diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/FileBackend.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/FileBackend.php
index cb7a191debed1fbacc793ae6a996497904d5b911..9e85fa7a27a2d5e6bcfedc5448a49abf203fb8a3 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/FileBackend.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/FileBackend.php
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ class FileBackend extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\SimpleFileBackend implem
             $this->cacheEntryIdentifiers[$entryIdentifier] = true;
             file_put_contents($this->cacheDirectory . $entryIdentifier . $this->cacheEntryFileExtension, $this->get($entryIdentifier));
         }
-        if ($this->useIgBinary === true) {
-            file_put_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data', igbinary_serialize($this->cacheEntryIdentifiers));
-        } else {
-            file_put_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data', serialize($this->cacheEntryIdentifiers));
-        }
+        file_put_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data', serialize($this->cacheEntryIdentifiers));
         $this->frozen = true;
     }
 
@@ -115,11 +111,7 @@ class FileBackend extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\SimpleFileBackend implem
         parent::setCache($cache);
         if (file_exists($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data')) {
             $this->frozen = true;
-            if ($this->useIgBinary === true) {
-                $this->cacheEntryIdentifiers = igbinary_unserialize(file_get_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data'));
-            } else {
-                $this->cacheEntryIdentifiers = unserialize(file_get_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data'));
-            }
+            $this->cacheEntryIdentifiers = unserialize(file_get_contents($this->cacheDirectory . 'FrozenCache.data'));
         }
     }
 
@@ -394,7 +386,6 @@ class FileBackend extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\SimpleFileBackend implem
                 return false;
             }
         } else {
-            $pathAndFilename = $this->cacheDirectory . $entryIdentifier . $this->cacheEntryFileExtension;
             if ($entryIdentifier !== basename($entryIdentifier)) {
                 throw new \InvalidArgumentException('The specified entry identifier must not contain a path segment.', 1282073036);
             }
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/SimpleFileBackend.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/SimpleFileBackend.php
index 52d6ed0588fec6ce9fea4df498eeada90027d2dd..52ec30a47eb493574958e212b91e0eff29f2c36e 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/SimpleFileBackend.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/SimpleFileBackend.php
@@ -62,24 +62,6 @@ class SimpleFileBackend extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\AbstractBackend im
      */
     protected $frozen = false;
 
-    /**
-     * If the extension "igbinary" is installed, use it for increased performance.
-     * Caching the result of extension_loaded() here is faster than calling extension_loaded() multiple times.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $useIgBinary = false;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes this cache frontend
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function initializeObject()
-    {
-        $this->useIgBinary = extension_loaded('igbinary');
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets a reference to the cache frontend which uses this backend and
      * initializes the default cache directory.
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontend.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontend.php
index c154630d164b36216e2beeddbcd62f5045a910f9..038560832adefff4957f8ce2c30be02a892294eb 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontend.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontend.php
@@ -18,29 +18,9 @@ use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
 
 /**
  * A cache frontend for any kinds of PHP variables
- *
- * This file is a backport from FLOW3
- * @api
  */
 class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
 {
-    /**
-     * If the extension "igbinary" is installed, use it for increased performance.
-     * Caching the result of extension_loaded() here is faster than calling extension_loaded() multiple times.
-     *
-     * @var bool
-     */
-    protected $useIgBinary = false;
-
-    /**
-     * Initializes this cache frontend
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function initializeObject()
-    {
-        $this->useIgBinary = extension_loaded('igbinary');
-    }
 
     /**
      * Saves the value of a PHP variable in the cache. Note that the variable
@@ -57,7 +37,10 @@ class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
     public function set($entryIdentifier, $variable, array $tags = array(), $lifetime = null)
     {
         if (!$this->isValidEntryIdentifier($entryIdentifier)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('"' . $entryIdentifier . '" is not a valid cache entry identifier.', 1233058264);
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                '"' . $entryIdentifier . '" is not a valid cache entry identifier.',
+                1233058264
+            );
         }
         foreach ($tags as $tag) {
             if (!$this->isValidTag($tag)) {
@@ -75,17 +58,14 @@ class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
                 GeneralUtility::callUserFunction($_funcRef, $params, $this);
             }
         }
-        if ($this->useIgBinary === true) {
-            $this->backend->set($entryIdentifier, igbinary_serialize($variable), $tags, $lifetime);
-        } else {
-            $this->backend->set($entryIdentifier, serialize($variable), $tags, $lifetime);
-        }
+        $this->backend->set($entryIdentifier, serialize($variable), $tags, $lifetime);
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds and returns a variable value from the cache.
      *
      * @param string $entryIdentifier Identifier of the cache entry to fetch
+     *
      * @return mixed The value
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if the identifier is not valid
      * @api
@@ -93,13 +73,16 @@ class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
     public function get($entryIdentifier)
     {
         if (!$this->isValidEntryIdentifier($entryIdentifier)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('"' . $entryIdentifier . '" is not a valid cache entry identifier.', 1233058294);
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(
+                '"' . $entryIdentifier . '" is not a valid cache entry identifier.',
+                1233058294
+            );
         }
         $rawResult = $this->backend->get($entryIdentifier);
         if ($rawResult === false) {
             return false;
         } else {
-            return $this->useIgBinary === true ? igbinary_unserialize($rawResult) : unserialize($rawResult);
+            return unserialize($rawResult);
         }
     }
 
@@ -107,6 +90,7 @@ class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
      * Finds and returns all cache entries which are tagged by the specified tag.
      *
      * @param string $tag The tag to search for
+     *
      * @return array An array with the content of all matching entries. An empty array if no entries matched
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException if the tag is not valid
      * @api
@@ -121,7 +105,7 @@ class VariableFrontend extends AbstractFrontend
         foreach ($identifiers as $identifier) {
             $rawResult = $this->backend->get($identifier);
             if ($rawResult !== false) {
-                $entries[] = $this->useIgBinary === true ? igbinary_unserialize($rawResult) : unserialize($rawResult);
+                $entries[] = unserialize($rawResult);
             }
         }
         return $entries;
diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontendTest.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontendTest.php
index c7087b92ab8e95335650ea17c7424dd91261d573..2471824653be527274daa3059aaddb3e2a8ca88a 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontendTest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Cache/Frontend/VariableFrontendTest.php
@@ -72,24 +72,6 @@ class VariableFrontendTest extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\UnitTestCase
         $cache->set('VariableCacheTest', $theString, array(), $theLifetime);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @test
-     */
-    public function setUsesIgBinarySerializeIfAvailable()
-    {
-        if (!extension_loaded('igbinary')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test igbinary support, because igbinary is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        $theString = 'Just some value';
-        $backend = $this->getMock(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\AbstractBackend::class, array('get', 'set', 'has', 'remove', 'findIdentifiersByTag', 'flush', 'flushByTag', 'collectGarbage'), array(), '', false);
-        $backend->expects($this->once())->method('set')->with($this->equalTo('VariableCacheTest'), $this->equalTo(igbinary_serialize($theString)));
-
-        $cache = new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\VariableFrontend('VariableFrontend', $backend);
-        $cache->initializeObject();
-        $cache->set('VariableCacheTest', $theString);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @test
      */
@@ -127,25 +109,6 @@ class VariableFrontendTest extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\UnitTestCase
         $this->assertFalse($cache->get('VariableCacheTest'), 'The returned value was not the FALSE.');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @test
-     */
-    public function getUsesIgBinaryIfAvailable()
-    {
-        if (!extension_loaded('igbinary')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test igbinary support, because igbinary is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        $theArray = array('Just some value', 'and another one.');
-        $backend = $this->getMock(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\AbstractBackend::class, array('get', 'set', 'has', 'remove', 'findIdentifiersByTag', 'flush', 'flushByTag', 'collectGarbage'), array(), '', false);
-        $backend->expects($this->once())->method('get')->will($this->returnValue(igbinary_serialize($theArray)));
-
-        $cache = new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\VariableFrontend('VariableFrontend', $backend);
-        $cache->initializeObject();
-
-        $this->assertEquals($theArray, $cache->get('VariableCacheTest'), 'The returned value was not the expected unserialized array.');
-    }
-
     /**
      * @test
      */
@@ -201,26 +164,4 @@ class VariableFrontendTest extends \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Tests\UnitTestCase
         $cache = new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\VariableFrontend('VariableFrontend', $backend);
         $this->assertEquals($entries, $cache->getByTag($tag), 'Did not receive the expected entries');
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @test
-     */
-    public function getByTagUsesIgBinaryIfAvailable()
-    {
-        if (!extension_loaded('igbinary')) {
-            $this->markTestSkipped('Cannot test igbinary support, because igbinary is not installed.');
-        }
-
-        $tag = 'sometag';
-        $identifiers = array('one', 'two');
-        $entries = array('one value', 'two value');
-        $backend = $this->getMock(\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\AbstractBackend::class, array('get', 'set', 'has', 'remove', 'findIdentifiersByTag', 'flush', 'flushByTag', 'collectGarbage'), array(), '', false);
-
-        $backend->expects($this->once())->method('findIdentifiersByTag')->with($this->equalTo($tag))->will($this->returnValue($identifiers));
-        $backend->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('get')->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls(igbinary_serialize('one value'), igbinary_serialize('two value')));
-
-        $cache = new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\VariableFrontend('VariableFrontend', $backend);
-        $cache->initializeObject();
-        $this->assertEquals($entries, $cache->getByTag($tag), 'Did not receive the expected entries');
-    }
 }