diff --git a/core/modules/update/lib/Drupal/update/Controller/UpdateController.php b/core/modules/update/lib/Drupal/update/Controller/UpdateController.php
index 6816466..49f273e 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/lib/Drupal/update/Controller/UpdateController.php
+++ b/core/modules/update/lib/Drupal/update/Controller/UpdateController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\update\Controller;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase;
 use Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ContainerInjectionInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 /**
  * Controller routines for update routes.
  */
-class UpdateController implements ContainerInjectionInterface {
+class UpdateController extends ControllerBase implements ContainerInjectionInterface {
 
   /**
    * Module handler service.
@@ -63,9 +64,12 @@ public function updateStatus() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @todo Remove update_manual_status().
+   * Manually checks the update status without the use of cron.
+   *
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse|null
+   *   A redirect response if the batch is progressive. No return value otherwise.
    */
-  public function updateStatusManually() {
+  function updateManualStatus() {
     module_load_include('fetch.inc', 'update');
     return update_manual_status();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.routing.yml b/core/modules/update/update.routing.yml
index fcfbdd1..395a84b 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.routing.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ update.status:
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer site configuration'
 
+update_check_manual:
+  pattern: '/admin/reports/updates/check'
+  defaults:
+    _controller: '\Drupal\update\Controller\UpdateController::updateManualStatus'
+    _title: 'Manual update check'
+  requirements:
+    _permission: 'administer site configuration'
+
 update.manual_status:
   path: '/admin/reports/updates/check'
   defaults:
@@ -93,3 +101,4 @@ update.confirmation_page:
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer software updates'
     _access_update_manager: 'TRUE'
+