diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceEntityFormatter.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceEntityFormatter.php
index ed01995..cadf626 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceEntityFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceEntityFormatter.php
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
    */
   public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
     $view_mode = $this->getSetting('view_mode');
-
     $elements = array();
 
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity */
     foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items) as $delta => $entity) {
       // Protect ourselves from recursive rendering.
       static $depth = 0;
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
index 71763d0..e038d64 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceFormatterBase.php
@@ -20,26 +20,28 @@
   /**
    * Returns the accessible and translated entities for view.
    *
-   * @param FieldItemListInterface $items
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface $items
    *   The item list.
    *
-   * @return array
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface[]
    *   The entities to view.
    */
   protected function getEntitiesToView(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
     $entities = array();
 
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\Plugin\DataType\EntityAdapter $parent */
-    $parent = $items->getParent();
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $target_entity */
-    $parent_entity = $parent->getValue();
-    $active_langcode = $parent_entity->language()->getId();
-
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\EntityReferenceItem $item */
+    $active_langcode = $items->getEntity()->language()->getId();
     foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
-      /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $entity */
-      if ($entity = $this->getAccessibleTranslatedEntity($item->originalEntity, $active_langcode)) {
+      if ($item->originalEntity instanceof TranslatableInterface && $item->originalEntity->hasTranslation($active_langcode)) {
+        $entity = $item->originalEntity->getTranslation($active_langcode);
+      }
+      else {
+        $entity = $item->originalEntity;
+      }
+
+      if ($entity->access('view')) {
         $entities[$delta] = $entity;
+
+        // Mark item as accessible.
         $item->access = TRUE;
       }
     }
@@ -48,32 +50,6 @@ protected function getEntitiesToView(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the translated entity if accessible.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity
-   *   The original entity.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   The language of the translation.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface|null
-   *   The translated entity or NULL.
-   */
-  protected function getAccessibleTranslatedEntity(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode) {
-    if (
-      $entity instanceof TranslatableInterface &&
-      $entity->hasTranslation($langcode)
-    ) {
-      $entity = $entity->getTranslation($langcode);
-    }
-
-    if ($entity->access('view')) {
-      return $entity;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    *
    * Mark the accessible IDs a user can see. We do not unset unaccessible
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceIdFormatter.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceIdFormatter.php
index 81c02d9..bd22eea 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceIdFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceIdFormatter.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class EntityReferenceIdFormatter extends EntityReferenceFormatterBase {
   public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
     $elements = array();
 
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity */
     foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items) as $delta => $entity) {
       if ($entity->id()) {
         $elements[$delta] = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
index 1318675..eb1568e 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceLabelFormatter.php
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ public function settingsSummary() {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
-    $this->getEntitiesToView($items);
     $elements = array();
 
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity */
     foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items) as $delta => $entity) {
       $label = $entity->label();
       // If the link is to be displayed and the entity has a uri, display a
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceTaxonomyTermRssFormatter.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceTaxonomyTermRssFormatter.php
index eec4659..02fc472 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceTaxonomyTermRssFormatter.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/Field/FieldFormatter/EntityReferenceTaxonomyTermRssFormatter.php
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class EntityReferenceTaxonomyTermRssFormatter extends EntityReferenceFormatterBa
   public function viewElements(FieldItemListInterface $items) {
     $elements = array();
 
-
-
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity */
     foreach ($this->getEntitiesToView($items) as $delta => $entity) {
       $entity->rss_elements[] = array(
         'key' => 'category',