diff --git a/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-fields.html.twig b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-fields.html.twig
index c06c1a86ce90310ea674b005fe3e81ec0ddfef22..64bd791637d597149e2e0ab4d6fcdb13629748c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-fields.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/views/templates/views-view-fields.html.twig
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
  *   - label: The field's label text.
  *   - label_element: An HTML element for a label wrapper.
  *   - label_attributes: List of attributes for label wrapper.
+ *   - label_suffix: Colon after the label.
+ *   - element_type: An HTML element for the field content.
+ *   - element_attributes: List of attributes for HTML element for field content.
  *   - has_label_colon: A boolean indicating whether to display a colon after
  *     the label.
  *   - element_type: An HTML element for the field content.
@@ -28,12 +31,6 @@
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 #}
-{#
-THIS FILE IS NOT USED AND IS HERE AS A STARTING POINT FOR CUSTOMIZATION ONLY.
-See http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_views_view_fields/8 for details.
-After copying this file to your theme's folder and customizing it, remove this
-comment.
-#}
 {% for field in fields -%}
   {{ field.separator }}
   {%- if field.wrapper_element -%}
@@ -41,9 +38,9 @@ comment.
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if field.label -%}
     {%- if field.label_element -%}
-      <{{ field.label_element }}{{ field.label_attributes }}>{{ field.label }}{{ field.has_label_colon ? ': ' }}</{{ field.label_element }}>
+      <{{ field.label_element }}{{ field.label_attributes }}>{{ field.label }}{{ field.label_suffix }}</{{ field.label_element }}>
     {%- else -%}
-      {{ field.label }}{{ field.has_label_colon ? ': ' }}
+      {{ field.label }}{{ field.label_suffix }}
     {%- endif %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if field.element_type -%}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
index f34d0764cd374d428504098442fa425d30a5d2fb..89c0f86a866ab78d8c978096ff92105564973a5c 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.theme.inc
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_fields(&$variables) {
       if ($object->label) {
         // Add a colon in a label suffix.
         if ($object->handler->options['element_label_colon']) {
+          $object->label_suffix = ': ';
           $object->has_label_colon = TRUE;
         }
 
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_fields(&$variables) {
             $attributes['class'][] = 'views-label-' . $object->class;
           }
 
+          // Set up field label.
           $element_label_class = $object->handler->elementLabelClasses($row->index);
           if ($element_label_class) {
             $attributes['class'][] = $element_label_class;
@@ -176,61 +178,6 @@ function template_preprocess_views_view_fields(&$variables) {
 
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns HTML for multiple views fields.
- *
- * @param $variables
- *   An associative array containing:
- *   - fields: An array of field objects. Each field object contains:
- *     - separator: A string that separates the fields.
- *     - wrapper_suffix: A string added to the beginning of the fields.
- *     - label_html: An HTML string that labels the fields.
- *     - content: The fields.
- *     - wrapper_suffix: A string added to the end of the fields.
- *
- * @see template_preprocess_views_view_fields()
- *
- * @ingroup themeable
- */
-function theme_views_view_fields($variables) {
-  $fields = $variables['fields'];
-  $output = '';
-
-  foreach ($fields as $field) {
-    if (!empty($field->separator)) {
-      $output .= $field->separator;
-    }
-    $wrapper_element = Html::escape($field->wrapper_element);
-    if ($wrapper_element) {
-      $output .= '<' . $wrapper_element . $field->wrapper_attributes . '>';
-      if (isset($field->label_element) && !empty($field->label_element)) {
-        $label_element = Html::escape($field->label_element);
-        $output .= '<' . $label_element . $field->label_attributes . '>';
-      }
-      $output .= Html::escape($field->label);
-      if ($field->has_label_colon) {
-        $output .= ': ';
-      }
-      if (isset($label_element)) {
-        $output .= '</' . $label_element . '>';
-      }
-    }
-    $element_type = Html::escape($field->element_type);
-    if ($element_type) {
-      $output .= '<' . $element_type . $field->element_attributes . '>';
-    }
-    $output .= $field->content;
-    if ($element_type) {
-      $output .= '</' . $element_type . '>';
-    }
-    if ($wrapper_element) {
-      $output .= '</' . $wrapper_element . '>';
-    }
-  }
-
-  return $output;
-}
-
 /**
  * Prepares variables for views single grouping templates.
  *