diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Action/DemoteNode.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Action/DemoteNode.php
index 2ea28b7..8adbdb1 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Action/DemoteNode.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Action/DemoteNode.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class DemoteNode extends ActionBase {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function execute($entity = NULL) {
-    $entity->setPromoted(TRUE);
+    $entity->setPromoted(FALSE);
     $entity->save();
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
index 0d24fa7..576cd5c 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/Plugin/Core/Entity/Node.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public function isPromoted() {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function setPromoted($promoted) {
-    $this->set('promoted', $promoted ? NODE_PROMOTED : NODE_NOT_PROMOTED);
+    $this->set('promote', $promoted ? NODE_PROMOTED : NODE_NOT_PROMOTED);
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ public function setPublished($published) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getAuthor() {
-    $entity = $this->get('uid')->entity;
-    return $entity;
+    return $this->get('uid')->entity;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -259,8 +258,7 @@ public function setRevisionCreationTime($timestamp) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getRevisionAuthor() {
-    $entity = $this->get('revision_uid')->entity;
-    return $entity;
+    return $this->get('revision_uid')->entity;
   }
 
   /**