diff --git a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
index 7acbe57dd51..40ee67fca34 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/lib/Drupal/views/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ abstract class PathPluginBase extends DisplayPluginBase implements DisplayRouter
     // If this is to be a default tab, create the route for the parent path.
     if ($this->isDefaultTabPath()) {
       $bit = array_pop($bits);
-      if ($bit == '%views_arg' || empty($bits)) {
+      if (empty($bits)) {
         $bits[] = $bit;
       }
     }
@@ -284,18 +284,6 @@ abstract class PathPluginBase extends DisplayPluginBase implements DisplayRouter
     $this->view->initHandlers();
     $view_arguments = $this->view->argument;
 
-    // Replace % with %views_arg for menu autoloading and add to the
-    // page arguments so the argument actually comes through.
-    foreach ($bits as $pos => $bit) {
-      if ($bit == '%') {
-        $argument = array_shift($view_arguments);
-        if (!empty($argument->options['specify_validation']) && $argument->options['validate']['type'] != 'none') {
-          $bits[$pos] = '%views_arg';
-        }
-        $page_arguments[] = $pos;
-      }
-    }
-
     $path = implode('/', $bits);
 
     $view_route_names = $this->state->get('views.view_route_names') ?: array();
@@ -366,7 +354,7 @@ abstract class PathPluginBase extends DisplayPluginBase implements DisplayRouter
 
         // we can't do this if they tried to make the last path bit variable.
         // @todo: We can validate this.
-        if ($bit != '%views_arg' && !empty($bits)) {
+        if (!empty($bits)) {
           // Assign the route name to the parent route, not the default tab.
           $default_route_name = $items[$path]['route_name'];
           unset($items[$path]['route_name']);
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index daf2406b660..fe427b062d2 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -315,91 +315,6 @@ function views_menu_alter(&$callbacks) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Helper function for menu loading. This will automatically be
- * called in order to 'load' a views argument; primarily it
- * will be used to perform validation.
- *
- * @param $value
- *   The actual value passed.
- * @param $name
- *   The name of the view. This needs to be specified in the 'load function'
- *   of the menu entry.
- * @param $display_id
- *   The display id that will be loaded for this menu item.
- * @param $index
- *   The menu argument index. This counts from 1.
- */
-function views_arg_load($value, $name, $display_id, $index) {
-  static $views = array();
-
-  // Make sure we haven't already loaded this views argument for a similar menu
-  // item elsewhere.
-  $key = $name . ':' . $display_id . ':' . $value . ':' . $index;
-  if (isset($views[$key])) {
-    return $views[$key];
-  }
-
-  if ($view = views_get_view($name)) {
-    $view->setDisplay($display_id);
-    $view->initHandlers();
-
-    $ids = array_keys($view->argument);
-
-    $indexes = array();
-    $path = explode('/', $view->getPath());
-
-    foreach ($path as $id => $piece) {
-      if ($piece == '%' && !empty($ids)) {
-        $indexes[$id] = array_shift($ids);
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (isset($indexes[$index])) {
-      if (isset($view->argument[$indexes[$index]])) {
-        $arg = $view->argument[$indexes[$index]]->validateMenuArgument($value) ? $value : FALSE;
-        $view->destroy();
-
-        // Store the output in case we load this same menu item again.
-        $views[$key] = $arg;
-        return $arg;
-      }
-    }
-    $view->destroy();
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Page callback: Displays a page view, given a name and display id.
- *
- * @param $name
- *   The name of a view.
- * @param $display_id
- *   The display id of a view.
- *
- * @return
- *   Either the HTML of a fully-executed view, or MENU_NOT_FOUND.
- */
-function views_page($name, $display_id) {
-  $args = func_get_args();
-  // Remove $name and $display_id from the arguments.
-  array_shift($args);
-  array_shift($args);
-
-  // Load the view and render it.
-  if ($view = views_get_view($name)) {
-    if ($output = $view->executeDisplay($display_id, $args)) {
-      return $output;
-    }
-    else {
-      return array();
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Fallback if we get here no view was found.
-  return MENU_NOT_FOUND;
-}
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_page_alter().
  */