diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.translation.js b/core/modules/locale/locale.translation.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d611a0..0000000
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.translation.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// This file is a placeholder and dynamically replaced in locale_js_alter().
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleJavascriptTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleJavascriptTranslationTest.php
index 3f2852d..e8b9412 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleJavascriptTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleJavascriptTranslationTest.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public function testFileParsing() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Ensure that the translations js is added after its dependencies.
+   * Assert translations JS is added before drupal.js, because it depends on it.
    */
   public function testLocaleTranslationJsDependencies() {
     // User to add and remove language.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function testLocaleTranslationJsDependencies() {
     // the next translation.
     $this->drupalGet($prefix . '/admin/config/regional/translate');
 
-    // Translate a string in locale.admin.js to langcode.
+    // Translate a string in locale.admin.js to our new language.
     $strings = \Drupal::service('locale.storage')
       ->getStrings(array(
         'source' => 'Show description',
@@ -135,20 +135,15 @@ public function testLocaleTranslationJsDependencies() {
       ));
     $string = $strings[0];
 
-    // Translate a string.
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, ['string' => 'Show description'], t('Filter'));
     $edit = ['strings[' . $string->lid . '][translations][0]' => $this->randomString(16)];
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save translations'));
 
-    // Loading the Translate page should refresh the translations js and import
-    // the sources.
-    $this->drupalGet($prefix . '/admin/config/regional/translate');
-
-    // We need the generated hash in the js filename.
+    // Calculate the filename of the JS including the translations.
     $js_translation_files = \Drupal::state()->get('locale.translation.javascript');
     $js_filename = $prefix . '_' . $js_translation_files[$prefix] . '.js';
 
-    // Assert translations js is included before drupal.js.
+    // Assert translations JS is included before drupal.js.
     $this->assertTrue(strpos($this->content, $js_filename) < strpos($this->content, 'core/misc/drupal.js'), 'Translations are included before Drupal.t.');
   }