diff --git a/news/475.breaking b/news/475.breaking
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5345a2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/475.breaking
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Plone Site is now a DX container. This means that the front-page object no
+longer exists.
+Refs PLIP 2454.
+[jaroel]
diff --git a/plone/app/contenttypes/setuphandlers.py b/plone/app/contenttypes/setuphandlers.py
index 80e812285..1ced30115 100644
--- a/plone/app/contenttypes/setuphandlers.py
+++ b/plone/app/contenttypes/setuphandlers.py
@@ -154,51 +154,42 @@ def _setup_constrains(container, allowed_types):
 
 
 def create_frontpage(portal, target_language):
-    frontpage_id = 'front-page'
-
-    if frontpage_id not in portal.keys():
-        title = _translate(
-            u'front-title',
-            target_language,
-            u'Welcome to Plone'
-        )
-        description = _translate(
-            u'front-description', target_language,
-            u'Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plone.'
-        )
-        content = createContent(
-            'Document', id=frontpage_id,
-            title=title,
-            description=description,
-            language=target_language.replace('_', '-').lower())
-        content = addContentToContainer(portal, content)
-        front_text = None
-        if target_language != 'en':
-            util = queryUtility(ITranslationDomain, 'plonefrontpage')
-            if util is not None:
-                translated_text = util.translate(
-                    u'front-text',
-                    target_language=target_language
-                )
-                if translated_text != u'front-text':
-                    front_text = translated_text
-        request = getattr(portal, 'REQUEST', None)
-        if front_text is None and request is not None:
-            view = queryMultiAdapter(
-                (portal, request),
-                name='plone-frontpage-setup'
+    if portal.text:
+        # Do not overwrite existing content
+        return
+    portal.title = _translate(
+        u'front-title',
+        target_language,
+        u'Welcome to Plone'
+    )
+    portal.description = _translate(
+        u'front-description', target_language,
+        u'Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plone.'
+    )
+    front_text = None
+    if target_language != 'en':
+        util = queryUtility(ITranslationDomain, 'plonefrontpage')
+        if util is not None:
+            translated_text = util.translate(
+                u'front-text',
+                target_language=target_language
             )
-            if view is not None:
-                front_text = bodyfinder(view.index()).strip()
-        content.text = RichTextValue(
-            front_text,
-            'text/html',
-            'text/x-html-safe'
+            if translated_text != u'front-text':
+                front_text = translated_text
+    request = getattr(portal, 'REQUEST', None)
+    if front_text is None and request is not None:
+        view = queryMultiAdapter(
+            (portal, request),
+            name='plone-frontpage-setup'
         )
-
-        portal.setDefaultPage('front-page')
-        _publish(content)
-        content.reindexObject()
+        if view is not None:
+            front_text = bodyfinder(view.index()).strip()
+    portal.text = RichTextValue(
+        front_text,
+        'text/html',
+        'text/x-html-safe'
+    )
+    portal.reindexObject()
 
 
 def create_news_topic(portal, target_language):
diff --git a/plone/app/contenttypes/tests/test_content_profile.py b/plone/app/contenttypes/tests/test_content_profile.py
index 86d33d066..b2f1c471a 100644
--- a/plone/app/contenttypes/tests/test_content_profile.py
+++ b/plone/app/contenttypes/tests/test_content_profile.py
@@ -49,22 +49,13 @@ def setUp(self):
     #   front-page tests   #
     # #################### #
 
-    def test_frontpage_was_created(self):
-        # Was the object created?
-        obj = self.portal['front-page']
-        self.assertEqual(obj.portal_type, 'Document')
-
-    def test_frontpage_is_default_page(self):
-        # Has the object been set on the container as the default page?
-        self.assertEqual(self.portal.default_page, 'front-page')
-
-    def test_frontpage_is_published(self):
-        # Has the content object been published?
-        front_page = self.portal['front-page']
-        current_state = self.portal_workflow.getInfoFor(
-            front_page,
-            'review_state')
-        self.assertEqual(current_state, 'published')
+    def test_homepage(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.portal.title, "Welcome to Plone")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.portal.description,
+            "Congratulations! You have successfully installed Plone."
+        )
+        self.assertIn("Welcome!", self.portal.text.raw)
 
     # ################# #
     #   Members tests   #