diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Tests/TermTest.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Tests/TermTest.php
index 99ab62ea53d..2195b55a3a6 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Tests/TermTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/lib/Drupal/taxonomy/Tests/TermTest.php
@@ -348,11 +348,6 @@ class TermTest extends TaxonomyTestBase {
     // Check that the term feed page is working.
     $this->drupalGet('taxonomy/term/' . $term->id() . '/feed');
 
-    // Check that the term edit page does not try to interpret additional path
-    // components as arguments for entity_get_form().
-    $this->drupalGet('taxonomy/term/' . $term->id() . '/edit/' . $this->randomName());
-    $this->assertResponse(200, 'The taxonomy term edit menu item ensured appropriate arguments were passed to its page callback.');
-
     // Delete the term.
     $this->drupalPost('taxonomy/term/' . $term->id() . '/edit', array(), t('Delete'));
     $this->drupalPost(NULL, NULL, t('Delete'));
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 2d08f286dc6..0ec318743ff 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -265,14 +265,11 @@ function taxonomy_menu() {
   );
   $items['taxonomy/term/%taxonomy_term/edit'] = array(
     'title' => 'Edit',
-    'page callback' => 'entity_get_form',
-    'page arguments' => array(2, 'default', array()),
-    'access callback' => 'entity_page_access',
-    'access arguments' => array(2, 'update'),
+    'title callback' => 'taxonomy_term_title',
+    'title arguments' => array(2),
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'context' => MENU_CONTEXT_PAGE | MENU_CONTEXT_INLINE,
     'weight' => 10,
-    'file' => 'taxonomy.admin.inc',
   );
   $items['taxonomy/term/%taxonomy_term/delete'] = array(
     'title' => 'Delete',
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
index d89019ef70d..474d48c01d4 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.routing.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ taxonomy_term_add:
   requirements:
     _access_taxonomy_term_create: 'taxonomy_term'
 
+taxonomy_term_edit:
+  pattern: '/taxonomy/term/{taxonomy_term}/edit'
+  defaults:
+    _entity_form: 'taxonomy_term.default'
+  requirements:
+    _entity_access: 'taxonomy_term.update'
+
 taxonomy_term_delete:
   pattern: '/taxonomy/term/{taxonomy_term}/delete'
   defaults: