diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Url.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Url.php
index f4efbdf..3f47bca 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Url.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Url.php
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public static function fromRouteMatch(RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
    */
   public static function fromBaseRelativePath($path, $options = array()) {
     // Trim leading slashes to ensure a base-relative path is used.
-    $path = static::trimLeadingSlashes($path);
+    $path = ltrim($path, '/');
     return static::fromUri(static::SCHEME_BASE . ':' . $path, $options);
   }
 
@@ -352,24 +352,11 @@ public static function fromBaseRelativePath($path, $options = array()) {
   public static function fromHostRelativePath($path, $options = array()) {
     // Trim leading slashes, then add exactly one, to ensure a host-relative
     // path is used.
-    $path = static::trimLeadingSlashes($path);
+    $path = ltrim($path, '/');
     return static::fromUri(static::SCHEME_BASE . ':/' . $path, $options);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Trims leading slashes from a path.
-   *
-   * @param string $path
-   *   A potential base-relative or host-relative path.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The path, with leading slashes trimmed.
-   */
-  protected static function trimLeadingSlashes($path) {
-    return preg_replace('/^(\/)+/', '', $path);
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Creates a new Url object from a URI.
    *
    * This method is used to create URLs for internal and external URIs with a