diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/lib/Drupal/content_translation/ContentTranslationController.php b/core/modules/content_translation/lib/Drupal/content_translation/ContentTranslationController.php
index acdafb0bfa1..60460d82c90 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/lib/Drupal/content_translation/ContentTranslationController.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/lib/Drupal/content_translation/ContentTranslationController.php
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class ContentTranslationController implements ContentTranslationControllerInterf
         '#maxlength' => 60,
         '#autocomplete_route_name' => 'user.autocomplete',
         '#default_value' => $name,
-        '#description' => t('Leave blank for %anonymous.', array('%anonymous' => variable_get('anonymous', t('Anonymous')))),
+        '#description' => t('Leave blank for %anonymous.', array('%anonymous' => \Drupal::config('user.settings')->get('anonymous'))),
       );
 
       $date = $new_translation ? REQUEST_TIME : $entity->translation[$form_langcode]['created'];