diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 6134359..5d1eee8 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -505,10 +505,6 @@ services:
     tags:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
     arguments: ['@module_handler']
-  config_global_override_subscriber:
-    class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber
-    tags:
-      - { name: event_subscriber }
   config_import_subscriber:
     class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigImportSubscriber
     tags:
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
index 8aeb301..fc025a2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ public function enableOverrides() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Returns whether overrides are enabled.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *   Whether overrides are enabled.
+   */
+  public function hasOverrides() {
+    return $this->useOverrides;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns a configuration object for a given name.
    *
    * @param string $name
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 02bf2cb..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-
-/**
- * Defines a configuration global override for contexts.
- */
-class ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * Overrides configuration values with values in global $conf variable.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent $event
-   *   The Event to process.
-   */
-  public function configInit(ConfigEvent $event) {
-    global $conf;
-
-    $config = $event->getConfig();
-    if (isset($conf[$config->getName()])) {
-      $config->setOverride($conf[$config->getName()]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements EventSubscriberInterface::getSubscribedEvents().
-   */
-  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
-    $events['config.init'][] = array('configInit', 30);
-    return $events;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigModuleOverridesTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigModuleOverridesTest.php
index 0d45693..bc99b92 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigModuleOverridesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigModuleOverridesTest.php
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ public function testSimpleModuleOverrides() {
       ->set('slogan', $non_overridden_slogan)
       ->save();
 
+    $this->assertTrue($config_factory->hasOverrides(), 'By default ConfigFactory has overrides enabled.');
+
     $config_factory->disableOverrides();
+    $this->assertFalse($config_factory->hasOverrides(), 'ConfigFactory can disable overrides.');
     $this->assertEqual($non_overridden_name, $config_factory->get('system.site')->get('name'));
     $this->assertEqual($non_overridden_slogan, $config_factory->get('system.site')->get('slogan'));
 
     $config_factory->enableOverrides();
+    $this->assertTrue($config_factory->hasOverrides(), 'ConfigFactory can enable overrides.');
     $this->assertEqual($overridden_name, $config_factory->get('system.site')->get('name'));
     $this->assertEqual($overridden_slogan, $config_factory->get('system.site')->get('slogan'));
 
diff --git a/core/modules/config_translation/lib/Drupal/config_translation/Form/ConfigTranslationFormBase.php b/core/modules/config_translation/lib/Drupal/config_translation/Form/ConfigTranslationFormBase.php
index 9295b81..5e70f0f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config_translation/lib/Drupal/config_translation/Form/ConfigTranslationFormBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/lib/Drupal/config_translation/Form/ConfigTranslationFormBase.php
@@ -166,9 +166,13 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state, Request $request = NU
     // Get base language configuration to display in the form before entering
     // into the language context for the form. This avoids repetitively going
     // in and out of the language context to get original values later.
-    $this->configFactory->disableOverrides();
+    if ($hadOverrides = $this->configFactory->hasOverrides()) {
+      $this->configFactory->disableOverrides();
+    }
     $this->baseConfigData = $this->mapper->getConfigData();
-    $this->configFactory->enableOverrides();
+    if ($hadOverrides) {
+      $this->configFactory->enableOverrides();
+    }
 
     // Set the translation target language on the configuration factory.
     $original_language = $this->configFactory->getLanguage();
@@ -210,7 +214,9 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     $form_values = $form_state['values']['config_names'];
 
     // For the form submission handling, use the raw data.
-    $this->configFactory->disableOverrides();
+    if ($hadOverrides = $this->configFactory->hasOverrides()) {
+      $this->configFactory->disableOverrides();
+    }
     foreach ($this->mapper->getConfigNames() as $name) {
       // Set configuration values based on form submission and source values.
       $base_config = $this->config($name);
@@ -229,7 +235,9 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
         $translation_config->save();
       }
     }
-    $this->configFactory->enableOverrides();
+    if ($hadOverrides) {
+      $this->configFactory->enableOverrides();
+    }
 
     $form_state['redirect_route'] = array(
       'route_name' => $this->mapper->getOverviewRoute(),