diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetBase.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetBase.php
index 7c7a343..5f14ac3 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetBase.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Field\FieldInterface;
 use Drupal\field\FieldInstanceInterface;
 use Drupal\field\Plugin\PluginSettingsBase;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -56,6 +57,18 @@ public function __construct($plugin_id, array $plugin_definition, FieldDefinitio
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, array $plugin_definition) {
+    return new static(
+      $plugin_id,
+      $plugin_definition,
+      $configuration['field_definition'],
+      $configuration['settings']
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
   public function form(EntityInterface $entity, $langcode, FieldInterface $items, array &$form, array &$form_state, $get_delta = NULL) {
     $field_name = $this->fieldDefinition->getFieldName();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetFactory.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetFactory.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b7cb6b..0000000
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetFactory.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\field\Plugin\WidgetFactory.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\field\Plugin\Type\Widget;
-
-use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Factory\DefaultFactory;
-
-/**
- * Factory class for the Widget plugin type.
- */
-class WidgetFactory extends DefaultFactory {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function createInstance($plugin_id, array $configuration) {
-    $plugin_definition = $this->discovery->getDefinition($plugin_id);
-    $plugin_class = static::getPluginClass($plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
-    return new $plugin_class($plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $configuration['field_definition'], $configuration['settings']);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetPluginManager.php b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetPluginManager.php
index f8ea9b7..d4b47e0 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetPluginManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Plugin/Type/Widget/WidgetPluginManager.php
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ public function __construct(\Traversable $namespaces, CacheBackendInterface $cac
 
     $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, $language_manager, 'field_widget_types');
     $this->alterInfo($module_handler, 'field_widget_info');
-
-    $this->factory = new WidgetFactory($this);
   }
 
   /**