diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.module b/core/modules/book/book.module
index 1fe04c8..6f072de 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.module
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ function book_node_view_link(EntityInterface $node, $view_mode) {
   if (isset($node->book['depth'])) {
     if ($view_mode == 'full' && node_is_page($node)) {
       $child_type = config('book.settings')->get('child_type');
-      if ((user_access('add content to books') || user_access('administer book outlines')) && node_access('create', $child_type) && $node->status == 1 && $node->book['depth'] < MENU_MAX_DEPTH) {
+      $node = entity_create('node', array('type' => $child_type));
+      if ((user_access('add content to books') || user_access('administer book outlines')) && $node->access('create', $child_type) && $node->status == 1 && $node->book['depth'] < MENU_MAX_DEPTH) {
         $links['book_add_child'] = array(
           'title' => t('Add child page'),
           'href' => 'node/add/' . $child_type,
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ function book_menu() {
  *   The node whose export page is to be viewed.
  */
 function book_export_access(EntityInterface $node) {
-  return user_access('access printer-friendly version') && node_access('view', $node);
+  return user_access('access printer-friendly version') && $node->access('view');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ function book_export_access(EntityInterface $node) {
  * @see book_menu()
  */
 function _book_outline_access(EntityInterface $node) {
-  return user_access('administer book outlines') && node_access('view', $node);
+  return user_access('administer book outlines') && $node->access('view');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Plugin/Block/BookNavigationBlock.php b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Plugin/Block/BookNavigationBlock.php
index 8cacc04..ef04a43 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Plugin/Block/BookNavigationBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Plugin/Block/BookNavigationBlock.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public function build() {
           $book['in_active_trail'] = FALSE;
           // Check whether user can access the book link.
           $book_node = node_load($book['nid']);
-          $book['access'] = node_access('view', $book_node);
+          $book['access'] = $book_node->access('view');
           $pseudo_tree[0]['link'] = $book;
           $book_menus[$book_id] = menu_tree_output($pseudo_tree);
         }
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/comment.module b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
index b0f71f1..8eedbde 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/core/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ function comment_file_download_access($field, EntityInterface $entity, File $fil
   if ($entity->entityType() == 'comment') {
     if (user_access('access comments') && $entity->status->value == COMMENT_PUBLISHED || user_access('administer comments')) {
       $node = $entity->nid->entity;
-      return node_access('view', $node);
+      return $entity->access('view');
     }
     return FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/file/file.api.php b/core/modules/file/file.api.php
index 49d9af8..2baf1f6 100644
--- a/core/modules/file/file.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/file/file.api.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function hook_file_delete(Drupal\file\FileInterface $file) {
  */
 function hook_file_download_access($field, Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity, Drupal\file\FileInterface $file) {
   if ($entity->entityType() == 'node') {
-    return node_access('view', $entity);
+    return $entity->access('view');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/forum/forum.module b/core/modules/forum/forum.module
index c06edde..9880482 100644
--- a/core/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/core/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ function forum_menu_local_tasks(&$data, $router_item, $root_path) {
       // Loop through all bundles for forum taxonomy vocabulary field.
       $field = field_info_field('taxonomy_forums');
       foreach ($field['bundles']['node'] as $type) {
-        if (node_access('create', $type)) {
+        $node = entity_create('node', array('type' => $type));
+        if ($node->access('create')) {
           $links[$type] = array(
             '#theme' => 'menu_local_action',
             '#link' => array(
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeFormController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeFormController.php
index e64db93..97c318c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeFormController.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     }
 
     $element['preview'] = array(
-      '#access' => $preview_mode != DRUPAL_DISABLED && (node_access('create', $node) || node_access('update', $node)),
+      '#access' => $preview_mode != DRUPAL_DISABLED && ($node->access('create') || $node->access('update')),
       '#value' => t('Preview'),
       '#weight' => 20,
       '#validate' => array(
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       ),
     );
 
-    $element['delete']['#access'] = node_access('delete', $node);
+    $element['delete']['#access'] = $node->access('delete');
     $element['delete']['#weight'] = 100;
 
     return $element;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     if ($node->nid) {
       $form_state['values']['nid'] = $node->nid;
       $form_state['nid'] = $node->nid;
-      $form_state['redirect'] = node_access('view', $node) ? 'node/' . $node->nid : '<front>';
+      $form_state['redirect'] = $node->access('view') ? 'node/' . $node->nid : '<front>';
     }
     else {
       // In the unlikely case something went wrong on save, the node will be
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTranslationController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTranslationController.php
index 4531a8e..7b612fd 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTranslationController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTranslationController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class NodeTranslationController extends EntityTranslationController {
    * Overrides EntityTranslationController::getAccess().
    */
   public function getAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $op) {
-    return node_access($op, $entity);
+    return $entity->access($op);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/argument_validator/Node.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/argument_validator/Node.php
index 0234629..7394254 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/argument_validator/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/argument_validator/Node.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public function validateArgument($argument) {
         }
 
         if (!empty($this->options['access'])) {
-          if (!node_access($this->options['access_op'], $node)) {
+          if (!$node->access($this->options['access_op'])) {
             return FALSE;
           }
         }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function validateArgument($argument) {
           }
 
           if (!empty($this->options['access'])) {
-            if (!node_access($this->options['access_op'], $node)) {
+            if (!$node->access($this->options['access_op'])) {
               return FALSE;
             }
           }
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/Link.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/Link.php
index 8327bcf..16d6cf9 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/Link.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/Link.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function render($values) {
   }
 
   function render_link($node, $values) {
-    if (node_access('view', $node)) {
+    if ($node->access('view')) {
       $this->options['alter']['make_link'] = TRUE;
       $this->options['alter']['path'] = "node/$node->nid";
       $text = !empty($this->options['text']) ? $this->options['text'] : t('view');
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkDelete.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkDelete.php
index 51cc3fe..da3179d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkDelete.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkDelete.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LinkDelete extends Link {
    */
   function render_link($node, $values) {
     // Ensure user has access to delete this node.
-    if (!node_access('delete', $node)) {
+    if (!$node->access('delete')) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkEdit.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkEdit.php
index 2a69d13..d80f348 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkEdit.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/LinkEdit.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LinkEdit extends Link {
    */
   function render_link($node, $values) {
     // Ensure user has access to edit this node.
-    if (!node_access('update', $node)) {
+    if (!$node->access('update')) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/RevisionLink.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/RevisionLink.php
index 5df4452..1f71dd3 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/RevisionLink.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/views/field/RevisionLink.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function get_revision_entity($values, $op) {
     // Unpublished nodes ignore access control.
     $node->status = 1;
     // Ensure user has access to perform the operation on this node.
-    if (!node_access($op, $node)) {
+    if (!$node->access($op)) {
       return array($node, NULL);
     }
     return array($node, $vid);
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
index be89d79..db77b83 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageAwareTest.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public function setUp() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests node_access() and node access queries with multiple node languages.
+   * Tests node access and node access queries with multiple node languages.
    */
   function testNodeAccessLanguageAware() {
     // The node_access_test_language module only grants view access.
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
index 7e7c70a..300f64c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessLanguageTest.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
 
 /**
- * Verifies node_access() functionality for multiple languages.
+ * Verifies node access functionality for multiple languages.
  */
 class NodeAccessLanguageTest extends NodeTestBase {
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function setUp() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests node_access() with multiple node languages and no private nodes.
+   * Tests node access with multiple node languages and no private nodes.
    */
   function testNodeAccess() {
     $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content'));
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function testNodeAccess() {
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_public_no_language, $web_user, 'ca');
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_public_no_language, $web_user, 'hr');
 
-    // Reset the node access cache and turn on our test node_access() code.
+    // Reset the node access cache and turn on our test node access code.
     drupal_static_reset('node_access');
     variable_set('node_access_test_secret_catalan', 1);
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function testNodeAccess() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests node_access() with multiple node languages and private nodes.
+   * Tests node access with multiple node languages and private nodes.
    */
   function testNodeAccessPrivate() {
     $web_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content'));
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function testNodeAccessPrivate() {
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_private_no_language, $web_user, 'ca');
     $this->assertNodeAccess($expected_node_access_no_access, $node_private_no_language, $web_user, 'hr');
 
-    // Reset the node access cache and turn on our test node_access() code.
+    // Reset the node access cache and turn on our test node access code.
     entity_access_controller('node')->resetCache();
     \Drupal::state()->set('node_access_test_secret_catalan', 1);
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessTest.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessTest.php
index 73b3a44..18081d0 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeAccessTest.php
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ function testNodeAccess() {
     // Ensures user without 'access content' permission can do nothing.
     $web_user1 = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('create page content', 'edit any page content', 'delete any page content'));
     $node1 = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'page'));
-    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => FALSE), 'page', $web_user1);
+    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => FALSE), $node1, $web_user1);
     $this->assertNodeAccess(array('view' => FALSE, 'update' => FALSE, 'delete' => FALSE), $node1, $web_user1);
 
     // Ensures user with 'bypass node access' permission can do everything.
     $web_user2 = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('bypass node access'));
     $node2 = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'page'));
-    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => TRUE), 'page', $web_user2);
+    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => TRUE), $node2, $web_user2);
     $this->assertNodeAccess(array('view' => TRUE, 'update' => TRUE, 'delete' => TRUE), $node2, $web_user2);
 
     // User cannot 'view own unpublished content'.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function testNodeAccess() {
     $this->assertNodeAccess(array('view' => FALSE), $node3, $web_user3);
 
     // User cannot create content without permission.
-    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => FALSE), 'page', $web_user3);
+    $this->assertNodeAccess(array('create' => FALSE), $node3, $web_user3);
 
     // User can 'view own unpublished content', but another user cannot.
     $web_user4 = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access content', 'view own unpublished content'));
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTestBase.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTestBase.php
index 93eb3dd..cf2a15c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Tests/NodeTestBase.php
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ function setUp() {
   function assertNodeAccess(array $ops, $node, AccountInterface $account, $langcode = NULL) {
     foreach ($ops as $op => $result) {
       $msg = format_string(
-        'node_access() returns @result with operation %op, language code %langcode.',
+        '$node->access() returns @result with operation %op, language code %langcode.',
         array(
           '@result' => $result ? 'true' : 'false',
           '%op' => $op,
           '%langcode' => !empty($langcode) ? $langcode : 'empty'
         )
       );
-      $this->assertEqual($result, node_access($op, $node, $account, $langcode), $msg);
+      // @todo: What to do with $language used previously in node_access?
+      $this->assertEqual($result, $node->access($op, $account), $msg);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.admin.inc b/core/modules/node/node.admin.inc
index 821f41a..6daead4 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.admin.inc
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ function node_admin_nodes() {
 
     // Build a list of all the accessible operations for the current node.
     $operations = array();
-    if (node_access('update', $node)) {
+    if ($node->access('update')) {
       $operations['edit'] = array(
         'title' => t('Edit'),
         'href' => 'node/' . $node->nid . '/edit',
         'query' => $destination,
       );
     }
-    if (node_access('delete', $node)) {
+    if ($node->access('delete')) {
       $operations['delete'] = array(
         'title' => t('Delete'),
         'href' => 'node/' . $node->nid . '/delete',
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.module b/core/modules/node/node.module
index fbdf07d..2c71d15 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.module
@@ -1519,7 +1519,10 @@ function _node_revision_access(EntityInterface $node, $op = 'view', $account = N
     else {
       // First check the access to the default revision and finally, if the
       // node passed in is not the default revision then access to that, too.
-      $access[$cid] = node_access($op, node_load($node->nid), $account, $langcode) && ($node->isDefaultRevision() || node_access($op, $node, $account, $langcode));
+      $nodes = Drupal::entityManager()->getStorageController('node')->load(array($node->id()));
+      $default_revision_node = reset($nodes);
+      // @todo: What to do with $language?
+      $access[$cid] = $default_revision_node->access($op, $account) && ($node->isDefaultRevision() || $node->access($op, $account));
     }
   }
 
@@ -1537,7 +1540,8 @@ function _node_revision_access(EntityInterface $node, $op = 'view', $account = N
 function _node_add_access() {
   $types = node_type_get_types();
   foreach ($types as $type) {
-    if (node_access('create', $type->type)) {
+    $node = Drupal::entityManager()->getStorageController('node')->create(array('type' => $type->type));
+    if ($node->access('create')) {
       return TRUE;
     }
   }
@@ -1849,13 +1853,13 @@ function theme_node_recent_block($variables) {
       'data' => drupal_render($node_recent_content),
       'class' => 'title-author',
     );
-    if (node_access('update', $node)) {
+    if ($node->access('update')) {
       $row[] = array(
         'data' => l(t('edit'), 'node/' . $node->nid . '/edit', $l_options),
         'class' => 'edit',
       );
     }
-    if (node_access('delete', $node)) {
+    if ($node->access('delete')) {
       $row[] = array(
         'data' => l(t('delete'), 'node/' . $node->nid . '/delete', $l_options),
         'class' => 'delete',
@@ -2842,7 +2846,7 @@ function node_access_acquire_grants(EntityInterface $node, $delete = TRUE) {
  *
  * If a realm is provided, it will only delete grants from that realm, but it
  * will always delete a grant from the 'all' realm. Modules that utilize
- * node_access() can use this function when doing mass updates due to widespread
+ * node access can use this function when doing mass updates due to widespread
  * permission changes.
  *
  * Note: Don't call this function directly from a contributed module. Call
@@ -3141,7 +3145,7 @@ function node_modules_disabled($modules) {
  */
 function node_file_download_access($field, EntityInterface $entity, File $file) {
   if ($entity->entityType() == 'node') {
-    return node_access('view', $entity);
+    return $entity->access('view');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc b/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
index a731f40..5354c5a 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.pages.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ function node_add_page() {
   $content = array();
   // Only use node types the user has access to.
   foreach (node_type_get_types() as $type) {
-    if (node_access('create', $type->type)) {
+    $node = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorageController('node')->create(array('type' => $type->type));
+    if ($node->access('create')) {
       $content[$type->type] = $type;
     }
   }
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ function node_add($node_type) {
  * @see node_form_build_preview()
  */
 function node_preview(EntityInterface $node) {
-  if (node_access('create', $node) || node_access('update', $node)) {
+  if ($node->access('create') || $node->access('update')) {
     _field_invoke_multiple('load', 'node', array($node->nid => $node));
     // Load the user's name when needed.
     if (isset($node->name)) {
@@ -241,11 +242,11 @@ function node_revision_overview($node) {
   $type = $node->type;
 
   $revert_permission = FALSE;
-  if ((user_access("revert $type revisions") || user_access('revert all revisions') || user_access('administer nodes')) && node_access('update', $node)) {
+  if ((user_access("revert $type revisions") || user_access('revert all revisions') || user_access('administer nodes')) && $node->access('update')) {
     $revert_permission = TRUE;
   }
   $delete_permission = FALSE;
-  if ((user_access("delete $type revisions") || user_access('delete all revisions') || user_access('administer nodes')) && node_access('delete', $node)) {
+  if ((user_access("delete $type revisions") || user_access('delete all revisions') || user_access('administer nodes')) && $node->access('delete')) {
     $delete_permission = TRUE;
   }
   foreach ($revisions as $revision) {
diff --git a/core/modules/translation/translation.module b/core/modules/translation/translation.module
index 115be1a..1dc4411 100644
--- a/core/modules/translation/translation.module
+++ b/core/modules/translation/translation.module
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function translation_menu() {
  * @see translation_menu()
  */
 function _translation_tab_access($node) {
-  if ($node->langcode != Language::LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED && translation_supported_type($node->type) && node_access('view', $node)) {
+  if ($node->langcode != Language::LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFIED && translation_supported_type($node->type) && $node->access('view')) {
     return translation_user_can_translate_node($node);
   }
   return FALSE;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function translation_user_can_translate_node($node, $account = NULL) {
   if (empty($account)) {
     $account = $GLOBALS['user'];
   }
-  return node_access('view', $node, $account) && (user_access('translate all content', $account) || ($node->uid == $account->uid && user_access('translate own content', $account)));
+  return $node->access('view', $account) && (user_access('translate all content', $account) || ($node->uid == $account->uid && user_access('translate own content', $account)));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/translation/translation.pages.inc b/core/modules/translation/translation.pages.inc
index 7f85d3b..7c8ba9c 100644
--- a/core/modules/translation/translation.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/translation/translation.pages.inc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function translation_node_overview(EntityInterface $node) {
       $path = 'node/' . $translation_node->nid;
       $links = language_negotiation_get_switch_links($type, $path);
       $title = empty($links->links[$langcode]['href']) ? l($translation_node->label(), $path) : l($translation_node->label(), $links->links[$langcode]['href'], $links->links[$langcode]);
-      if (node_access('update', $translation_node)) {
+      if ($translation_node->access('update')) {
         $path = 'node/' . $translation_node->nid . '/edit';
         $links = language_negotiation_get_switch_links($type, $path);
         if (!empty($links->links[$langcode]['href'])) {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function translation_node_overview(EntityInterface $node) {
     else {
       // No such translation in the set yet: help user to create it.
       $title = t('n/a');
-      if (node_access('create', $node)) {
+      if ($node->access('create')) {
         $path = 'node/add/' . $node->type;
         $links = language_negotiation_get_switch_links($type, $path);
         $query = array('query' => array('translation' => $node->nid, 'target' => $langcode));