Yep, they changed it.
To be honest though, I think it’s better this way once you get used to it.
Carrying a Torch is important in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and not just for providing light.

They’ll think you’re a thief, or worse.
Nearly every random NPC in the game carries a Torch on their person, particularly in civilized areas.
Once you’re done with them, you might take their Torch.

Once you’ve got one Torch, you don’t need another.
Torches don’t run out of durability, so there’s no reason to ever have more than one!
You’ll be an upstanding citizen of Trosky in no time.

