@@ -458,25 +458,18 @@ def create_future(self):
         """Create a Future object attached to the loop."""
         return futures.Future(loop=self)
 
-    def create_task(self, coro, *, name=None, context=None):
+    def create_task(self, coro, *, **kwargs):
         """Schedule a coroutine object.
 
         Return a task object.
         """
         self._check_closed()
         if self._task_factory is None:
-            task = tasks.Task(coro, loop=self, name=name, context=context)
+            task = tasks.Task(coro, loop=self, **kwargs)
             if task._source_traceback:
                 del task._source_traceback[-1]
         else:
-            if context is None:
-                # Use legacy API if context is not needed
-                task = self._task_factory(self, coro)
-            else:
-                task = self._task_factory(self, coro, context=context)
-
-            task.set_name(name)
-
+            task = self._task_factory(self, coro, **kwargs)
         try:
             return task
         finally:
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ async def _aexit(self, et, exc):
                 exc = None
 
 
-    def create_task(self, coro, *, name=None, context=None):
+    def create_task(self, coro, *, **kwargs):
         """Create a new task in this group and return it.
 
         Similar to `asyncio.create_task`.
@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@ def create_task(self, coro, *, name=None, context=None):
         if self._aborting:
             coro.close()
             raise RuntimeError(f"TaskGroup {self!r} is shutting down")
-        if context is None:
-            task = self._loop.create_task(coro, name=name)
-        else:
-            task = self._loop.create_task(coro, name=name, context=context)
+
+        task = self._loop.create_task(coro, **kwargs)
 
         # optimization: Immediately call the done callback if the task is
         # already done (e.g. if the coro was able to complete eagerly),
 
@@ -384,19 +384,12 @@ def __wakeup(self, future):
     Task = _CTask = _asyncio.Task
 
 
-def create_task(coro, *, name=None, context=None):
+def create_task(coro, *, **kwargs):
     """Schedule the execution of a coroutine object in a spawn task.
 
     Return a Task object.
     """
-    loop = events.get_running_loop()
-    if context is None:
-        # Use legacy API if context is not needed
-        task = loop.create_task(coro, name=name)
-    else:
-        task = loop.create_task(coro, name=name, context=context)
-
-    return task
+    return events.get_running_loop().create_task(coro, **kwargs)
 
 
 # wait() and as_completed() similar to those in PEP 3148.