diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.services.yml b/core/modules/node/node.services.yml
index eb48e7edaac6..2586da355cd7 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.services.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ services:
       - { name: backend_overridable }
   access_check.node.revision:
     class: Drupal\node\Access\NodeRevisionAccessCheck
-    arguments: ['@entity.manager', '@database']
+    arguments: ['@entity.manager']
     tags:
       - { name: access_check, applies_to: _access_node_revision }
-      - { name: backend_overridable }
   access_check.node.add:
     class: Drupal\node\Access\NodeAddAccessCheck
     arguments: ['@entity.manager']
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Access/NodeRevisionAccessCheck.php b/core/modules/node/src/Access/NodeRevisionAccessCheck.php
index f7309d739777..abdf8c920010 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Access/NodeRevisionAccessCheck.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Access/NodeRevisionAccessCheck.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\node\Access;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessResult;
-use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\Access\AccessInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ class NodeRevisionAccessCheck implements AccessInterface {
   /**
    * The node storage.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\node\NodeStorageInterface
    */
   protected $nodeStorage;
 
@@ -34,13 +33,6 @@ class NodeRevisionAccessCheck implements AccessInterface {
    */
   protected $nodeAccess;
 
-  /**
-   * The database connection.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection
-   */
-  protected $connection;
-
   /**
    * A static cache of access checks.
    *
@@ -56,10 +48,9 @@ class NodeRevisionAccessCheck implements AccessInterface {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   The database connection.
    */
-  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, Connection $connection) {
+  public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager) {
     $this->nodeStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('node');
     $this->nodeAccess = $entity_manager->getAccessControlHandler('node');
-    $this->connection = $connection;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ class NodeRevisionAccessCheck implements AccessInterface {
       // different revisions so there is no need for a separate database check.
       // Also, if you try to revert to or delete the default revision, that's
       // not good.
-      if ($node->isDefaultRevision() && ($this->connection->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {node_field_revision} WHERE nid = :nid AND default_langcode = 1', array(':nid' => $node->id()))->fetchField() == 1 || $op == 'update' || $op == 'delete')) {
+      if ($node->isDefaultRevision() && ($this->nodeStorage->countDefaultLanguageRevisions($node) == 1 || $op == 'update' || $op == 'delete')) {
         $this->access[$cid] = FALSE;
       }
       elseif ($account->hasPermission('administer nodes')) {
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorage.php b/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorage.php
index e3c90fbea169..830fc3265daa 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorage.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorage.php
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class NodeStorage extends SqlContentEntityStorage implements NodeStorageInterfac
     )->fetchCol();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function countDefaultLanguageRevisions(NodeInterface $node) {
+    return $this->database->query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {node_field_revision} WHERE nid = :nid AND default_langcode = 1', array(':nid' => $node->id()))->fetchField();
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorageInterface.php b/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorageInterface.php
index 2b5e91f38ad0..1ca7fabdb07f 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorageInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/NodeStorageInterface.php
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ interface NodeStorageInterface extends EntityStorageInterface {
    */
   public function userRevisionIds(AccountInterface $account);
 
+  /**
+   * Counts the number of revisions in the default language.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\node\NodeInterface
+   *   The node entity.
+   *
+   * @return int
+   *   The number of revisions in the default language.
+   */
+  public function countDefaultLanguageRevisions(NodeInterface $node);
+
   /**
    * Updates all nodes of one type to be of another type.
    *