev, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0. Use
- *    the <EntityType>::create() method if the entity type is known or
- *    \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManager::create() if the entity type is
- *    variable.
+ *    the <EntityType>::create($values) method if the entity type is known or
+ *    \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->create($values) if the
+ *    entity type is variable.
  */
 function entity_create($entity_type, array $values = array()) {
   return \Drupal::entityManager()
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
index f5ff905..4861138 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityManager.php
@@ -1438,22 +1438,4 @@ protected function deleteLastInstalledFieldStorageDefinition(FieldStorageDefinit
     $this->setLastInstalledFieldStorageDefinitions($entity_type_id, $definitions);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Constructs a new entity object, without permanently saving it.
-   *
-   * @param string $entity_type
-   *   The type of the entity.
-   * @param array $values
-   *   (optional) An array of values to set, keyed by property name. If the
-   *   entity type has bundles, the bundle key has to be specified.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
-   *   A new entity object.
-   */
-  public static function create($entity_type, array $values = array()) {
-    return \Drupal::entityManager()
-      ->getStorage($entity_type)
-      ->create($values);
-  }
-
 }