diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Update/UpdateServiceProvider.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Update/UpdateServiceProvider.php
index 14457ceedabc02487d24a227bbace0b73951c4ac..1971ef260ab26494f9942499b82a892cb66aa5ab 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Update/UpdateServiceProvider.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Update/UpdateServiceProvider.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ServiceModifierInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ServiceProviderInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 
@@ -53,33 +52,6 @@ public function alter(ContainerBuilder $container) {
         ->clearTag('path_processor_inbound')
         ->clearTag('path_processor_outbound');
     }
-
-    // Loop over the defined services and remove any with unmet dependencies.
-    // The kernel cannot be booted if the container has such services. This
-    // allows modules to run their update hooks to enable newly added
-    // dependencies.
-    do {
-      $definitions = $container->getDefinitions();
-      foreach ($definitions as $key => $definition) {
-        foreach ($definition->getArguments() as $argument) {
-          if ($argument instanceof Reference) {
-            if (!$container->has((string) $argument) && $argument->getInvalidBehavior() === ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE) {
-              // If the container does not have the argument and would throw an
-              // exception, remove the service.
-              $container->removeDefinition($key);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      // Remove any aliases which point to undefined services.
-      $aliases = $container->getAliases();
-      foreach ($aliases as $key => $alias) {
-        if (!$container->has((string) $alias)) {
-          $container->removeAlias($key);
-        }
-      }
-      // Repeat if services or aliases have been removed.
-    } while (count($definitions) > count($container->getDefinitions()) || count($aliases) > count($container->getAliases()));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.info.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index eab08261b53c1cf6132e904008f76fd9b35542e3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.info.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-name: 'New Dependency test'
-type: module
-description: 'Support module for update testing.'
-package: Testing
-version: VERSION
-core: 8.x
-dependencies:
-  - new_dependency_test_with_service
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.install b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.install
deleted file mode 100644
index e500d72b2268cff9755628c11cfc8a83b1af4cb7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Install, update and uninstall functions for the new_dependency_test module.
- */
-
-/**
- * Enable the new_dependency_test_with_service module.
- */
-function new_dependency_test_update_8001() {
-  // During the update hooks the container is cleaned up to contain only
-  // services that have their dependencies met. Core services are available.
-  \Drupal::getContainer()->get('module_installer')->install(['new_dependency_test_with_service']);
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.services.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.services.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 29a6de5b5f8af34f269ed2af3ffcc9daeed9e5a7..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/new_dependency_test.services.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  new_dependency_test.dependent:
-    class: Drupal\new_dependency_test\DependentService
-    arguments: ['@new_dependency_test_with_service.service']
-  new_dependency_test.decorated:
-    class: Drupal\new_dependency_test\DecoratedDependentService
-    arguments: ['@new_dependency_test.dependent']
-  new_dependency_test.decorated_optional:
-    class: Drupal\new_dependency_test\DecoratedDependentService
-    arguments: ['@?new_dependency_test.dependent']
-  new_dependency_test.alias:
-    alias: new_dependency_test.dependent
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DecoratedDependentService.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DecoratedDependentService.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c37f6435e6161782164fd646a66a9ee3c0cef7d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DecoratedDependentService.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\new_dependency_test;
-
-/**
- * Service that gets the other service of the same module injected.
- *
- * This service indirectly depends on a not-yet-defined service.
- */
-class DecoratedDependentService {
-
-  /**
-   * The injected service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\new_dependency_test\DependentService
-   */
-  protected $service;
-
-  /**
-   * DecoratedDependentService constructor.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\new_dependency_test\DependentService|null $service
-   *   The service of the same module which has the new dependency.
-   */
-  public function __construct(DependentService $service = NULL) {
-    $this->service = $service;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the simple greeting from the service and decorate it.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The enhanced greeting.
-   */
-  public function greet() {
-    if (isset($this->service)) {
-      return $this->service->greet() . ' World';
-    }
-    return 'Sorry, no service.';
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DependentService.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DependentService.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 22e1631a09585cf894f6b78dd96b45e26921a413..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test/src/DependentService.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\new_dependency_test;
-
-use Drupal\new_dependency_test_with_service\NewService;
-
-/**
- * Generic service with a dependency on a service defined in a new module.
- */
-class DependentService {
-
-  /**
-   * The injected service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\new_dependency_test_with_service\NewService
-   */
-  protected $service;
-
-  /**
-   * DependentService constructor.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\new_dependency_test_with_service\NewService $service
-   *   The service of the new module.
-   */
-  public function __construct(NewService $service) {
-    $this->service = $service;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get the simple greeting from the service.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The greeting.
-   */
-  public function greet() {
-    return $this->service->greet();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.info.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5091a7f79d6a1948ea38c11795c8d2b0ea887df2..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.info.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-name: 'New Dependency test with service'
-type: module
-description: 'Support module for update testing.'
-package: Testing
-version: VERSION
-core: 8.x
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.services.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.services.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 26ba284e29be822f859e05d8b6c003d6723ba417..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/new_dependency_test_with_service.services.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  new_dependency_test_with_service.service:
-    class: Drupal\new_dependency_test_with_service\NewService
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/src/NewService.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/src/NewService.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6137fc2ecf78d392a405f9a10d7e4a50e4abd95b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/new_dependency_test_with_service/src/NewService.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\new_dependency_test_with_service;
-
-/**
- * Generic service returning a greeting.
- */
-class NewService {
-
-  /**
-   * Get a simple greeting.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The greeting provided by the new service.
-   */
-  public function greet() {
-    return 'Hello';
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/UpdatePathNewDependencyTest.php b/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/UpdatePathNewDependencyTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e67f54145d43cd456a4601932ee632cabdf29f32..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/src/Functional/Update/UpdatePathNewDependencyTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\Tests\system\Functional\Update;
-
-use Drupal\FunctionalTests\Update\UpdatePathTestBase;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\ServiceNotFoundException;
-
-/**
- * Modules can introduce new dependencies and enable them in update hooks.
- *
- * @group system
- * @group legacy
- */
-class UpdatePathNewDependencyTest extends UpdatePathTestBase {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setDatabaseDumpFiles() {
-    $this->databaseDumpFiles = [
-      __DIR__ . '/../../../../tests/fixtures/update/drupal-8.6.0.bare.testing.php.gz',
-    ];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Test that a module can add services that depend on new modules.
-   */
-  public function testUpdateNewDependency() {
-    // The new_dependency_test before the update is just an empty info.yml file.
-    // The code of the new_dependency_test module is after the update and
-    // contains the dependency on the new_dependency_test_with_service module.
-    $extension_config = $this->container->get('config.factory')->getEditable('core.extension');
-    $extension_config
-      ->set('module.new_dependency_test', 0)
-      ->set('module', module_config_sort($extension_config->get('module')))
-      ->save(TRUE);
-    drupal_set_installed_schema_version('new_dependency_test', \Drupal::CORE_MINIMUM_SCHEMA_VERSION);
-
-    // Rebuild the container and test that the service with the optional unmet
-    // dependency is still available while the ones that fail are not.
-
-    try {
-      $this->rebuildContainer();
-      $this->fail('The container has services with unmet dependencies and should have failed to rebuild.');
-    }
-    catch (ServiceNotFoundException $exception) {
-      $this->assertEquals('The service "new_dependency_test.dependent" has a dependency on a non-existent service "new_dependency_test_with_service.service".', $exception->getMessage());
-    }
-
-    // Running the updates enables the dependency.
-    $this->runUpdates();
-
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('new_dependency_test', $this->container->get('config.factory')->get('core.extension')->get('module')));
-    $this->assertTrue(array_key_exists('new_dependency_test_with_service', $this->container->get('config.factory')->get('core.extension')->get('module')));
-
-    // Tests that the new services are available and working as expected.
-    $this->assertEquals('Hello', $this->container->get('new_dependency_test_with_service.service')->greet());
-    $this->assertEquals('Hello', $this->container->get('new_dependency_test.dependent')->greet());
-    $this->assertEquals('Hello', $this->container->get('new_dependency_test.alias')->greet());
-    $this->assertEquals('Hello World', $this->container->get('new_dependency_test.decorated')->greet());
-    $this->assertEquals('Hello World', $this->container->get('new_dependency_test.decorated_optional')->greet());
-
-  }
-
-}