diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Annotation/EntityType.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Annotation/EntityType.php
index 3dbbb39..d7e51c6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Annotation/EntityType.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Annotation/EntityType.php
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@ class EntityType extends Plugin {
   /**
    * The name of a function that returns the label of the entity.
    *
-   * The function takes an entity and optional langcode argument, and returns
-   * the label of the entity. If langcode is omitted, the entity's default
-   * language is used. The entity label is the main string associated with an
-   * entity; for example, the title of a node or the subject of a comment. If
-   * there is an entity object property that defines the label, use the 'label'
-   * element of the 'entity_keys' return value component to provide this
-   * information (see below). If more complex logic is needed to determine the
-   * label of an entity, you can instead specify a callback function here, which
-   * will be called to determine the entity label. See also the
+   * The function takes an entity and returns the label of the entity. Use
+   * language() on the entity to get information on the requested language.
+   * The entity label is the main string associated with an entity; for
+   * example, the title of a node or the subject of a comment. If there is an
+   * entity object property that defines the label, use the 'label' element of
+   * the 'entity_keys' return value component to provide this information (see
+   * below). If more complex logic is needed to determine the label of an
+   * entity, you can instead specify a callback function here, which will be
+   * called to determine the entity label. See also the
    * \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface::label() method, which implements this
    * logic.
    *
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
index 7291e8d..60435a6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/ContentEntityBase.php
@@ -932,16 +932,13 @@ public function __clone() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Overrides Entity::label() to access the label field with the new API.
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function label($langcode = NULL) {
+  public function label() {
     $label = NULL;
     $entity_info = $this->entityInfo();
-    if (!isset($langcode)) {
-      $langcode = $this->activeLangcode;
-    }
     if (isset($entity_info['label_callback']) && function_exists($entity_info['label_callback'])) {
-      $label = $entity_info['label_callback']($this->entityType, $this, $langcode);
+      $label = $entity_info['label_callback']($this->entityType, $this);
     }
     elseif (!empty($entity_info['entity_keys']['label']) && isset($this->{$entity_info['entity_keys']['label']})) {
       $label = $this->{$entity_info['entity_keys']['label']}->value;
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
index 745ef83..2a07c09 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Entity.php
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ public function bundle() {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function label($langcode = NULL) {
+  public function label() {
     $label = NULL;
     $entity_info = $this->entityInfo();
     if (isset($entity_info['label_callback']) && function_exists($entity_info['label_callback'])) {
-      $label = $entity_info['label_callback']($this->entityType, $this, $langcode);
+      $label = $entity_info['label_callback']($this->entityType, $this);
     }
     elseif (!empty($entity_info['entity_keys']['label']) && isset($this->{$entity_info['entity_keys']['label']})) {
       $label = $this->{$entity_info['entity_keys']['label']};
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityInterface.php
index f02bb1e..f562039 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityInterface.php
@@ -89,15 +89,10 @@ public function bundle();
   /**
    * Returns the label of the entity.
    *
-   * @param $langcode
-   *   (optional) The language code of the language that should be used for
-   *   getting the label. If set to NULL, the entity's active language is
-   *   used.
-   *
    * @return
    *   The label of the entity, or NULL if there is no label defined.
    */
-  public function label($langcode = NULL);
+  public function label();
 
   /**
    * Returns the URI elements of the entity.
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/entity_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/entity_test.module
index 2348856..242e142 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/entity_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/entity_test.module
@@ -381,13 +381,11 @@ function entity_test_entity_test_insert($entity) {
  *   The entity type.
  * @param $entity
  *   The entity object.
- * @param $langcocde
- *   (optional) The langcode.
  *
  * @return
  *   The label of the entity prefixed with "label callback".
  */
-function entity_test_label_callback($entity_type, $entity, $langcode = NULL) {
+function entity_test_label_callback($entity_type, $entity) {
   return 'label callback ' . $entity->name->value;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Entity/User.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Entity/User.php
index c667d20..c3273ab 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Entity/User.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/Entity/User.php
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ public static function baseFieldDefinitions($entity_type) {
       'description' => t("The user's preferred langcode for viewing administration pages."),
       'type' => 'language_field',
     );
+    // The name should not vary per language. The username is the visual
+    // identifier for a user and needs to be consistent in all languages.
     $properties['name'] = array(
       'label' => t('Name'),
       'description' => t('The name of this user'),
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 4ee0675..055c90e 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ function user_uri($user) {
 /**
  * Entity label callback.
  *
- * This label callback has langcode for security reasons. The username is the
- * visual identifier for a user and needs to be consistent in all languages.
- *
  * @param $entity_type
  *   The entity type.
  * @param $entity