diff --git a/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/PluginBase.php b/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/PluginBase.php
index a28a1b8bc4189b3704e95ca3a41adacdeb1c812e..7a5b2d5e96e7b25dc47253535b113b4a3cace81b 100644
--- a/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/PluginBase.php
+++ b/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/PluginBase.php
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, DiscoveryInterface
 
     $this->definition = $this->discovery->getDefinition($plugin_id) + $configuration;
 
-    // @todo Change calls to $this->real_field to use the definition directly.
-    if (isset($this->definition['field'])) {
-      $this->realField = $this->definition['field'];
-    }
-
     $this->construct();
   }