core/modules/help/src/Plugin/Block/HelpBlock.php   | 27 ++++++++--------------
 .../src/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php    | 21 -----------------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/modules/help/src/Plugin/Block/HelpBlock.php b/core/modules/help/src/Plugin/Block/HelpBlock.php
index d86c1c7..0b07264 100644
--- a/core/modules/help/src/Plugin/Block/HelpBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/help/src/Plugin/Block/HelpBlock.php
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
 class HelpBlock extends BlockBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface, NonLazyBuildableBlockPluginInterface {
 
   /**
-   * Stores the help text associated with the active menu item.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected $help;
-
-  /**
    * The module handler.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
@@ -97,13 +90,7 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function blockAccess(AccountInterface $account) {
-    $this->help = $this->getActiveHelp($this->request);
-    if ($this->help) {
-      return AccessResult::allowed();
-    }
-    else {
-      return AccessResult::forbidden();
-    }
+    return AccessResult::allowed();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -126,9 +113,15 @@ protected function getActiveHelp(Request $request) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function build() {
-    return array(
-      '#children' => $this->help,
-    );
+    $help = $this->getActiveHelp($this->request);
+    if (!$help) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    else {
+      return [
+        '#children' => $help,
+      ];
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/src/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php b/core/modules/statistics/src/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
index 85b9de3..621f6cf 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/src/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/src/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@
 class StatisticsPopularBlock extends BlockBase {
 
   /**
-   * Number of day's top views to display.
-   *
-   * @var int
-   */
-  protected $day_list;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of all time views to display.
-   *
-   * @var int
-   */
-  protected $all_time_list;
-
-  /**
-   * Number of most recent views to display.
-   *
-   * @var int
-   */
-  protected $last_list;
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function defaultConfiguration() {