diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/FeedCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/FeedCacheTagsTest.php
index fbe452413b0b..2ad5f5a5eda0 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/FeedCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/FeedCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Drupal\aggregator\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\aggregator\Entity\Feed;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Feed entity's cache tags.
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class FeedCacheTagsTest extends EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to access feeds, so that we can verify
     // the cache tags of cached versions of feeds.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('access news feeds');
     $user_role->save();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/ItemCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/ItemCacheTagsTest.php
index 12b893c6bcac..3a80ebe36d1e 100644
--- a/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/ItemCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/aggregator/src/Tests/ItemCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Drupal\aggregator\Tests;
 use Drupal\aggregator\Entity\Feed;
 use Drupal\aggregator\Entity\Item;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Item entity's cache tags.
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class ItemCacheTagsTest extends EntityCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to access feeds, so that we can verify
     // the cache tags of cached versions of feed items.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('access news feeds');
     $user_role->save();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentCacheTagsTest.php
index 921f6ca1a52a..5da555518921 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Tests/CommentCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Drupal\comment\CommentManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Comment entity's cache tags.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class CommentCacheTagsTest extends EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to view comments, so that we can verify
     // the cache tags of cached versions of comment pages.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('access comments');
     $user_role->save();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateUserRoleTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateUserRoleTest.php
index ee73c6665504..ec087663d1bb 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateUserRoleTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Tests/d6/MigrateUserRoleTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Drupal\migrate_drupal\Tests\d6;
 
 use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutable;
 use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Tests\MigrateDrupalTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Upgrade user roles to user.role.*.yml.
@@ -56,22 +57,22 @@ class MigrateUserRoleTest extends MigrateDrupalTestBase {
     /** @var \Drupal\migrate\entity\Migration $migration */
     $migration = entity_load('migration', 'd6_user_role');
     $rid = 'anonymous';
-    $anonymous = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+    $anonymous = Role::load($rid);
     $this->assertEqual($anonymous->id(), $rid);
     $this->assertEqual($anonymous->getPermissions(), array('migrate test anonymous permission', 'use text format filtered_html'));
     $this->assertEqual(array($rid), $migration->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationId(array(1)));
     $rid = 'authenticated';
-    $authenticated = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+    $authenticated = Role::load($rid);
     $this->assertEqual($authenticated->id(), $rid);
     $this->assertEqual($authenticated->getPermissions(), array('migrate test authenticated permission', 'use text format filtered_html'));
     $this->assertEqual(array($rid), $migration->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationId(array(2)));
     $rid = 'migrate_test_role_1';
-    $migrate_test_role_1 = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+    $migrate_test_role_1 = Role::load($rid);
     $this->assertEqual($migrate_test_role_1->id(), $rid);
     $this->assertEqual($migrate_test_role_1->getPermissions(), array(0 => 'migrate test role 1 test permission', 'use text format full_html'));
     $this->assertEqual(array($rid), $migration->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationId(array(3)));
     $rid = 'migrate_test_role_2';
-    $migrate_test_role_2 = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+    $migrate_test_role_2 = Role::load($rid);
     $this->assertEqual($migrate_test_role_2->getPermissions(), array(
       'migrate test role 2 test permission',
       'use PHP for settings',
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class MigrateUserRoleTest extends MigrateDrupalTestBase {
     $this->assertEqual($migrate_test_role_2->id(), $rid);
     $this->assertEqual(array($rid), $migration->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationId(array(4)));
     $rid = 'migrate_test_role_3_that_is_long';
-    $migrate_test_role_3 = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+    $migrate_test_role_3 = Role::load($rid);
     $this->assertEqual($migrate_test_role_3->id(), $rid);
     $this->assertEqual(array($rid), $migration->getIdMap()->lookupDestinationId(array(5)));
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.views_execution.inc b/core/modules/node/node.views_execution.inc
index f97b8adeccb5..4f162f4d78ef 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.views_execution.inc
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.views_execution.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\views\ViewExecutable;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_views_query_substitutions().
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ function node_views_analyze(ViewExecutable $view) {
         // check for no access control
         $access = $display->getOption('access');
         if (empty($access['type']) || $access['type'] == 'none') {
-          $anonymous_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+          $anonymous_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
           $anonymous_has_access = $anonymous_role && $anonymous_role->hasPermission('access content');
-          $authenticated_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID);
+          $authenticated_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID);
           $authenticated_has_access = $authenticated_role && $authenticated_role->hasPermission('access content');
           if (!$anonymous_has_access || !$authenticated_has_access) {
             $ret[] = Analyzer::formatMessage(t('Some roles lack permission to access content, but display %display has no access control.', array('%display' => $display->display['display_title'])), 'warning');
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCacheTagsTest.php
index 881ae546aa01..b85d17568d30 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Tests/NodeCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Drupal\node\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Node entity's cache tags.
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class NodeCacheTagsTest extends EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to view nodes, so that we can verify the
     // cache tags of cached versions of node pages.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('acess content');
     $user_role->save();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/src/Tests/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/shortcut/src/Tests/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
index 836cf4f2467a..98b0904b45f8 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/src/Tests/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/src/Tests/ShortcutCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Drupal\shortcut\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\shortcut\Entity\Shortcut;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the Shortcut entity's cache tags.
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class ShortcutCacheTagsTest extends EntityCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to customize shortcut links, so that we
     // can verify the cache tags of cached versions of shortcuts.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('customize shortcut links');
     $user_role->grantPermission('access shortcuts');
     $user_role->save();
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/src/WebTestBase.php b/core/modules/simpletest/src/WebTestBase.php
index 3c826bfee32a..98f68fcc84a0 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/src/WebTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/src/WebTestBase.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\StreamWrapper\PublicStream;
 use Drupal\Core\Datetime\DrupalDateTime;
 use Drupal\block\Entity\Block;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Test case for typical Drupal tests.
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ abstract class WebTestBase extends TestBase {
       // Grant the specified permissions to the role, if any.
       if (!empty($permissions)) {
         user_role_grant_permissions($role->id(), $permissions);
-        $assigned_permissions = entity_load('user_role', $role->id())->getPermissions();
+        $assigned_permissions = Role::load($role->id())->getPermissions();
         $missing_permissions = array_diff($permissions, $assigned_permissions);
         if (!$missing_permissions) {
           $this->pass(String::format('Created permissions: @perms', array('@perms' => implode(', ', $permissions))), 'Role');
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCacheTagsTestBase.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCacheTagsTestBase.php
index 3c981c12ab4b..f0185398bd68 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCacheTagsTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Entity/EntityCacheTagsTestBase.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldStorageDefinitionInterface;
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Cache\PageCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Provides helper methods for Entity cache tags tests.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ abstract class EntityCacheTagsTestBase extends PageCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to view test entities, so that we can
     // verify the cache tags of cached versions of test entity pages.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('view test entity');
     $user_role->save();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/RoleForm.php b/core/modules/user/src/RoleForm.php
index d9ef7cda7591..b05c164eaf96 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/RoleForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/RoleForm.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RoleForm extends EntityForm {
       '#size' => 30,
       '#maxlength' => 64,
       '#machine_name' => array(
-        'exists' => 'user_role_load',
+        'exists' => ['\Drupal\user\Entity\Role', 'load'],
       ),
     );
     $form['weight'] = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserCacheTagsTest.php
index 4085de4f3f52..2fa9baf1fa08 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\user\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\system\Tests\Entity\EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests the User entity's cache tags.
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class UserCacheTagsTest extends EntityWithUriCacheTagsTestBase {
 
     // Give anonymous users permission to view user profiles, so that we can
     // verify the cache tags of cached versions of user profile pages.
-    $user_role = entity_load('user_role', DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
+    $user_role = Role::load(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID);
     $user_role->grantPermission('access user profiles');
     $user_role->save();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserRoleAdminTest.php b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserRoleAdminTest.php
index e8e8815f8358..7d18b0a2ed7c 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserRoleAdminTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserRoleAdminTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\user\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\Role;
 
 /**
  * Tests adding, editing and deleting user roles and changing role weights.
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class UserRoleAdminTest extends WebTestBase {
     $edit = array('label' => $role_name, 'id' => $role_name);
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/people/roles/add', $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertRaw(t('Role %label has been added.', array('%label' => 123)));
-    $role = entity_load('user_role', $role_name);
+    $role = Role::load($role_name);
     $this->assertTrue(is_object($role), 'The role was successfully retrieved from the database.');
 
     // Check that the role was created in site default language.
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ class UserRoleAdminTest extends WebTestBase {
     $edit = array('label' => $role_name);
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/people/roles/manage/{$role->id()}", $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertRaw(t('Role %label has been updated.', array('%label' => $role_name)));
-    $new_role = entity_load('user_role', $role->id(), TRUE);
+    \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('user_role')->resetCache(array($role->id()));
+    $new_role = Role::load($role->id());
     $this->assertEqual($new_role->label(), $role_name, 'The role name has been successfully changed.');
 
     // Test deleting a role.
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ class UserRoleAdminTest extends WebTestBase {
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, array(), t('Delete'));
     $this->assertRaw(t('Role %label has been deleted.', array('%label' => $role_name)));
     $this->assertNoLinkByHref("admin/people/roles/manage/{$role->id()}", 'Role edit link removed.');
-    $this->assertFalse(entity_load('user_role', $role->id(), TRUE), 'A deleted role can no longer be loaded.');
+    \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('user_role')->resetCache(array($role->id()));
+    $this->assertFalse(Role::load($role->id()), 'A deleted role can no longer be loaded.');
 
     // Make sure that the system-defined roles can be edited via the user
     // interface.
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 82aca31730ad..f2ecb69333ee 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function user_role_permissions(array $roles) {
   if (defined('MAINTENANCE_MODE') && MAINTENANCE_MODE == 'update') {
     return _user_role_permissions_update($roles);
   }
-  $entities = entity_load_multiple('user_role', $roles);
+  $entities = Role::loadMultiple($roles);
   $role_permissions = array();
   foreach ($roles as $rid) {
     $role_permissions[$rid] = isset($entities[$rid]) ? $entities[$rid]->getPermissions() : array();
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ function user_roles($membersonly = FALSE, $permission = NULL) {
     }
   }
 
-  $roles = entity_load_multiple('user_role');
+  $roles = Role::loadMultiple();
   if ($membersonly) {
     unset($roles[DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID]);
   }
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ function user_role_change_permissions($rid, array $permissions = array()) {
  */
 function user_role_grant_permissions($rid, array $permissions = array()) {
   // Grant new permissions for the role.
-  $role = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+  $role = Role::load($rid);
   foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
     $role->grantPermission($permission);
   }
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ function user_role_grant_permissions($rid, array $permissions = array()) {
  */
 function user_role_revoke_permissions($rid, array $permissions = array()) {
   // Revoke permissions for the role.
-  $role = entity_load('user_role', $rid);
+  $role = Role::load($rid);
   foreach ($permissions as $permission) {
     $role->revokePermission($permission);
   }