diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index d341606..61f77fe 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -75,25 +75,11 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@config.cachedstorage.storage', '@cache.config']
     tags:
       - { name: persist }
-  config.context.factory:
-    class: Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContextFactory
-    arguments: ['@event_dispatcher', '@uuid']
-  config.context:
-    class: Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-    tags:
-      - { name: persist }
-    factory_method: get
-    factory_service: config.context.factory
-  config.context.free:
-    class: Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-    factory_method: get
-    factory_service: config.context.factory
-    arguments: [Drupal\Core\Config\Context\FreeConfigContext]
   config.factory:
     class: Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
     tags:
       - { name: persist }
-    arguments: ['@config.storage', '@config.context']
+    arguments: ['@config.storage', '@event_dispatcher']
   config.storage.staging:
     class: Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage
     factory_class: Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorageFactory
diff --git a/core/includes/config.inc b/core/includes/config.inc
index 8e9ce5e..6cde605 100644
--- a/core/includes/config.inc
+++ b/core/includes/config.inc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Yaml\Dumper;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -15,6 +16,22 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * Sets the language on the configuration object factory.
+ *
+ * @param Drupal\Core\Language\Language $language
+ *   The language that config objects should have injected in to them.
+ *
+ * @return Drupal\Core\Language\Language $language
+ *   The language object that was previously set in the config factory.
+ */
+function config_factory_set_language(Language $language) {
+  $current_language = Drupal::service('config.factory')->getLanguage();
+  drupal_container()->get('config.factory')->setLanguage($language);
+  Drupal::service('config.factory')->setLanguage($language);
+  return $current_language;
+}
+
+/**
  * Installs the default configuration of a given extension.
  *
  * When an extension is installed, it searches all the default configuration
@@ -65,16 +82,15 @@ function ($value) use ($name) {
   if (!empty($config_to_install)) {
     $entity_manager = Drupal::service('entity.manager');
     $config_factory = Drupal::service('config.factory');
-    $context = new FreeConfigContext(Drupal::service('event_dispatcher'), Drupal::service('uuid'));
     $target_storage = Drupal::service('config.storage');
-    $config_factory->enterContext($context);
+    $event_dispatcher = Drupal::service('event_dispatcher');
     foreach ($config_to_install as $name) {
       // Only import new config.
       if ($target_storage->exists($name)) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      $new_config = new Config($name, $target_storage, $context);
+      $new_config = new Config($name, $target_storage, $event_dispatcher);
       $data = $source_storage->read($name);
       if ($data !== FALSE) {
         $new_config->setData($data);
@@ -92,7 +108,6 @@ function ($value) use ($name) {
       // Reset static cache on the config factory.
       $config_factory->reset($name);
     }
-    $config_factory->leaveContext();
   }
 }
 
@@ -144,51 +159,23 @@ function config($name) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Sets the config context on the config factory.
- *
- * This allows configuration objects to be created using special configuration
- * contexts eg. global override free or locale using a user preferred language.
- * Calling this function affects all subsequent calls to \Drupal::config() until
- * config_context_leave() is called.
+ * Return a list of all config entity types provided by a module.
  *
- * @see config_context_leave()
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
+ * @param string $module
+ *   The name of the module possibly providing config entities.
  *
- * @param string $context_name
- *   The name of the config context service on the container or a fully
- *   qualified class implementing \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface.
- *
- * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
- *   The configuration context object.
+ * @return array
+ *   An associative array containing the entity info for any config entities
+ *   provided by the requested module, keyed by the entity type.
  */
-function config_context_enter($context_name) {
-  if (drupal_container()->has($context_name)) {
-    $context = drupal_container()->get($context_name);
-  }
-  elseif (class_exists($context_name) && in_array('Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface', class_implements($context_name))) {
-    $context = drupal_container()
-      ->get('config.context.factory')
-      ->get($context_name);
-  }
-  else {
-    throw new ConfigException(sprintf('Unknown config context service or class: %s', $context_name));
-  }
-  drupal_container()
-    ->get('config.factory')
-    ->enterContext($context);
-  return $context;
-}
-
-/**
- * Leaves the current config context returning to the previous context.
- *
- * @see config_context_enter()
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
- */
-function config_context_leave() {
-  drupal_container()
-    ->get('config.factory')
-    ->leaveContext();
+function config_get_module_config_entities($module) {
+  // While this is a lot of work to generate, it's not worth static caching
+  // since this function is only called at install/uninstall, and only
+  // once per module.
+  $info = entity_get_info();
+  return array_filter($info, function($entity_info) use ($module) {
+    return ($entity_info['module'] == $module) && is_subclass_of($entity_info['class'], 'Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityInterface');
+  });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index 36b6b14..9bf9bd4 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -375,17 +375,10 @@ function install_begin_request(&$install_state) {
     $container->register('event_dispatcher', 'Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher');
 
     $container->register('config.storage', 'Drupal\Core\Config\InstallStorage');
-    $container->register('config.context.factory', 'Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContextFactory')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('event_dispatcher'))
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('uuid'));
-
-    $container->register('config.context', 'Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface')
-      ->setFactoryService(new Reference('config.context.factory'))
-      ->setFactoryMethod('get');
 
     $container->register('config.factory', 'Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory')
       ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'))
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.context'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('event_dispatcher'));
 
     // Register the 'language_manager' service.
     $container
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
index 59dbad3..4ace9fa 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Config.php
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigNameException;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 /**
  * Defines the default configuration object.
@@ -29,6 +30,20 @@ class Config {
   const MAX_NAME_LENGTH = 250;
 
   /**
+   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
+   */
+  protected $eventDispatcher;
+
+  /**
+   * The Language object used to override configuration data.
+   *
+   * @var Drupal\Core\Language\Language
+   */
+  protected $language;
+
+  /**
    * The name of the configuration object.
    *
    * @var string
@@ -50,25 +65,32 @@ class Config {
   protected $data;
 
   /**
-   * The current runtime data ($data + $overrides from Config Context).
+   * The current runtime data ($data + $languageOverrides + $overrides).
    *
    * @var array
    */
   protected $overriddenData;
 
   /**
-   * The storage used to load and save this configuration object.
+   * The current module language overrides.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
+   * @var array
    */
-  protected $storage;
+  protected $languageOverrides;
+
+  /**
+   * The current module overrides.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  protected $overrides;
 
   /**
-   * The configuration context used for this configuration object.
+   * The storage used to load and save this configuration object.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
    */
-  protected $context;
+  protected $storage;
 
   /**
    * Whether the configuration object has already been loaded.
@@ -85,26 +107,16 @@ class Config {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface $storage
    *   A storage controller object to use for reading and writing the
    *   configuration data.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher
+   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   * @param Drupal\Core\Language\Language $language
+   *   The Language object used to override configuration data.
    */
-  public function __construct($name, StorageInterface $storage, ContextInterface $context) {
+  public function __construct($name, StorageInterface $storage, EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher, Language $language = NULL) {
     $this->name = $name;
     $this->storage = $storage;
-    $this->context = $context;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Initializes a configuration object.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Config
-   *   The configuration object.
-   */
-  public function init() {
-    $this->isLoaded = FALSE;
-    $this->overrides = array();
-    $this->notify('init');
-    return $this;
+    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
+    $this->language = $language;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,10 +131,9 @@ public function init() {
   public function initWithData(array $data) {
     $this->isLoaded = TRUE;
     $this->overrides = array();
+    $this->languageOverrides = array();
     $this->isNew = FALSE;
-    $this->notify('init');
     $this->replaceData($data);
-    $this->notify('load');
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -286,7 +297,24 @@ protected function replaceData(array $data) {
    *   The configuration object.
    */
   public function setOverride(array $data) {
-    $this->context->setOverrides($this->getName(), $data);
+    $this->overrides = $data;
+    $this->resetOverriddenData();
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets overridden data for this configuration object.
+   *
+   * The overridden data only applies to this configuration object.
+   *
+   * @param array $data
+   *   The overridden values of the configuration data.
+   *
+   * @return Drupal\Core\Config\Config
+   *   The configuration object.
+   */
+  public function setLanguageOverride(array $data) {
+    $this->languageOverrides = $data;
     $this->resetOverriddenData();
     return $this;
   }
@@ -301,9 +329,11 @@ public function setOverride(array $data) {
    */
   protected function setOverriddenData() {
     $this->overriddenData = $this->data;
-    $overrides = $this->context->getOverrides($this->getName());
-    if (is_array($overrides)) {
-      $this->overriddenData = NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->overriddenData, $overrides), TRUE);
+    if (isset($this->languageOverrides) && is_array($this->languageOverrides)) {
+      $this->overriddenData = NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->overriddenData, $this->languageOverrides), TRUE);
+    }
+    if (isset($this->overrides) && is_array($this->overrides)) {
+      $this->overriddenData = NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->overriddenData, $this->overrides), TRUE);
     }
     return $this;
   }
@@ -392,7 +422,6 @@ public function load() {
       $this->isNew = FALSE;
       $this->replaceData($data);
     }
-    $this->notify('load');
     $this->isLoaded = TRUE;
     return $this;
   }
@@ -448,7 +477,7 @@ public function getStorage() {
    *   The configuration event name.
    */
   protected function notify($config_event_name) {
-    $this->context->notify($config_event_name, $this);
+    $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch('config.' . $config_event_name, new ConfigEvent($this));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -468,4 +497,30 @@ public function merge(array $data_to_merge) {
     $this->replaceData(NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->data, $data_to_merge), TRUE));
     return $this;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the language object for this Config object.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
+   */
+  public function getLanguage() {
+    return $this->language;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get configuration name for this language.
+   *
+   * It will be the same name with a prefix depending on language code:
+   * language.config.LANGCODE.NAME
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The localized config name.
+   */
+  public function getLanguageConfigName() {
+    if (!isset($this->language)) {
+      throw new ConfigException("No language set, cannot return language config name for '{$this->name}'");
+    }
+    return 'locale.config.' . $this->language->id . '.' . $this->getName();
+  }
 }
+
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php
index 4cfac2e..5b07098 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigEvent.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
 
 class ConfigEvent extends Event {
@@ -15,23 +14,13 @@ class ConfigEvent extends Event {
   protected $config;
 
   /**
-   * Configuration context object.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   */
-  protected $context;
-
-  /**
    * Constructs a configuration event object.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   *   Configuration context object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Config
-   *   (optional) Configuration object.
+   *   Configuration object.
    */
-  public function __construct(ContextInterface $context, Config $config = NULL) {
+  public function __construct(Config $config) {
     $this->config = $config;
-    $this->context = $context;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -40,14 +29,5 @@ public function __construct(ContextInterface $context, Config $config = NULL) {
   public function getConfig() {
     return $this->config;
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets configuration context object.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   *   Configuration context.
-   */
-  public function getContext() {
-    return $this->context;
-  }
 }
+
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
index 60b3d0d..dfa3dab 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 /**
  * Defines the configuration object factory.
@@ -20,13 +22,7 @@
  * Each configuration object gets a storage controller object injected, which
  * is used for reading and writing the configuration data.
  *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
- *
- * A configuration context is an object containing parameters that will be
- * available to the configuration plug-ins for them to customize the
- * configuration data in different ways.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
+ * @see Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
  */
 class ConfigFactory {
 
@@ -38,11 +34,18 @@ class ConfigFactory {
   protected $storage;
 
   /**
-   * A stack of configuration contexts the last being the context in use.
+   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
    *
-   * @var array
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
+   */
+  protected $eventDispatcher;
+
+  /**
+   * The Language object used to override configuration data.
+   *
+   * @var Drupal\Core\Language\Language
    */
-  protected $contextStack = array();
+  protected $language;
 
   /**
    * Cached configuration objects.
@@ -56,12 +59,15 @@ class ConfigFactory {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\StorageInterface
    *   The configuration storage engine.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   *   Configuration context object.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher
+   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
+   *   The language for this configuration.
    */
-  public function __construct(StorageInterface $storage, ContextInterface $context) {
+  public function __construct(StorageInterface $storage, EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher, Language $language = NULL) {
     $this->storage = $storage;
-    $this->enterContext($context);
+    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
+    $this->language = $language;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -74,18 +80,29 @@ public function __construct(StorageInterface $storage, ContextInterface $context
    *   A configuration object.
    */
   public function get($name) {
-    $context = $this->getContext();
-    $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name, $context);
-    if (isset($this->cache[$cache_key])) {
+    $names = array($name);
+    if ($config = $this->loadMultiple($names)) {
+      return $config[$name];
+    }
+    else {
+      $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name);
+      if (!isset($this->cache[$cache_key])) {
+        $this->cache[$cache_key] = new Config($name, $this->storage, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->language);
+      }
       return $this->cache[$cache_key];
     }
+  }
 
-    $this->cache[$cache_key] = new Config($name, $this->storage, $context);
-    return $this->cache[$cache_key]->init();
+  public function getLanguageOverrides($name) {
+    $language_name = $this->getLanguageConfigName($name);
+    if ($language_name && $this->storage->exists($language_name)) {
+      return $this->storage->read($language_name);
+    }
+    return FALSE;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns a list of configuration objects for a given names and context.
+   * Returns a list of configuration objects for a given names.
    *
    * This will pre-load all requested configuration objects does not create
    * new configuration objects.
@@ -97,13 +114,13 @@ public function get($name) {
    *   List of successfully loaded configuration objects, keyed by name.
    */
   public function loadMultiple(array $names) {
-    $context = $this->getContext();
+    global $conf;
 
     $list = array();
     foreach ($names as $key => $name) {
-      $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name, $context);
       // @todo: Deleted configuration stays in $this->cache, only return
       //   config entities that are not new.
+      $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name);
       if (isset($this->cache[$cache_key]) && !$this->cache[$cache_key]->isNew()) {
         $list[$name] = $this->cache[$cache_key];
         unset($names[$key]);
@@ -112,14 +129,29 @@ public function loadMultiple(array $names) {
 
     // Pre-load remaining configuration files.
     if (!empty($names)) {
-      $storage_data = $this->storage->readMultiple($names);
+      // In order to make just one call to storage, add in language names.
+      // Keep track of them separately, so we can get language override data
+      // returned from storage and set it on new Config objects.
+      $language_names = $this->getLanguageConfigNames($names);
+      $storage_data = $this->storage->readMultiple(array_merge($names, array_values($language_names)));
       foreach ($storage_data as $name => $data) {
-        $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name, $context);
-        $this->cache[$cache_key] = new Config($name, $this->storage, $context);
+        if (in_array($name, $language_names)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        $cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($name);
+        $this->cache[$cache_key] = new Config($name, $this->storage, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->language);
         $this->cache[$cache_key]->initWithData($data);
+        if ($language_names && isset($storage_data[$language_names[$name]])) {
+          $this->cache[$cache_key]->setLanguageOverride($storage_data[$language_names[$name]]);
+        }
+        if (isset($conf[$name])) {
+          $this->cache[$cache_key]->setOverride($conf[$name]);
+        }
         $list[$name] = $this->cache[$cache_key];
       }
     }
+
     return $list;
   }
 
@@ -163,103 +195,125 @@ public function reset($name = NULL) {
    *   The renamed config object.
    */
   public function rename($old_name, $new_name) {
-    $context = $this->getContext();
-    $old_cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($old_name, $context);
-    $new_cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($new_name, $context);
+    $this->storage->rename($old_name, $new_name);
+    $old_cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($old_name);
     if (isset($this->cache[$old_cache_key])) {
-      $config = $this->cache[$old_cache_key];
       unset($this->cache[$old_cache_key]);
     }
-    else {
-      // Create the config object if it's not yet loaded into the static cache.
-      $config = new Config($old_name, $this->storage, $context);
-    }
 
-    $this->cache[$new_cache_key] = $config;
-    $this->storage->rename($old_name, $new_name);
-    return $this->cache[$new_cache_key]->setName($new_name)->init();
+    $new_cache_key = $this->getCacheKey($new_name);
+    $this->cache[$new_cache_key] = new Config($new_name, $this->storage, $this->eventDispatcher, $this->language);
+    $this->cache[$new_cache_key]->load();
+    return $this->cache[$new_cache_key];
   }
 
   /**
-   * Sets the config context by adding it to the context stack.
+   * Gets the cache key for a given config name.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to add.
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The name of the configuration object.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
-   *   The config factory object.
+   * @return string
+   *   The cache key.
    */
-  public function enterContext(ContextInterface $context) {
-    // Initialize the context as it is being entered.
-    $this->contextStack[] = $context->init();
-    return $this;
+  public function getCacheKey($name) {
+    if (isset($this->language)) {
+      return $this->language->id . ":$name";
+    }
+    else {
+      return $name;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the current config context.
+   * Gets all the cache keys that match the provided config name.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The current configuration context.
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The name of the configuration object.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of cache keys that match the provided config name.
    */
-  public function getContext() {
-    return end($this->contextStack);
+  public function getCacheKeys($name) {
+    $cache_keys = array_keys($this->cache);
+    return array_filter($cache_keys, function($key) use ($name) {
+      return strpos($key, $name) !== FALSE;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
-   * Leaves the current context by removing it from the context stack.
+   * Clears the config factory static cache.
    *
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
    *   The config factory object.
    */
-  public function leaveContext() {
-    // Ensure at least one context is left on the stack. We already ensured
-    // there is at least one context set by taking the initial one in the
-    // constructor.
-    if (count($this->contextStack) > 1) {
-      array_pop($this->contextStack);
-    }
+  public function clearStaticCache() {
+    $this->cache = array();
     return $this;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets the cache key for a given config name in a particular context.
+   * Set the language to be injected in to Config objects.
    *
-   * @param string $name
-   *   The name of the configuration object.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context.
+   * @param Language $language
+   * @return ConfigFactory
+   */
+  public function setLanguage(Language $language) {
+    $this->language = $language;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the language to be injected in to Config objects.
    *
-   * @return string
-   *   The cache key.
+   * @return Drupal\Core\Language\Language
    */
-  public function getCacheKey($name, ContextInterface $context) {
-    return $name . ':' . $context->getUuid();
+  public function getLanguage() {
+    return $this->language;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets all the cache keys that match the provided config name.
+   * Get configuration names for this language.
    *
-   * @param string $name
-   *   The name of the configuration object.
+   * It will be the same name with a prefix depending on language code:
+   * language.config.LANGCODE.NAME
+   *
+   * @param string $names
+   *   A list of configuration object names.
    *
    * @return array
-   *   An array of cache keys that match the provided config name.
+   *   The localized config names, keyed by configuration object name.
    */
-  public function getCacheKeys($name) {
-    $cache_keys = array_keys($this->cache);
-    return array_filter($cache_keys, function($key) use ($name) {
-      return ( strpos($key, $name) !== false );
-    });
+  public function getLanguageConfigNames(array $names) {
+    $language_names = array();
+    if (isset($this->language)) {
+      foreach ($names as $name) {
+        if (strpos($name, 'locale.config.') === 0) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        $language_names[$name] = 'locale.config.' . $this->language->id . '.' . $name;
+      }
+    }
+    return $language_names;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Clears the config factory static cache.
+   * Get configuration name for this language.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
-   *   The config factory object.
+   * It will be the same name with a prefix depending on language code:
+   * language.config.LANGCODE.NAME
+   *
+   * @param string $name
+   *   The name of the config object.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   The localized config name.
    */
-  public function clearStaticCache() {
-    $this->cache = array();
-    return $this;
+  public function getLanguageConfigName($name) {
+    if (!isset($this->language) || strpos($name, 'locale.config.') === 0) {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    return 'locale.config.' . $this->language->id . '.' . $name;
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
index f96d965..aeb1147 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigImporter.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Core\Config;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\FreeConfigContext;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface;
@@ -54,13 +53,6 @@ class ConfigImporter {
   protected $eventDispatcher;
 
   /**
-   * The configuration context.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   */
-  protected $context;
-
-  /**
    * The configuration factory.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
@@ -127,10 +119,6 @@ public function __construct(StorageComparerInterface $storage_comparer, EventDis
     $this->lock = $lock;
     $this->uuidService = $uuid_service;
     $this->processed = $this->storageComparer->getEmptyChangelist();
-    // Use an override free context for importing so that overrides to do not
-    // pollute the imported data. The context is hard coded to ensure this is
-    // the case.
-    $this->context = new FreeConfigContext($this->eventDispatcher, $this->uuidService);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -224,7 +212,6 @@ public function import() {
       // Ensure that the changes have been validated.
       $this->validate();
 
-      $this->configFactory->enterContext($this->context);
       if (!$this->lock->acquire(static::ID)) {
         // Another process is synchronizing configuration.
         throw new ConfigImporterException(sprintf('%s is already importing', static::ID));
@@ -237,9 +224,6 @@ public function import() {
       // The import is now complete.
       $this->lock->release(static::ID);
       $this->reset();
-      // Leave the context used during import and clear the ConfigFactory's
-      // static cache.
-      $this->configFactory->leaveContext()->reset();
     }
     return $this;
   }
@@ -264,7 +248,7 @@ public function validate() {
   protected function importConfig() {
     foreach (array('delete', 'create', 'update') as $op) {
       foreach ($this->getUnprocessed($op) as $name) {
-        $config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->context);
+        $config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->eventDispatcher);
         if ($op == 'delete') {
           $config->delete();
         }
@@ -297,11 +281,11 @@ protected function importInvokeOwner() {
         // Validate the configuration object name before importing it.
         // Config::validateName($name);
         if ($entity_type = config_get_entity_type_by_name($name)) {
-          $old_config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->context);
+          $old_config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->eventDispatcher);
           $old_config->load();
 
           $data = $this->storageComparer->getSourceStorage()->read($name);
-          $new_config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->context);
+          $new_config = new Config($name, $this->storageComparer->getTargetStorage(), $this->eventDispatcher);
           if ($data !== FALSE) {
             $new_config->setData($data);
           }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContext.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 128165b..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Context;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
-use Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
-
-/**
- * Defines the base configuration context object.
- *
- * A configuration context object provides a data array that can be used as
- * parameters to get customized configuration objects.
- */
-class ConfigContext implements ContextInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * The actual storage of key-value pairs.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  protected $data = array();
-
-  /**
-   * Any config overrides of key-value pairs.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  protected $overrides = array();
-
-  /**
-   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
-   *
-   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
-   */
-  protected $eventDispatcher;
-
-  /**
-   * A unique identifier for the context.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected $uuid;
-
-  /**
-   * The UUID service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface
-   */
-  protected $uuidService;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs the configuration context.
-   *
-   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher
-   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
-   * @param \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface
-   *   The UUID service.
-   */
-  public function __construct(EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher, UuidInterface $uuid) {
-    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
-    $this->uuidService = $uuid;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::init().
-   */
-  public function init() {
-    // Reset existing overrides and get a UUID for this context.
-    $this->overrides = array();
-    $this->setUuid();
-    // Notify event listeners that a configuration context has been created.
-    $this->notify('context', NULL);
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::get().
-   */
-  public function get($key) {
-    return array_key_exists($key, $this->data) ? $this->data[$key] : NULL;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::set().
-   */
-  public function set($key, $value) {
-    $this->data[$key] = $value;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::setUuid().
-   */
-  public function setUuid() {
-    $this->uuid = $this->uuidService->generate();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::getUuid().
-   */
-  public function getUuid() {
-    return $this->uuid;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::notify().
-   */
-  public function notify($config_event_name, Config $config = NULL) {
-    $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch('config.' . $config_event_name, new ConfigEvent($this, $config));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::setOverride().
-   */
-  public function setOverrides($config_name, $data) {
-    if (!isset($this->overrides[$config_name])) {
-      $this->overrides[$config_name] = $data;
-    }
-    else {
-      $this->overrides[$config_name] = NestedArray::mergeDeepArray(array($this->overrides[$config_name], $data), TRUE);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::getOverrides().
-   */
-  public function getOverrides($config_name) {
-    if (isset($this->overrides[$config_name])) {
-      return $this->overrides[$config_name];
-    }
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContextFactory.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContextFactory.php
deleted file mode 100644
index de3fd7b..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ConfigContextFactory.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContextFactory.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Context;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigException;
-use Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
-
-/**
- * Defines configuration context factory.
- *
- * The configuration context factory creates configuration context objects.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
- */
-class ConfigContextFactory {
-
-  /**
-   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
-   *
-   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher
-   */
-  protected $eventDispatcher;
-
-  /**
-   * The UUID service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface
-   */
-  protected $uuidService;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs the configuration context.
-   *
-   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher
-   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
-   * @param \Drupal\Component\Uuid\UuidInterface
-   *   The UUID service.
-   */
-  public function __construct(EventDispatcher $event_dispatcher, UuidInterface $uuid) {
-    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
-    $this->uuidService = $uuid;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a configuration context object.
-   *
-   * @param string $class
-   *   (Optional) The name of the configuration class to use. Defaults to
-   *   Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   (Optional) The configuration context to use.
-   */
-  public function get($class = NULL) {
-    if (!$class) {
-      $class = 'Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext';
-    }
-    if (class_exists($class)) {
-      $context = new $class($this->eventDispatcher, $this->uuidService);
-    }
-    else {
-      throw new ConfigException(sprintf('Unknown config context class: %s', $class));
-    }
-    return $context;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ContextInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ContextInterface.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e37d2d0..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/ContextInterface.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Context;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
-
-/**
- * Defines the configuration context interface.
- *
- * The configuration context object will contain predefined parameters used
- * by the configuration object for storage operations and notifications
- * and contextual data to be used by configuration event listeners.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\Config
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory
- * @see \Drupal::config()
- */
-interface ContextInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * Initializes a configuration context for use.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext
-   *   The config context object.
-   */
-  public function init();
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the stored value for a given key.
-   *
-   * @param string $key
-   *   The key of the data to retrieve.
-   *
-   * @return mixed
-   *   The stored value, or NULL if no value exists.
-   */
-  public function get($key);
-
-  /**
-   * Saves a value for a given key.
-   *
-   * @param string $key
-   *   The key of the data to store.
-   * @param mixed $value
-   *   The data to store.
-   */
-  public function set($key, $value);
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the uuid for the context.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The context's uuid.
-   */
-  public function setUuid();
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the uuid for the context.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   The context's uuid.
-   */
-  public function getUuid();
-
-  /**
-   * Dispatches a config event.
-   *
-   * @param string $config_event_name
-   *   Event name.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Config $config
-   *   (optional) Configuration object.
-   */
-  public function notify($config_event_name, Config $config = NULL);
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the override data for a configuration object.
-   *
-   * @param string $config_name
-   *   Configuration name.
-   * @param array data
-   *   The override data.
-   */
-  public function setOverrides($config_name, $data);
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the override data for a configuration object.
-   *
-   * @param string $config_name
-   *   Configuration name.
-   *
-   * @return mixed
-   *   The override data or FALSE if there is none.
-   */
-  public function getOverrides($config_name);
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/FreeConfigContext.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/FreeConfigContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4307f97..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/FreeConfigContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\FreeConfigContext.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Context;
-
-/**
- * Defines the override-free configuration context object.
- */
-class FreeConfigContext extends ConfigContext {
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::getOverrides().
-   */
-  public function getOverrides($config_name) {
-    // Do nothing as this is override free.
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface::setOverride().
-   */
-  public function setOverrides($config_name, $data) {
-    // Do nothing as this is override free.
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/LanguageConfigContext.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/LanguageConfigContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ab65df1..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Context/LanguageConfigContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\LanguageConfigContext.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Config\Context;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext;
-use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
-
-/**
- * Defines a configuration context object for a language.
- *
- * This should be used when configuration objects need a context for a language
- * other than the current language.
- */
-class LanguageConfigContext extends ConfigContext {
-
-  /**
-   * Predefined key for language object.
-   */
-  const LANGUAGE_KEY = 'language';
-
-  /**
-   * Creates the configuration context for language.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\Language $language
-   *   The language object to add to the config context.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
-   *   The config context language object.
-   */
-  public function setLanguage(Language $language) {
-    $this->set(self::LANGUAGE_KEY, $language);
-    // Re-initialize since the language change changes the context
-    // fundamentally.
-    $this->init();
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
index dfa8198..20c38ef 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/Entity/ConfigStorageController.php
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
       // - Storage controller needs to access the original object.
       // - The object needs to be renamed/copied in ConfigFactory and reloaded.
       // - All instances of the object need to be renamed.
-      $this->configFactory->rename($prefix . $id, $prefix . $entity->id());
+      $config = $this->configFactory->rename($prefix . $id, $prefix . $entity->id());
     }
 
     // Build an ID if none is set.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/ConfigFormBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/ConfigFormBase.php
index 5c69835..c790782 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/ConfigFormBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Form/ConfigFormBase.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
@@ -29,12 +28,9 @@
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context) {
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory) {
     $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
-    $this->configFactory->enterContext($context);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -42,8 +38,7 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free')
+      $container->get('config.factory')
     );
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +73,6 @@ protected function config($name) {
     if (!$this->configFactory) {
       $container = $this->container();
       $this->configFactory = $container->get('config.factory');
-      $this->configFactory->enterContext($container->get('config.context.free'));
     }
     return $this->configFactory->get($name);
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/LanguageManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/LanguageManager.php
index 532d404..97c0b91 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/LanguageManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Language/LanguageManager.php
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ protected function getLanguageTypes() {
    * @return \Drupal\Core\Language\Language
    *   A language object.
    */
-  protected function getLanguageDefault() {
+  public function getLanguageDefault() {
     $default_info = variable_get('language_default', array(
       'id' => 'en',
       'name' => 'English',
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/SettingsForm.php b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/SettingsForm.php
index 1c59201..5fc015b 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/SettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/lib/Drupal/aggregator/Form/SettingsForm.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\aggregator\Plugin\AggregatorPluginManager;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginFormInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface;
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ class SettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    * @param \Drupal\aggregator\Plugin\AggregatorPluginManager $fetcher_manager
    *   The aggregator fetcher plugin manager.
    * @param \Drupal\aggregator\Plugin\AggregatorPluginManager $parser_manager
@@ -62,8 +59,8 @@ class SettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationInterface $translation_manager
    *   The string translation manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, AggregatorPluginManager $fetcher_manager, AggregatorPluginManager $parser_manager, AggregatorPluginManager $processor_manager, TranslationInterface $translation_manager) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, AggregatorPluginManager $fetcher_manager, AggregatorPluginManager $parser_manager, AggregatorPluginManager $processor_manager, TranslationInterface $translation_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->translationManager = $translation_manager;
     $this->managers = array(
       'fetcher' => $fetcher_manager,
@@ -84,7 +81,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.aggregator.fetcher'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.aggregator.parser'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.aggregator.processor'),
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/tests/Drupal/aggregator/Tests/Plugin/AggregatorPluginSettingsBaseTest.php b/core/modules/aggregator/tests/Drupal/aggregator/Tests/Plugin/AggregatorPluginSettingsBaseTest.php
index 9c120c3..139a5ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/tests/Drupal/aggregator/Tests/Plugin/AggregatorPluginSettingsBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/tests/Drupal/aggregator/Tests/Plugin/AggregatorPluginSettingsBaseTest.php
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public function setUp() {
 
     $this->settingsForm = new SettingsForm(
       $this->configFactory,
-      $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface'),
       $this->managers['fetcher'],
       $this->managers['parser'],
       $this->managers['processor'],
diff --git a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Tests/BookTest.php b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Tests/BookTest.php
index 5ea8b8d..b0493d0 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Tests/BookTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/book/lib/Drupal/book/Tests/BookTest.php
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ function testBookNodeTypeChange() {
     //   'page',
     // );
     // @endcode
-    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get();
+    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get();
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/book/settings', array(), t('Save configuration'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get());
+    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get());
 
     // Change the name, machine name and description.
     $edit = array(
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ function testBookNodeTypeChange() {
     //   'zebra',
     // );
     // @endcode
-    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get();
+    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get();
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/book/settings', array(), t('Save configuration'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get());
+    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get());
 
     $edit = array(
       'name' => 'Animal book',
@@ -473,9 +473,9 @@ function testBookNodeTypeChange() {
     //   'zebra',
     // );
     // @endcode
-    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get();
+    $current_config = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get();
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/book/settings', array(), t('Save configuration'));
-    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->init()->get());
+    $this->assertIdentical($current_config, \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get());
 
     // Ensure that after all the node type changes book.settings:child_type has
     // the expected value.
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
index 5654d45..31f2e2e 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Form/ConfigSync.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporter;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigException;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImporterTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImporterTest.php
index cb4aeaa..5e7714f 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImporterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigImporterTest.php
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ function setUp() {
       $this->container->get('config.factory'),
       $this->container->get('entity.manager'),
       $this->container->get('lock'),
-      $this->container->get('uuid')
+      $this->container->get('uuid'),
+      $this->container->get('module_handler')
     );
     $this->copyConfig($this->container->get('config.storage'), $this->container->get('config.storage.staging'));
   }
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ function testUpdated() {
     $this->configImporter->reset()->import();
 
     // Verify the values were updated.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($name);
     $config = \Drupal::config($name);
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'beer');
     $config = \Drupal::config($dynamic_name);
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
index 1062ea5..69fa18e 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallTest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ function testModuleInstallation() {
     $this->installConfig(array('config_test'));
 
     // Verify that default module config exists.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_config);
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_configuration_entity);
     $config = \Drupal::config($default_config);
     $this->assertIdentical($config->isNew(), FALSE);
     $config = \Drupal::config($default_configuration_entity);
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallWebTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
index 3bb7839..8192a6d 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigInstallWebTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ function testIntegrationModuleReinstallation() {
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->install(array('config_integration_test'));
 
     // Verify that default module config exists.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_config);
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_configuration_entity);
     $config_static = \Drupal::config($default_config);
     $this->assertIdentical($config_static->isNew(), FALSE);
     $this->assertIdentical($config_static->get('foo'), 'default setting');
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ function testIntegrationModuleReinstallation() {
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->install(array('config_integration_test'));
 
     // Verify the integration module's config was re-installed.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_config);
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($default_configuration_entity);
     $config_static = \Drupal::config($default_config);
     $this->assertIdentical($config_static->isNew(), FALSE);
     $this->assertIdentical($config_static->get('foo'), 'default setting');
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverride.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverride.php
index 24edb76..e047806 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverride.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverride.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     config_install_default_config('module', 'config_test');
     config_install_default_config('module', 'locale');
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->setLanguage(language_default());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -42,256 +43,30 @@ public function setUp() {
    */
   function testConfigLocaleOverride() {
     $name = 'config_test.system';
-    // The default language is en so the config key should be localised.
     $config = \Drupal::config($name);
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we avoid overrides.
-    config_context_enter('config.context.free');
-    $config_admin = \Drupal::config($name);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config_admin->get('foo'), 'bar');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config_admin->get('404'), 'herp');
-
-    // Leave the non override context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config($name);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'herp');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests locale override based on user's preferred language.
-   */
-  function testConfigLocaleUserOverride() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'variable');
-    $this->installConfig(array('language'));
-    language_save(new Language(array(
-      'name' => 'French',
-      'id' => 'fr',
-    )));
-    language_save(new Language(array(
-      'name' => 'English',
-      'id' => 'en',
-    )));
-    language_save(new Language(array(
-      'name' => 'German',
-      'id' => 'de',
-    )));
-
-    $this->installSchema('user', 'users');
-    $account = entity_create('user', array(
-      'name' => 'French user',
-      'mail' => 'test@example.com',
-      'created' => REQUEST_TIME,
-      'status' => 1,
-      'preferred_langcode' => 'fr',
-    ));
-
-    $user_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\user\UserConfigContext');
-    $user_config_context->setAccount($account);
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'fr bar');
-    // Ensure the non-overriden value is still the same.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the user context. The
-    // locale overrides contain an English override too, so although we are not
-    // in a user based language override context, the English language override
-    // applies due to the negotiated language for the page.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-
-    $account = entity_create('user', array(
-      'name' => 'German user',
-      'mail' => 'test@example.com',
-      'created' => REQUEST_TIME,
-      'status' => 1,
-      'preferred_langcode' => 'de',
-    ));
-
-    $config_factory = \Drupal::service('config.factory');
-    $config_factory->enterContext($user_config_context->setAccount($account));
-    // Should not have to re-initialize the configuration object to get new
-    // overrides as the new context will have a different uuid.
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'de bar');
-
-    // Enter an english context on top of the german context.
-    $account = entity_create('user', array(
-      'name' => 'English user',
-      'mail' => 'test@example.com',
-      'created' => REQUEST_TIME,
-      'status' => 1,
-      'preferred_langcode' => 'en',
-    ));
-    // Create a new user config context to stack on top of the existign one.
-    $en_user_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\user\UserConfigContext');
-    $en_user_config_context->setAccount($account);
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the english user
-    // context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'de bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the german user
-    // context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we cannot leave the default context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
   }
 
   /**
    * Tests locale override based on language.
    */
   function testConfigLocaleLanguageOverride() {
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'variable');
-    $this->installConfig(array('language'));
     language_save(new Language(array(
       'name' => 'French',
       'id' => 'fr',
     )));
     language_save(new Language(array(
-      'name' => 'English',
-      'id' => 'en',
-    )));
-    language_save(new Language(array(
       'name' => 'German',
       'id' => 'de',
     )));
 
-    $language = language_load('fr');
-    $language_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\Core\Config\Context\LanguageConfigContext');
-    $language_config_context->setLanguage($language);
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->setLanguage(language_load('fr'));
     $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'fr bar');
-    // Ensure the non-overridden value is still the same.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the language context. The
-    // locale overrides contain an English override too, so although we are not
-    // in a language override context, the English language override
-    // applies due to the negotiated language for the page.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
 
-    $config_factory = \Drupal::service('config.factory');
-    $language = language_load('de');
-    $config_factory->enterContext($language_config_context->setLanguage($language));
-    // Should not have to re-initialize the configuration object to get new
-    // overrides as the new context will have a different uuid.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->setLanguage(language_load('de'));
     $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'de bar');
-
-    // Enter an english context on top of the german context.
-    $language = language_load('en');
-    // Create a new language config context to stack on top of the existing one.
-    $en_language_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\Core\Config\Context\LanguageConfigContext');
-    $en_language_config_context->setLanguage($language);
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the english
-    // language context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'de bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the german
-    // language context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-
-    // Ensure that we cannot leave the default context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests locale override in combination with global overrides.
-   */
-  function testConfigLocaleUserAndGlobalOverride() {
-    global $conf;
-
-    // Globally override value for the keys in config_test.system. Although we
-    // override the foo key, there are also language overrides, which trump
-    // global overrides so the 'foo' key override will never surface.
-    $conf['config_test.system']['foo'] = 'global bar';
-    $conf['config_test.system']['404'] = 'global herp';
-
-    $this->installSchema('system', 'variable');
-    $this->installConfig(array('language'));
-    language_save(new Language(array(
-      'name' => 'French',
-      'id' => 'fr',
-    )));
-
-    $this->installSchema('user', 'users');
-    $account = entity_create('user', array(
-      'name' => 'French user',
-      'mail' => 'test@example.com',
-      'created' => REQUEST_TIME,
-      'status' => 1,
-      'preferred_langcode' => 'fr',
-    ));
-
-    $user_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\user\UserConfigContext');
-    $user_config_context->setAccount($account);
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'fr bar');
-    // Ensure the value overriden from global $conf works.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'global herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we leave the user context. The
-    // locale overrides contain an English override too, so although we are not
-    // in a user based language override context, the English language override
-    // applies due to the negotiated language for the page.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-    // Global override should still apply.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'global herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we cannot leave the default context.
-    config_context_leave();
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), 'en bar');
-    // Global override should still apply.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), 'global herp');
-
-    // Ensure that we get the expected value when we avoid overrides.
-    config_context_enter('config.context.free');
-    $config_admin = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    // Language override should not apply anymore.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config_admin->get('foo'), 'bar');
-    // Global override should not apply.
-    $this->assertIdentical($config_admin->get('404'), 'herp');
-    config_context_leave();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests config_context_enter() invalid context name handling.
-   */
-  function testInvalidContextName() {
-    $message = 'Expected ConfigException was thrown for an invalid context_name argument.';
-    try {
-      config_context_enter('invalid.config.context');
-      $this->fail($message);
-    }
-    catch (ConfigException $e) {
-      $this->pass($message);
-    }
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverrideWebTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverrideWebTest.php
index f98a1e0..b5014c4 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverrideWebTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigLocaleOverrideWebTest.php
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ function testSiteNameTranslation() {
     // The home page in English should not have the override.
     $this->drupalGet('');
     $this->assertNoText('XX site name');
-
-    // During path resolution the system.site configuration object is used to
-    // determine the front page. This occurs before language negotiation causing
-    // the configuration factory to cache an object without the correct
-    // overrides. We are testing that the configuration factory is
-    // re-initialised after language negotiation. Ensure that it applies when
-    // we access the XX front page.
-    // @see \Drupal\Core\PathProcessor::processInbound()
-    $this->drupalGet('xx');
-    $this->assertText('XX site name');
   }
-
 }
+
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigOverrideTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigOverrideTest.php
index a6016c3..25b0ff1 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigOverrideTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigOverrideTest.php
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ function testConfOverride() {
     $this->assertFalse(isset($data['baz']));
     $this->assertIdentical($data['404'], $expected_original_data['404']);
 
-    // Enter an override-free context to ensure the original data remains.
-    config_context_enter('config.context.free');
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), $expected_original_data['foo']);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('baz'), $expected_original_data['baz']);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), $expected_original_data['404']);
-    config_context_leave();
-
     // Get the configuration object in an overriden context (the one set by
     // default).
     $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
@@ -100,14 +92,6 @@ function testConfOverride() {
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('baz'), $conf['config_test.system']['baz']);
     $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), $conf['config_test.system']['404']);
 
-    // Enter an override-free context to ensure the original data remains saved.
-    config_context_enter('config.context.free');
-    $config = \Drupal::config('config_test.system');
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('foo'), $expected_original_data['foo']);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('baz'), $expected_original_data['baz']);
-    $this->assertIdentical($config->get('404'), $expected_original_data['404']);
-    config_context_leave();
-
     // Write file to staging.
     $staging = $this->container->get('config.storage.staging');
     $expected_new_data = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigSnapshotTest.php b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigSnapshotTest.php
index d9504b2..064f958 100644
--- a/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigSnapshotTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/config/lib/Drupal/config/Tests/ConfigSnapshotTest.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ function testSnapshot() {
     $this->configImporter()->import();
 
     // Verify changed config was properly imported.
+    \Drupal::service('config.factory')->reset($config_name);
     $this->assertIdentical(\Drupal::config($config_name)->get($config_key), $new_data);
 
     // Verify that a new snapshot was created which and that it matches
diff --git a/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/ContentLanguageSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/ContentLanguageSettingsForm.php
index 362de0c..d6e6b11 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/ContentLanguageSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/ContentLanguageSettingsForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\language\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class ContentLanguageSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The config factory.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
    *   The entity manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->entityManager = $entity_manager;
   }
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.entity')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationBrowserForm.php b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationBrowserForm.php
index d5b991d..4c3109d 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationBrowserForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/lib/Drupal/language/Form/NegotiationBrowserForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\language\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -31,8 +30,8 @@ class NegotiationBrowserForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
    *   The module handler
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
   }
@@ -196,5 +194,5 @@ protected function language_get_browser_drupal_langcode_mappings() {
     }
     return $config->get();
   }
-
 }
+
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php
index 11fa899..f1a9f83 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/LocaleConfigSubscriber.php
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\locale;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageDispatcher;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager;
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
 
-
 /**
  * Locale Config helper
  *
@@ -34,80 +30,29 @@ class LocaleConfigSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
   protected $languageManager;
 
   /**
-   * Default configuration context.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface
-   */
-  protected $defaultConfigContext;
-
-  /**
    * Constructs a LocaleConfigSubscriber object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManager $language_manager
    *   The language manager service.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext $config_context
-   *   The configuration context service.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
+   *   The configuration object factory.
    */
-  public function __construct(LanguageManager $language_manager, ContextInterface $config_context) {
+  public function __construct(LanguageManager $language_manager, ConfigFactory $config_factory) {
     $this->languageManager = $language_manager;
-    $this->defaultConfigContext = $config_context;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Initializes configuration context with language.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent $event
-   *   The Event to process.
-   */
-  public function configContext(ConfigEvent $event) {
-    $context = $event->getContext();
-
-    // If there is a language set explicitly in the current context, use it.
-    // Otherwise check if there is a user set in the current context,
-    // to set the language based on the preferred language of the user.
-    // Otherwise set it based on the negotiated interface language.
-    if ($language = $context->get('language')) {
-      $context->set('locale.language', $language);
-    }
-    elseif ($account = $context->get('user.account')) {
-      $context->set('locale.language', language_load($account->getPreferredLangcode()));
-    }
-    elseif ($language = $this->languageManager->getLanguage(Language::TYPE_INTERFACE)) {
-      $context->set('locale.language', $language);
-    }
+    $this->configFactory = $config_factory;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Override configuration values with localized data.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent $event
-   *   The Event to process.
-   */
-  public function configLoad(ConfigEvent $event) {
-    $context = $event->getContext();
-    if ($language = $context->get('locale.language')) {
-      $config = $event->getConfig();
-      $locale_name = $this->getLocaleConfigName($config->getName(), $language);
-      // Check to see if the config storage has an appropriately named file
-      // containing override data.
-      if ($override = $event->getConfig()->getStorage()->read($locale_name)) {
-        $config->setOverride($override);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Sets the negotiated interface language on the default configuration context.
+   * Sets the negotiated interface language on the configuration factory.
    *
    * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent $event
    *   Kernel event to respond to.
    */
-  public function onKernelRequestSetDefaultConfigContextLocale(GetResponseEvent $event) {
-    // Re-initialize the default configuration context to ensure any cached
-    // configuration object are reset and can be translated. This will invoke
-    // the config context event which will retrieve the negotiated language
-    // from the language manager in configContext().
-    $this->defaultConfigContext->init();
+  public function onKernelRequestSetDefaultConfigLanguage(GetResponseEvent $event) {
+    // @todo: this is probably wrong, help me Gabor, you're my only hope.
+    if ($this->languageManager->isMultiLingual()) {
+      $this->configFactory->setLanguage($this->languageManager->getLanguage(Language::TYPE_INTERFACE));
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -132,11 +77,8 @@ public function getLocaleConfigName($name, Language $language) {
    * Implements EventSubscriberInterface::getSubscribedEvents().
    */
   static function getSubscribedEvents() {
-    $events['config.context'][] = array('configContext', 20);
-    $events['config.load'][] = array('configLoad', 20);
-    // Set the priority above the one from the RouteListener (priority 32)
-    // so ensure that the context is cleared before the routing system steps in.
-    $events[KernelEvents::REQUEST][] = array('onKernelRequestSetDefaultConfigContextLocale', 48);
+    $events[KernelEvents::REQUEST][] = array('onKernelRequestSetDefaultConfigLanguage', 48);
     return $events;
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleConfigTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleConfigTranslationTest.php
index 3c219ec..92ae310 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleConfigTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleConfigTranslationTest.php
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ function testConfigTranslation() {
     $translation = $wrapper->getTranslation($langcode);
     $properties = $translation->getProperties();
     $this->assertEqual(count($properties), 1, 'Got the right number of properties after translation');
-//    $this->assertEqual($properties['name']->getValue(), $site_name, 'Got the right translation for site name after translation');
 
     // Check the translated site name is displayed.
     $this->drupalGet($langcode);
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationUiTest.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationUiTest.php
index 06b6ed4..2b13eb9 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationUiTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocaleTranslationUiTest.php
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ function testStringTranslation() {
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/config/regional/translate', $edit, t('Save translations'));
     $this->assertText(t('The strings have been saved.'), 'The strings have been saved.');
-    $this->assertEqual($this->getUrl(), url('admin/config/regional/translate', array('absolute' => TRUE)), 'Correct page redirection.');
+    $url_bits = explode('?', $this->getUrl());
+    $this->assertEqual($url_bits[0], url('admin/config/regional/translate', array('absolute' => TRUE)), 'Correct page redirection.');
     $search = array(
       'string' => $name,
       'langcode' => $langcode,
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml b/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
index f831989..688db5f 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.services.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
     class: Drupal\locale\LocaleConfigSubscriber
     tags:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
-    arguments: ['@language_manager', '@config.context']
+    arguments: ['@language_manager', '@config.factory']
   paramconverter.configentity_admin:
     class: Drupal\locale\ParamConverter\LocaleAdminPathConfigEntityConverter
     tags:
diff --git a/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Form/SearchSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Form/SearchSettingsForm.php
index 0bf795a..23cf8d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Form/SearchSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/search/lib/Drupal/search/Form/SearchSettingsForm.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\search\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginFormInterface;
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ class SearchSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The configuration factory object that manages search settings.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The context interface
    * @param \Drupal\search\SearchPluginManager $manager
    *   The manager for search plugins.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
@@ -62,8 +59,8 @@ class SearchSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface $state
    *   The state key/value store interface, gives access to state based config settings.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, SearchPluginManager $manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, SearchPluginManager $manager, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->searchSettings = $config_factory->get('search.settings');
     $this->searchPluginManager = $manager;
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('plugin.manager.search'),
       $container->get('module_handler'),
       $container->get('state')
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/StatisticsSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
index e8646cd..2f4d9f7 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\statistics;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
@@ -29,13 +28,11 @@ class StatisticsSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
    *   The module handler.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
   }
@@ -95,5 +91,5 @@ public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
 
     parent::submitForm($form, $form_state);
   }
-
 }
+
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/CronForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/CronForm.php
index 84dddb1..6de2732 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/CronForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/CronForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ class CronForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface $state
    *   The state key value store.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->state = $state;
   }
 
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('state')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ImageToolkitForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ImageToolkitForm.php
index 93d073b..d4342fc 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ImageToolkitForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ImageToolkitForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\ImageToolkit\ImageToolkitManager;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class ImageToolkitForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\ImageToolkit\ImageToolkitManager $manager
    *   The image toolkit plugin manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, ImageToolkitManager $manager) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ImageToolkitManager $manager) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     foreach ($manager->getAvailableToolkits() as $id => $definition) {
       $this->availableToolkits[$id] = $manager->createInstance($id);
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('image.toolkit.manager')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/PerformanceForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/PerformanceForm.php
index f596078..cc114bf 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/PerformanceForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/PerformanceForm.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
@@ -30,12 +29,10 @@ class PerformanceForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface $page_cache
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, CacheBackendInterface $page_cache) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, CacheBackendInterface $page_cache) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->pageCache = $page_cache;
   }
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('cache.page')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/RegionalForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/RegionalForm.php
index a75ff7f..2ca6acf 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/RegionalForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/RegionalForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Locale\CountryManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class RegionalForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Locale\CountryManagerInterface $country_manager
    *   The country manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, CountryManagerInterface $country_manager) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, CountryManagerInterface $country_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->countryManager = $country_manager;
   }
 
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('country_manager')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteInformationForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteInformationForm.php
index f211126..248dd4a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteInformationForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteInformationForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Path\AliasManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class SiteInformationForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context used for this configuration object.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Path\AliasManagerInterface $alias_manager
    *   The path alias manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, AliasManagerInterface $alias_manager) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, AliasManagerInterface $alias_manager) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->aliasManager = $alias_manager;
   }
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('path.alias_manager')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteMaintenanceModeForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteMaintenanceModeForm.php
index fa10960..f24311d 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteMaintenanceModeForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/SiteMaintenanceModeForm.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\system\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class SiteMaintenanceModeForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreInterface $state
    *   The state keyvalue collection to use.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, KeyValueStoreInterface $state) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->state = $state;
   }
 
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('state')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ThemeSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ThemeSettingsForm.php
index 8c46595..bb34bbd 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ThemeSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Form/ThemeSettingsForm.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 
@@ -33,13 +32,11 @@ class ThemeSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context to use.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
    *   The module handler instance to use.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemConfigSubscriber.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemConfigSubscriber.php
index f9965f9..237473a 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemConfigSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/SystemConfigSubscriber.php
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Config;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterEvent;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporterException;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigEvent;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageDispatcher;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/AccountSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/AccountSettingsForm.php
index ace1834..20ae102 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/AccountSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/AccountSettingsForm.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
@@ -30,13 +29,11 @@ class AccountSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory $config_factory
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ContextInterface $context
-   *   The configuration context.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler $module_handler
    *   The module handler.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $context, ModuleHandler $module_handler) {
-    parent::__construct($config_factory, $context);
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ModuleHandler $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($config_factory);
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
 
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactory $config_factory, ContextInterface $con
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('config.context.free'),
       $container->get('module_handler')
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserConfigContext.php b/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserConfigContext.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d5f497..0000000
--- a/core/modules/user/lib/Drupal/user/UserConfigContext.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\user\UserConfigContext.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\user;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Config\Context\ConfigContext;
-use Drupal\user\UserInterfaceInterface;
-
-
-/**
- * Defines a configuration context object for a user account.
- *
- * This should be used when configuration objects need a context for a user
- * other than the current user.
- *
- * @see user_mail()
- */
-class UserConfigContext extends ConfigContext {
-
-  /**
-   * Predefined key for account object.
-   */
-  const USER_KEY = 'user.account';
-
-  /**
-   * Creates the configuration context for user accounts.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\user\UserInterface $account
-   *   The account to add to the config context.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\user\UserConfigContext
-   *   The user config context object.
-   */
-  public function setAccount(UserInterface $account) {
-    $this->set(self::USER_KEY, $account);
-    // Re-initialize since the user change changes the context fundamentally.
-    $this->init();
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 4ee0675..a93e5f2 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -1364,12 +1364,10 @@ function user_mail($key, &$message, $params) {
   $langcode = $message['langcode'];
   $variables = array('user' => $params['account']);
 
-  // Get configuration objects customized for the user specified in $params as
-  // this user is not necessarily the same as the one triggering the mail. This
-  // allows the configuration objects to be localized for the user's language if
-  // the locale module is enabled.
-  $user_config_context = config_context_enter('Drupal\user\UserConfigContext');
-  $user_config_context->setAccount($params['account']);
+  $original_language = \Drupal::configFactory()->getLanguage();
+
+  $language = language_load($params['account']->getPreferredLangcode());
+  \Drupal::configFactory()->setLanguage($language);
   $mail_config = \Drupal::config('user.mail');
 
    // We do not sanitize the token replacement, since the output of this
@@ -1378,8 +1376,7 @@ function user_mail($key, &$message, $params) {
   $message['subject'] .= $token_service->replace($mail_config->get($key . '.subject'), $variables, $token_options);
   $message['body'][] = $token_service->replace($mail_config->get($key . '.body'), $variables, $token_options);
 
-  // Return the previous config context.
-  config_context_leave();
+  \Drupal::configFactory()->setLanguage($original_language);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Routing/UrlGeneratorTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Routing/UrlGeneratorTest.php
index d1c59c9..1c427f1 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Routing/UrlGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Routing/UrlGeneratorTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\Tests\Core\Routing;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Settings;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory;
+use Drupal\Core\Config\NullStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\PathProcessorAlias;
 use Drupal\Core\PathProcessor\PathProcessorManager;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGenerator;