diff -u b/core/modules/user/src/UserDataQuery.php b/core/modules/user/src/UserDataQuery.php
--- b/core/modules/user/src/UserDataQuery.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/UserDataQuery.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\user;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Query\SelectInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -28,16 +27,6 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Factory method for the class.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
-   *   The database connection to use.
-   */
-  public static function create(Connection $connection) {
-    return new static($connection->select('users_data', 'ud'));
-  }
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function module($module) {