diff --git a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/EntityReferenceController.php b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/EntityReferenceController.php
index b5569431864cfd5eb312d9900c076217b886c188..afc4cc0d77d7c8c851e2a58f635385976b3aa3f5 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity_reference/src/EntityReferenceController.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity_reference/src/EntityReferenceController.php
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public function __construct(EntityReferenceAutocomplete $entity_reference_autoco
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('entity_reference.autocomplete'),
-      $container->get('entity.manager')
+      $container->get('entity_reference.autocomplete')
     );
   }