diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Display/EntityViewDisplayInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Display/EntityViewDisplayInterface.php
index 8c7433c..3771d81 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Display/EntityViewDisplayInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Display/EntityViewDisplayInterface.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Entity\Display;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
 
 /**
  * Provides a common interface for entity view displays.
@@ -52,39 +51,4 @@ public function build(FieldableEntityInterface $entity);
    */
   public function buildMultiple(array $entities);
 
-  /**
-   * Returns a renderable array for the specified field.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface $entity
-   *   The entity being displayed.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition
-   *   The definition of the field to be displayed.
-   * @param string $type
-   *   The formatter type.
-   * @param array $settings
-   *   The formatter settings.
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   A renderable array for the field.
-   */
-  public function buildField(FieldableEntityInterface $entity, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, $type, $settings);
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a renderable array for the specified field of a set of entities.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface[] $entities
-   *   The entities being displayed.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition
-   *   The definition of the field to be displayed.
-   * @param string $type
-   *   The formatter type.
-   * @param array $settings
-   *   The formatter settings.
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   A renderable array for the field, indexed by the same keys as the
-   *   $entities array parameter.
-   */
-  public function buildFieldMultiple(array $entities, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, $type, $settings);
-
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity/EntityViewDisplay.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity/EntityViewDisplay.php
index f55f1c2..6712fb5 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity/EntityViewDisplay.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity/EntityViewDisplay.php
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Display\EntityViewDisplayInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityDisplayBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityDisplayPluginCollection;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityDisplayBase;
 
 /**
  * Configuration entity that contains display options for all components of a
@@ -227,9 +225,25 @@ public function buildMultiple(array $entities) {
     // Run field formatters.
     foreach ($this->getComponents() as $name => $options) {
       if ($formatter = $this->getRenderer($name)) {
-        foreach ($this->formatFieldMultiple($entities, $name, $formatter) as $key => $build) {
-          $build_list[$key][$name] = $build;
-        };
+        // Group items across all entities and pass them to the formatter's
+        // prepareView() method.
+        $grouped_items = array();
+        foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
+          $items = $entity->get($name);
+          $items->filterEmptyItems();
+          $grouped_items[$id] = $items;
+        }
+        $formatter->prepareView($grouped_items);
+
+        // Then let the formatter build the output for each entity.
+        foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
+          $items = $grouped_items[$id];
+          /** @var \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResultInterface $field_access */
+          $field_access = $items->access('view', NULL, TRUE);
+          $build_list[$id][$name] = $field_access->isAllowed() ? $formatter->view($items) : [];
+          // Apply the field access cacheability metadata to the render array.
+          $this->renderer->addDependency($build_list[$id][$name], $field_access);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -254,76 +268,6 @@ public function buildMultiple(array $entities) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Formats a field for multiple entities.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\FieldableEntityInterface[] $entities
-   *   The entities being displayed.
-   * @param string $field_name
-   *   The name of the field to be formatted.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterInterface $formatter
-   *   The field formatter to be used.
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   A renderable array, indexed by the same keys as the $entities array
-   *   parameter.
-   */
-  protected function formatFieldMultiple(array $entities, $field_name, FormatterInterface $formatter) {
-    $build_list = [];
-
-    // Group items across all entities and pass them to the formatter's
-    // prepareView() method.
-    $grouped_items = [];
-    foreach ($entities as $index => $entity) {
-      $items = $entity->get($field_name);
-      $items->filterEmptyItems();
-      $grouped_items[$index] = $items;
-    }
-    $formatter->prepareView($grouped_items);
-
-    // Then let the formatter build the output for each entity.
-    foreach ($entities as $index => $entity) {
-      /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface $items */
-      $items = $grouped_items[$index];
-      $field_access = $items->access('view', NULL, TRUE);
-      $build_list[$index] = $field_access->isAllowed() ? $formatter->view($items) : [];
-      // Apply the field access cacheability metadata to the render array.
-      $this->renderer->addDependency($build_list[$index], $field_access);
-    }
-
-    return $build_list;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function buildField(FieldableEntityInterface $entity, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, $type, $settings) {
-    $build_list = $this->buildFieldMultiple([$entity], $field_definition, $type, $settings);
-    return reset($build_list);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function buildFieldMultiple(array $entities, FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition, $type, $settings) {
-    $options = [
-      'field_definition' => $field_definition,
-      'configuration' => array(
-        'type' => $type,
-        'settings' => $settings,
-        'label' => 'hidden',
-        'weight' => 0,
-      ),
-      'view_mode' => static::CUSTOM_MODE,
-    ];
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\FormatterInterface $formatter */
-    if ($formatter = $this->pluginManager->getInstance($options)) {
-      return $this->formatFieldMultiple($entities, $field_definition->getName(), $formatter);
-    }
-
-    return [];
-  }
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getPluginCollections() {
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Entity/Render/EntityFieldRenderer.php b/core/modules/views/src/Entity/Render/EntityFieldRenderer.php
index 1d004b1..08ebac2 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Entity/Render/EntityFieldRenderer.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Entity/Render/EntityFieldRenderer.php
@@ -134,35 +134,48 @@ protected function buildFields(array $values) {
         $fields_by_relationship[$field->options['relationship']][$field_id] = $field;
       }
 
-      // For each relationship and each result row, collect the entities to
-      // display, fetch the right translation, and group them by bundle.
-      $entities = [];
+      // Handle each relationship target separately, since they all operate on
+      // a different set of entities.
       foreach ($fields_by_relationship as $relationhip_id => $fields) {
-        $entities[$relationhip_id] = [];
+        // For each result row, collect the entities to display, fetch the right
+        // translation, and group them by bundle.
+        $entities_by_bundles = [];
         $field = current($fields);
         foreach ($values as $result_row) {
           $entity = $field->getEntity($result_row);
-          $entities[$relationhip_id][$entity->bundle()][$result_row->index] = $this->getEntityTranslation($entity, $result_row);
+          $entities_by_bundles[$entity->bundle()][$result_row->index] = $this->getEntityTranslation($entity, $result_row);
         }
 
-        foreach ($entities[$relationhip_id] as $bundle => $bundle_entities) {
-          // Create the Display.
-          $display = new EntityViewDisplay([
-            'targetEntityType' => $this->getEntityTypeId(),
-            'bundle' => $bundle,
-            'status' => TRUE,
-          ], 'entity_view_display');
-          foreach ($fields as $field_id => $field) {
-            $display->setComponent($field->definition['field_name'], [
-              'type' => $field->options['type'],
-              'settings' => $field->options['settings'],
-            ]);
+        // Build "layers" @todo explain
+        $layers = [];
+        foreach ($fields as $field_id => $field) {
+          $index = 0;
+          while (isset($layers[$index][$field->definition['field_name']])) {
+            $index++;
           }
-          // Let the Display do the rendering.
-          $display_build = $display->buildMultiple($bundle_entities);
-          foreach ($display_build as $row_index => $entity_build) {
+          $layers[$index][$field_id] = $field;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($layers as $fields) {
+          foreach ($entities_by_bundles as $bundle => $bundle_entities) {
+            // Create the Display.
+            $display = new EntityViewDisplay([
+              'targetEntityType' => $this->getEntityTypeId(),
+              'bundle' => $bundle,
+              'status' => TRUE,
+            ], 'entity_view_display');
             foreach ($fields as $field_id => $field) {
-              $build[$row_index][$field_id] = $entity_build[$field->definition['field_name']];
+              $display->setComponent($field->definition['field_name'], [
+                'type' => $field->options['type'],
+                'settings' => $field->options['settings'],
+              ]);
+            }
+            // Let the Display do the rendering.
+            $display_build = $display->buildMultiple($bundle_entities);
+            foreach ($display_build as $row_index => $entity_build) {
+              foreach ($fields as $field_id => $field) {
+                $build[$row_index][$field_id] = $entity_build[$field->definition['field_name']];
+              }
             }
           }
         }