diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
index 2fbbaaf..66411d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ function locale_translation_build_projects() {
           }
         }
       }
-      // If project is not a dev version, but is core, pick latest release.
-      elseif ($name == "drupal") {
-        // Pick latest available release.
-        $release = array_shift($project_updates[$name]['releases']);
-      }
 
       if (!empty($release['version'])) {
         $data['info']['version'] = $release['version'];
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/tests/modules/locale_test/locale_test.module b/core/modules/locale/tests/modules/locale_test/locale_test.module
index ace4172..1ba430c 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/tests/modules/locale_test/locale_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/locale/tests/modules/locale_test/locale_test.module
@@ -47,21 +47,6 @@ function locale_test_locale_translation_projects_alter(&$projects) {
     // Completely replace the project data with a set of test projects.
     $base_url = url();
     $projects = array (
-      'drupal' => array (
-        'name' => 'drupal',
-        'info' => array (
-          'name' => 'Drupal',
-          'interface translation server pattern' => $remote_url . '%core/%project/%project-%version.%language._po',
-          'package' => 'Core',
-          'version' => '8.0',
-          'project' => 'drupal',
-          '_info_file_ctime' => 1348824632,
-          'datestamp' => 0,
-        ),
-        'datestamp' => 0,
-        'project_type' => 'core',
-        'project_status' => TRUE,
-      ),
       'contrib_module_one' => array (
         'name' => 'contrib_module_one',
         'info' => array (