diff --git a/core/includes/entity.api.php b/core/includes/entity.api.php
index e6e1f7c..45df856 100644
--- a/core/includes/entity.api.php
+++ b/core/includes/entity.api.php
@@ -351,8 +351,6 @@ function hook_entity_query_alter(\Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface $query
  *   entity components.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   The view mode the entity is rendered in.
- * @param $langcode
- *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * The module may add elements to $entity->content prior to rendering. The
  * structure of $entity->content is a renderable array as expected by
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ function hook_entity_query_alter(\Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryInterface $query
  * @see hook_node_view()
  * @see hook_user_view()
  */
-function hook_entity_view(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+function hook_entity_view(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
   // Only do the extra work if the component is configured to be displayed.
   // This assumes a 'mymodule_addition' extra field has been defined for the
   // entity bundle in hook_field_extra_fields().
diff --git a/core/includes/entity.inc b/core/includes/entity.inc
index fbc79b2..8d2e791 100644
--- a/core/includes/entity.inc
+++ b/core/includes/entity.inc
@@ -615,10 +615,10 @@ function entity_render_controller($entity_type) {
  * @return array
  *   A render array for the entity.
  */
-function entity_view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
+function entity_view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode) {
   return \Drupal::entityManager()
     ->getRenderController($entity->entityType())
-    ->view($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+    ->view($entity, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ function entity_view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
  *   A render array for the entities, indexed by the same keys as the
  *   entities array passed in $entities.
  */
-function entity_view_multiple(array $entities, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
+function entity_view_multiple(array $entities, $view_mode) {
   return \Drupal::entityManager()
     ->getRenderController(reset($entities)->entityType())
-    ->viewMultiple($entities, $view_mode, $langcode);
+    ->viewMultiple($entities, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/EntityViewController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/EntityViewController.php
index ab0f099..ebe1686 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/EntityViewController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Controller/EntityViewController.php
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
    * @return array
    *   A render array as expected by drupal_render().
    */
-  public function view(EntityInterface $_entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function view(EntityInterface $_entity, $view_mode = 'full') {
     return $this->entityManager
       ->getRenderController($_entity->entityType())
-      ->view($_entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+      ->view($_entity, $view_mode);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderController.php
index a2d0781..e7e21a8 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderController.php
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public function __construct($entity_type) {
   /**
    * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    field_attach_prepare_view($this->entityType, $entities, $displays, $langcode);
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
+    field_attach_prepare_view($this->entityType, $entities, $displays);
 
     // Initialize the field item attributes for the fields set to be displayed.
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
       $entity->content = array(
         '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
       );
-      $entity->content += field_attach_view($entity, $displays[$entity->bundle()], $langcode);
+      $entity->content += field_attach_view($entity, $displays[$entity->bundle()]);
     }
   }
 
@@ -67,18 +67,14 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
    *   The entity for which the defaults should be provided.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   The view mode that should be used.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be prepared, defaults to
-   *   the current content language.
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode) {
     $return = array(
       '#theme' => $this->entityType,
       "#{$this->entityType}" => $entity,
       '#view_mode' => $view_mode,
-      '#langcode' => $langcode,
     );
     return $return;
   }
@@ -95,38 +91,30 @@ protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langco
    *   the entity components.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   The view mode that should be used to prepare the entity.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be prepared, defaults to
-   *   the current content language.
    */
-  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) { }
+  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) { }
 
   /**
    * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::view().
    */
-  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-    $buildList = $this->viewMultiple(array($entity), $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full') {
+    $buildList = $this->viewMultiple(array($entity), $view_mode);
     return $buildList[0];
   }
 
   /**
    * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::viewMultiple().
    */
-  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-    if (!isset($langcode)) {
-      $langcode = language(Language::TYPE_CONTENT)->id;
-    }
-
+  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full') {
     // Build the view modes and display objects.
     $view_modes = array();
     $displays = array();
-    $context = array('langcode' => $langcode);
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
       $bundle = $entity->bundle();
 
       // Allow modules to change the view mode.
       $entity_view_mode = $view_mode;
-      drupal_alter('entity_view_mode', $entity_view_mode, $entity, $context);
+      drupal_alter('entity_view_mode', $entity_view_mode, $entity);
       // Store entities for rendering by view_mode.
       $view_modes[$entity_view_mode][$entity->id()] = $entity;
 
@@ -148,7 +136,7 @@ public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $la
     }
 
     foreach ($view_modes as $mode => $view_mode_entities) {
-      $this->buildContent($view_mode_entities, $displays[$mode], $mode, $langcode);
+      $this->buildContent($view_mode_entities, $displays[$mode], $mode);
     }
 
     $view_hook = "{$this->entityType}_view";
@@ -157,15 +145,15 @@ public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $la
     foreach ($entities as $key => $entity) {
       $entity_view_mode = isset($entity->content['#view_mode']) ? $entity->content['#view_mode'] : $view_mode;
       $display = $displays[$entity_view_mode][$entity->bundle()];
-      module_invoke_all($view_hook, $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode, $langcode);
-      module_invoke_all('entity_view', $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode, $langcode);
+      module_invoke_all($view_hook, $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode);
+      module_invoke_all('entity_view', $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode);
 
       $build[$key] = $entity->content;
       // We don't need duplicate rendering info in $entity->content.
       unset($entity->content);
 
-      $build[$key] += $this->getBuildDefaults($entity, $entity_view_mode, $langcode);
-      $this->alterBuild($build[$key], $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode, $langcode);
+      $build[$key] += $this->getBuildDefaults($entity, $entity_view_mode);
+      $this->alterBuild($build[$key], $entity, $display, $entity_view_mode);
 
       // Assign the weights configured in the display.
       foreach ($display->getComponents() as $name => $options) {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderControllerInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderControllerInterface.php
index 03ba014..941b101 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderControllerInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityRenderControllerInterface.php
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@
    *   configured for the entity components, keyed by bundle name.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   The view mode in which the entity is being viewed.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be build, defaults to
-   *   the current content language.
    *
    * @return array
    *   The content array.
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL);
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode);
 
   /**
    * Returns the render array for the provided entity.
@@ -38,9 +35,6 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
    *   The entity to render.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   (optional) The view mode that should be used to render the entity.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be rendered, defaults to
-   *   the current content language.
    *
    * @return array
    *   A render array for the entity.
@@ -51,7 +45,7 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
    *   comment belongs to, or not passing one, and having the comment node not
    *   be available for loading.
    */
-  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL);
+  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full');
 
   /**
    * Returns the render array for the provided entities.
@@ -60,9 +54,6 @@ public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = N
    *   An array of entities implementing EntityInterface to view.
    * @param string $view_mode
    *   (optional) The view mode that should be used to render the entity.
-   * @param string $langcode
-   *   (optional) For which language the entity should be rendered, defaults to
-   *   the current content language.
    *
    * @return
    *   A render array for the entities, indexed by the same keys as the
@@ -74,5 +65,5 @@ public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = N
    *   comments belongs to, or not passing one, and having the comments node not
    *   be available for loading.
    */
-  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL);
+  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full');
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/FeedRenderController.php b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/FeedRenderController.php
index 47de47b..3d73c51 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/FeedRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/FeedRenderController.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class FeedRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::getBuildDefaults().
    */
-  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode) {
-    $defaults = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode) {
+    $defaults = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode);
     $defaults['#theme'] = 'aggregator_feed_source';
     return $defaults;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/ItemRenderController.php b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/ItemRenderController.php
index af11005..2f8e72d 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/ItemRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/ItemRenderController.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class ItemRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::getBuildDefaults().
    */
-  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode) {
-    $defaults = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode) {
+    $defaults = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode);
 
     // Use a different template for the summary view mode.
     if ($view_mode == 'summary') {
diff --git a/core/modules/block/custom_block/lib/Drupal/custom_block/CustomBlockRenderController.php b/core/modules/block/custom_block/lib/Drupal/custom_block/CustomBlockRenderController.php
index 3457115..a83eef8 100644
--- a/core/modules/block/custom_block/lib/Drupal/custom_block/CustomBlockRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/block/custom_block/lib/Drupal/custom_block/CustomBlockRenderController.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class CustomBlockRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::alterBuild().
    */
-  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
+    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode);
     // Add contextual links for this custom block.
     if (!empty($entity->id->value) && $view_mode == 'full') {
       $build['#contextual_links']['custom_block'] = array('block', array($entity->id()));
diff --git a/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/BlockRenderController.php b/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/BlockRenderController.php
index 57a5d62..b3b1b91 100644
--- a/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/BlockRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/block/lib/Drupal/block/BlockRenderController.php
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ class BlockRenderController implements EntityRenderControllerInterface {
   /**
    * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
     return array();
   }
 
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::view().
    */
-  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-    $build = $this->viewMultiple(array($entity), $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full') {
+    $build = $this->viewMultiple(array($entity), $view_mode);
     return reset($build);
   }
 
   /**
    * Implements Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderControllerInterface::viewMultiple().
    */
-  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full') {
     $build = array();
     foreach ($entities as $entity_id => $entity) {
       $plugin = $entity->getPlugin();
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.api.php b/core/modules/comment/comment.api.php
index 078401e..69a667f 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.api.php
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ function hook_comment_load(Drupal\comment\Comment $comments) {
  *   comment components.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
- * @param $langcode
- *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * @see hook_entity_view()
  */
-function hook_comment_view(\Drupal\comment\Entity\Comment $comment, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+function hook_comment_view(\Drupal\comment\Entity\Comment $comment, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
   // Only do the extra work if the component is configured to be displayed.
   // This assumes a 'mymodule_addition' extra field has been defined for the
   // node type in hook_field_extra_fields().
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.module b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
index cb62bea..6088726 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -838,15 +838,12 @@ function comment_prepare_thread(&$comments) {
  *   The comment object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
- * @param $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function comment_view(Comment $comment, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view($comment, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function comment_view(Comment $comment, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view($comment, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -930,8 +927,8 @@ function comment_links(Comment $comment, EntityInterface $node) {
  *
  * @see drupal_render()
  */
-function comment_view_multiple($comments, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view_multiple($comments, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function comment_view_multiple($comments, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view_multiple($comments, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1169,7 +1166,7 @@ function comment_node_predelete(EntityInterface $node) {
 /**
  * Implements hook_node_update_index().
  */
-function comment_node_update_index(EntityInterface $node, $langcode) {
+function comment_node_update_index(EntityInterface $node) {
   $index_comments = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
 
   if ($index_comments === NULL) {
@@ -1201,7 +1198,7 @@ function comment_node_update_index(EntityInterface $node, $langcode) {
     if ($node->comment->value && $cids = comment_get_thread($node, $mode, $comments_per_page)) {
       $comments = comment_load_multiple($cids);
       comment_prepare_thread($comments);
-      $build = comment_view_multiple($comments, $langcode);
+      $build = comment_view_multiple($comments);
       return drupal_render($build);
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentRenderController.php b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentRenderController.php
index f13c8d8..83c44f8 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/lib/Drupal/comment/CommentRenderController.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CommentRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
    * In addition to modifying the content key on entities, this implementation
    * will also set the node key which all comments carry.
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
     $return = array();
     if (empty($entities)) {
       return $return;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
     }
     user_load_multiple(array_unique($uids));
 
-    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode, $langcode);
+    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode);
 
     // Load all nodes of all comments at once.
     $nids = array();
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::alterBuild().
    */
-  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $comment, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::alterBuild($build, $comment, $display, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $comment, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
+    parent::alterBuild($build, $comment, $display, $view_mode);
     if (empty($comment->in_preview)) {
       $prefix = '';
       $is_threaded = isset($comment->divs)
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageRenderController.php b/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageRenderController.php
index f8aca5d..7f00456 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/lib/Drupal/contact/MessageRenderController.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class MessageRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
+    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode);
 
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
       // Add the message extra field, if enabled.
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::view().
    */
-  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-    $build = parent::view($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function view(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode = 'full') {
+    $build = parent::view($entity, $view_mode);
 
     if ($view_mode == 'mail') {
       // Convert field labels into headings.
diff --git a/core/modules/field/field.deprecated.inc b/core/modules/field/field.deprecated.inc
index e33b150..9c1fd3d 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/field.deprecated.inc
+++ b/core/modules/field/field.deprecated.inc
@@ -694,9 +694,7 @@ function field_attach_extract_form_values(EntityInterface $entity, $form, &$form
  *
  * @deprecated as of Drupal 8.0. Use the entity system instead.
  */
-function field_attach_prepare_view($entity_type, array $entities, array $displays, $langcode = NULL) {
-  $options['langcode'] = array();
-
+function field_attach_prepare_view($entity_type, array $entities, array $displays) {
   // To ensure hooks are only run once per entity, only process items without
   // the _field_view_prepared flag.
   // @todo: resolve this more generally for both entity and field level hooks.
@@ -706,10 +704,6 @@ function field_attach_prepare_view($entity_type, array $entities, array $display
       // Add this entity to the items to be prepared.
       $prepare[$id] = $entity;
 
-      // Determine the actual language code to display for each field, given the
-      // language codes available in the field data.
-      $options['langcode'][$id] = field_language($entity, NULL, $langcode);
-
       // Mark this item as prepared.
       $entity->_field_view_prepared = TRUE;
     }
@@ -774,7 +768,6 @@ function field_attach_view(EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $lan
     'entity' => $entity,
     'view_mode' => $view_mode,
     'display_options' => $view_mode,
-    'langcode' => $langcode,
   );
   drupal_alter('field_attach_view', $output, $context);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeRenderController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeRenderController.php
index 6da0b29..6319d68 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeRenderController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class NodeRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
     $return = array();
     if (empty($entities)) {
       return $return;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
     // Attach user account.
     user_attach_accounts($entities);
 
-    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode, $langcode);
+    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode);
 
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
       $bundle = $entity->bundle();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
         $entity->content['language'] = array(
           '#type' => 'item',
           '#title' => t('Language'),
-          '#markup' => language_name($langcode),
+          '#markup' => $entity->language()->name,
           '#prefix' => '<div id="field-language-display">',
           '#suffix' => '</div>'
         );
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::alterBuild().
    */
-  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
+    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode);
     if ($entity->id()) {
       $build['#contextual_links']['node'] = array('node', array($entity->id()));
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Search/NodeSearch.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Search/NodeSearch.php
index bf987e6..23d67c7 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Search/NodeSearch.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Search/NodeSearch.php
@@ -229,15 +229,15 @@ public function execute() {
 
     foreach ($find as $item) {
       // Render the node.
-      $node = $node_storage->load($item->sid);
-      $build = $node_render->view($node, 'search_result', $item->langcode);
+      $node = $node_storage->load($item->sid)->getTranslation($item->langcode);
+      $build = $node_render->view($node, 'search_result');
       unset($build['#theme']);
       $node->rendered = drupal_render($build);
 
       // Fetch comment count for snippet.
-      $node->rendered .= ' ' . $this->moduleHandler->invoke('comment', 'node_update_index', array($node, $item->langcode));
+      $node->rendered .= ' ' . $this->moduleHandler->invoke('comment', 'node_update_index', array($node));
 
-      $extra = $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('node_search_result', array($node, $item->langcode));
+      $extra = $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('node_search_result', array($node));
 
       $language = language_load($item->langcode);
       $uri = $node->uri();
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public function execute() {
       $results[] = array(
         'link' => url($uri['path'], array_merge($uri['options'], array('absolute' => TRUE, 'language' => $language))),
         'type' => check_plain($this->entityManager->getStorageController('node_type')->load($node->bundle())->label()),
-        'title' => $node->label($item->langcode),
+        'title' => $node->label(),
         'user' => drupal_render($username),
         'date' => $node->getChangedTime(),
         'node' => $node,
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.api.php b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
index 59d27b5..9a6959c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -691,15 +691,13 @@ function hook_node_update(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node) {
  *
  * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node
  *   The node being indexed.
- * @param $langcode
- *   Language code of the variant of the node being indexed.
  *
  * @return string
  *   Additional node information to be indexed.
  *
  * @ingroup node_api_hooks
  */
-function hook_node_update_index(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node, $langcode) {
+function hook_node_update_index(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node) {
   $text = '';
   $comments = db_query('SELECT subject, comment, format FROM {comment} WHERE nid = :nid AND status = :status', array(':nid' => $node->id(), ':status' => COMMENT_PUBLISHED));
   foreach ($comments as $comment) {
@@ -786,8 +784,6 @@ function hook_node_submit(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node, $form, &$fo
  *   node components.
  * @param string $view_mode
  *   The $view_mode parameter from node_view().
- * @param string $langcode
- *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * @see forum_node_view()
  * @see comment_node_view()
@@ -795,7 +791,7 @@ function hook_node_submit(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node, $form, &$fo
  *
  * @ingroup node_api_hooks
  */
-function hook_node_view(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+function hook_node_view(\Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $node, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
   // Only do the extra work if the component is configured to be displayed.
   // This assumes a 'mymodule_addition' extra field has been defined for the
   // node type in hook_field_extra_fields().
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index b924c12..0efce6a 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -1419,15 +1419,12 @@ function node_feed($nids = FALSE, $channel = array()) {
  *   A node entity.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   (optional) View mode, e.g., 'full', 'teaser'... Defaults to 'full.'
- * @param $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to NULL which is
- *   the global content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function node_view(EntityInterface $node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view($node, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function node_view(EntityInterface $node, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view($node, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1437,15 +1434,12 @@ function node_view(EntityInterface $node, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL)
  *   An array of nodes as returned by node_load_multiple().
  * @param $view_mode
  *   (optional) View mode, e.g., 'full', 'teaser'... Defaults to 'teaser.'
- * @param $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array in the format expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function node_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode = 'teaser', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function node_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode = 'teaser') {
+  return entity_view_multiple($nodes, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/lib/Drupal/entity_test/EntityTestRenderController.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/lib/Drupal/entity_test/EntityTestRenderController.php
index 0c56533..30ffd68 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/lib/Drupal/entity_test/EntityTestRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/entity_test/lib/Drupal/entity_test/EntityTestRenderController.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class EntityTestRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
+    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode);
 
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
       $entity->content['label'] = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermRenderController.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermRenderController.php
index cf319d0..8187ff4 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/TermRenderController.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class TermRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::buildContent().
    */
-  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode) {
+    parent::buildContent($entities, $displays, $view_mode);
 
     foreach ($entities as $entity) {
       // Add the description if enabled.
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public function buildContent(array $entities, array $displays, $view_mode, $lang
   /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::getBuildDefaults().
    */
-  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langcode) {
-    $return = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode) {
+    $return = parent::getBuildDefaults($entity, $view_mode);
 
     // TODO: rename "term" to "taxonomy_term" in theme_taxonomy_term().
     $return['#term'] = $return["#{$this->entityType}"];
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ protected function getBuildDefaults(EntityInterface $entity, $view_mode, $langco
   /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::alterBuild().
    */
-  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode = NULL) {
-    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode, $langcode);
+  protected function alterBuild(array &$build, EntityInterface $entity, EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
+    parent::alterBuild($build, $entity, $display, $view_mode);
     $build['#attached']['css'][] = drupal_get_path('module', 'taxonomy') . '/css/taxonomy.module.css';
     $build['#contextual_links']['taxonomy'] = array('taxonomy/term', array($entity->id()));
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.api.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.api.php
index 17ec07f..5158d79 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.api.php
@@ -254,12 +254,10 @@ function hook_taxonomy_term_delete(Drupal\taxonomy\Term $term) {
  *   term components.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   The $view_mode parameter from taxonomy_term_view().
- * @param $langcode
- *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * @see hook_entity_view()
  */
-function hook_taxonomy_term_view(\Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term $term, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+function hook_taxonomy_term_view(\Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term $term, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
   // Only do the extra work if the component is configured to be displayed.
   // This assumes a 'mymodule_addition' extra field has been defined for the
   // vocabulary in hook_field_extra_fields().
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 81537b6..a7b260e 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -376,15 +376,12 @@ function taxonomy_check_vocabulary_hierarchy(VocabularyInterface $vocabulary, $c
  *   A taxonomy term object.
  * @param string $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
- * @param string $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return array
  *   A $page element suitable for use by drupal_page_render().
  */
-function taxonomy_term_view(Term $term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view($term, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function taxonomy_term_view(Term $term, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view($term, $view_mode);
 }
 
  /**
@@ -394,15 +391,12 @@ function taxonomy_term_view(Term $term, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
  *   An array of taxonomy terms as returned by entity_load_multiple('taxonomy_term').
  * @param string $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full', 'teaser'...
- * @param string $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return array
  *   An array in the format expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function taxonomy_term_view_multiple(array $terms, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view_multiple($terms, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function taxonomy_term_view_multiple(array $terms, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view_multiple($terms, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/tour/lib/Drupal/tour/TourRenderController.php b/core/modules/tour/lib/Drupal/tour/TourRenderController.php
index aea0d33..0607dcb 100644
--- a/core/modules/tour/lib/Drupal/tour/TourRenderController.php
+++ b/core/modules/tour/lib/Drupal/tour/TourRenderController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class TourRenderController extends EntityRenderController {
   /**
    * Overrides \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController::viewMultiple().
    */
-  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
+  public function viewMultiple(array $entities = array(), $view_mode = 'full') {
     $build = array();
     foreach ($entities as $entity_id => $entity) {
       $tips = $entity->getTips();
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.api.php b/core/modules/user/user.api.php
index 5c66c0a..540e3b6 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.api.php
@@ -318,13 +318,11 @@ function hook_user_logout($account) {
  *   user components.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full'.
- * @param $langcode
- *   The language code used for rendering.
  *
  * @see hook_user_view_alter()
  * @see hook_entity_view()
  */
-function hook_user_view(\Drupal\user\UserInterface $account, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode, $langcode) {
+function hook_user_view(\Drupal\user\UserInterface $account, \Drupal\entity\Entity\EntityDisplay $display, $view_mode) {
   // Only do the extra work if the component is configured to be displayed.
   // This assumes a 'mymodule_addition' extra field has been defined for the
   // user entity type in hook_field_extra_fields().
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 24aee74..e0f3515 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -1379,15 +1379,12 @@ function user_delete_multiple(array $uids) {
  *   A user object.
  * @param $view_mode
  *   View mode, e.g. 'full'.
- * @param $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array as expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view($account, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view($account, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1397,15 +1394,12 @@ function user_view($account, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
  *   An array of user accounts as returned by user_load_multiple().
  * @param $view_mode
  *   (optional) View mode, e.g., 'full', 'teaser'... Defaults to 'teaser.'
- * @param $langcode
- *   (optional) A language code to use for rendering. Defaults to the global
- *   content language of the current request.
  *
  * @return
  *   An array in the format expected by drupal_render().
  */
-function user_view_multiple($accounts, $view_mode = 'full', $langcode = NULL) {
-  return entity_view($accounts, $view_mode, $langcode);
+function user_view_multiple($accounts, $view_mode = 'full') {
+  return entity_view_multiple($accounts, $view_mode);
 }
 
 /**