diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index fd9028c7d7dbf787c2bca76d2ce40a2c503f4ebd..562d64f4aae66cb08f5ae39ae8feeb0dcb9e6c4e 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@menu.tree_storage', '@menu_link.static.overrides', '@module_handler']
   menu.link_tree:
     class: Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree
-    arguments: ['@menu.tree_storage', '@plugin.manager.menu.link', '@router.route_provider', '@menu.active_trail', '@controller_resolver', '@cache.menu', '@current_route_match']
+    arguments: ['@menu.tree_storage', '@plugin.manager.menu.link', '@router.route_provider', '@menu.active_trail', '@controller_resolver']
   menu.default_tree_manipulators:
     class: Drupal\Core\Menu\DefaultMenuLinkTreeManipulators
     arguments: ['@access_manager', '@current_user']
@@ -443,12 +443,7 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@router.dumper', '@lock', '@event_dispatcher', '@module_handler', '@controller_resolver', '@state']
   router.rebuild_subscriber:
     class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\RouterRebuildSubscriber
-    arguments: ['@router.builder']
-    tags:
-      - { name: event_subscriber }
-  menu.rebuild_subscriber:
-    class: Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber
-    arguments: ['@lock', '@plugin.manager.menu.link']
+    arguments: ['@router.builder', '@lock']
     tags:
       - { name: event_subscriber }
   path.alias_storage:
diff --git a/core/includes/menu.inc b/core/includes/menu.inc
index 17c65c171e00bd9dd906340529b1702a27190c36..8f1ce739d6b5afee03e4905930bca6a563482be2 100644
--- a/core/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/core/includes/menu.inc
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
  * - weight: Lower (negative) numbers come before higher (positive) numbers,
  *   for menu items with the same parent.
  *
- * Discovered menu links from other modules can be altered using
- * hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+ * Menu items from other modules can be altered using
+ * hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
  *
  * @todo Derivatives will probably be defined for these; when they are, add
  *   documentation here.
@@ -264,56 +264,18 @@
 const MENU_MAX_DEPTH = 9;
 
 /**
- * @section Rendering menus
- * Once you have created menus (that contain menu links), you want to render
- * them. Drupal provides a block (Drupal\system\Plugin\Block\SystemMenuBlock) to
- * do so.
+ * Reserved key to identify the most specific menu link for a given path.
  *
- * However, perhaps you have more advanced needs and you're not satisfied with
- * what the menu blocks offer you. If that's the case, you'll want to:
- * - Instantiate \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters, and set its values to
- *   match your needs. Alternatively, you can use
- *   MenuLinkTree::getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters() to get a typical
- *   default set of parameters, and then customize them to suit your needs.
- * - Call \Drupal\Core\MenuLinkTree::load() with your menu link tree parameters,
- *   this will return a menu link tree.
- * - Pass the menu tree to \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree::transform() to apply
- *   menu link tree manipulators that transform the tree. You will almost always
- *   want to apply access checking. The manipulators that you will typically
- *   need can be found in \Drupal\Core\Menu\DefaultMenuTreeManipulators.
- * - Potentially write a custom menu tree manipulator, see
- *   \Drupal\Core\Menu\DefaultMenuTreeManipulators for examples. This is only
- *   necessary if you want to do things like adding extra metadata to rendered
- *   links to display icons next to them.
- * - Pass the menu tree to \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree::build(), this will
- *   build a renderable array.
- *
- * Combined, that would look like this:
+ * The value of this constant is a hash of the constant name. We use the hash
+ * so that the reserved key is over 32 characters in length and will not
+ * collide with allowed menu names:
  * @code
- * $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
- * $menu_name = 'my_menu';
- *
- * // Build the typical default set of menu tree parameters.
- * $parameters = $menu_tree->getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters($menu_name);
- *
- * // Load the tree based on this set of parameters.
- * $tree = $menu_tree->load($menu_name, $parameters);
- *
- * // Transform the tree using the manipulators you want.
- * $manipulators = array(
- *   // Only show links that are accessible for the current user.
- *   array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
- *   // Use the default sorting of menu links.
- *   array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
- * );
- * $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
- *
- * // Finally, build a renderable array from the transformed tree.
- * $menu = $menu_tree->build($tree);
- *
- * $menu_html = drupal_render($menu);
+ * sha1('MENU_PREFERRED_LINK') = 1cf698d64d1aa4b83907cf6ed55db3a7f8e92c91
  * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see menu_link_get_preferred()
  */
+const MENU_PREFERRED_LINK = '1cf698d64d1aa4b83907cf6ed55db3a7f8e92c91';
 
 /**
  * Localizes a menu link title using t() if possible.
@@ -405,42 +367,23 @@ function _menu_link_translate(&$item) {
  * Implements template_preprocess_HOOK() for theme_menu_tree().
  */
 function template_preprocess_menu_tree(&$variables) {
-  if (isset($variables['tree']['#heading'])) {
-    $variables['heading'] = $variables['tree']['#heading'];
-    $heading = &$variables['heading'];
-    // Convert a string heading into an array, using a H2 tag by default.
-    if (is_string($heading)) {
-      $heading = array('text' => $heading);
-    }
-    // Merge in default array properties into $heading.
-    $heading += array(
-      'level' => 'h2',
-      'attributes' => array(),
-    );
-    // @todo Remove backwards compatibility for $heading['class'].
-    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2310341
-    if (isset($heading['class'])) {
-      $heading['attributes']['class'] = $heading['class'];
-    }
-    // Convert the attributes array into an Attribute object.
-    $heading['attributes'] = new Attribute($heading['attributes']);
-    $heading['text'] = String::checkPlain($heading['text']);
-  }
-
-  if (isset($variables['tree']['#attributes'])) {
-    $variables['attributes'] = new Attribute($variables['tree']['#attributes']);
-  }
-  else {
-    $variables['attributes'] = new Attribute();
-  }
-  if (!isset($variables['attributes']['class'])) {
-    $variables['attributes']['class'] = array();
-  }
-  $variables['attributes']['class'][] = 'menu';
-
   $variables['tree'] = $variables['tree']['#children'];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns HTML for a wrapper for a menu sub-tree.
+ *
+ * @param $variables
+ *   An associative array containing:
+ *   - tree: An HTML string containing the tree's items.
+ *
+ * @see template_preprocess_menu_tree()
+ * @ingroup themeable
+ */
+function theme_menu_tree($variables) {
+  return '<ul class="menu">' . $variables['tree'] . '</ul>';
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns HTML for a menu link and submenu.
  *
@@ -457,10 +400,8 @@ function theme_menu_link(array $variables) {
   if ($element['#below']) {
     $sub_menu = drupal_render($element['#below']);
   }
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Url $url */
-  $url = $element['#url'];
-  $url->setOption('set_active_class', TRUE);
-  $output = \Drupal::linkGenerator()->generateFromUrl($element['#title'], $url);
+  $element['#localized_options']['set_active_class'] = TRUE;
+  $output = l($element['#title'], $element['#href'], $element['#localized_options']);
   return '<li' . new Attribute($element['#attributes']) . '>' . $output . $sub_menu . "</li>\n";
 }
 
@@ -600,28 +541,56 @@ function _menu_get_links_source($name, $default) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Builds a renderable array for a navigation menu.
+ * Returns an array of links for a navigation menu.
  *
- * @param string $menu_name
+ * @param $menu_name
  *   The name of the menu.
- * @param int $level
+ * @param $level
  *   Optional, the depth of the menu to be returned.
  *
- * @return array
- *   A renderable array.
+ * @return
+ *   An array of links of the specified menu and level.
  */
 function menu_navigation_links($menu_name, $level = 0) {
-  $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-  $parameters = $menu_tree->getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters($menu_name);
-  $parameters->setMaxDepth($level + 1);
-  $tree = $menu_tree->load($menu_name, $parameters);
-  $manipulators = array(
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:extractSubtreeOfActiveTrail', 'args' => array($level)),
-  );
-  $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
-  return $menu_tree->build($tree);
+  // Don't even bother querying the menu table if no menu is specified.
+  if (empty($menu_name)) {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+  // Get the menu hierarchy for the current page.
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+  $tree = $menu_tree->buildPageData($menu_name, $level + 1);
+
+  // Go down the active trail until the right level is reached.
+  while ($level-- > 0 && $tree) {
+    // Loop through the current level's items until we find one that is in trail.
+    while ($item = array_shift($tree)) {
+      if ($item['link']['in_active_trail']) {
+        // If the item is in the active trail, we continue in the subtree.
+        $tree = empty($item['below']) ? array() : $item['below'];
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Create a single level of links.
+  $links = array();
+  foreach ($tree as $item) {
+    if (!$item['link']['hidden']) {
+      $class = '';
+      $l = $item['link']['localized_options'];
+      $l['href'] = $item['link']['link_path'];
+      $l['title'] = $item['link']['title'];
+      if ($item['link']['in_active_trail']) {
+        $class = ' active-trail';
+        $l['attributes']['class'][] = 'active-trail';
+      }
+      // Keyed with the unique mlid to generate classes in links.html.twig.
+      $links['menu-' . $item['link']['mlid'] . $class] = $l;
+    }
+  }
+  return $links;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -884,7 +853,17 @@ function menu_link_get_preferred($path = NULL, $selected_menu = NULL) {
  * might have been made to the router items or menu links.
  */
 function menu_cache_clear_all() {
-  \Drupal::cache('menu')->invalidateAll();
+  \Drupal::cache('data')->deleteAll();
+  menu_reset_static_cache();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resets the menu system static cache.
+ */
+function menu_reset_static_cache() {
+  \Drupal::entityManager()
+    ->getStorage('menu_link')->resetCache();
+  drupal_static_reset('menu_link_get_preferred');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index f23a864f09fc7a242fc332e36249fd1bec3a5fb5..89cdc53243d87d514e0d121414c24aabef4eb9ba 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -2145,17 +2145,27 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
 
   // Pass the main menu and secondary menu to the template as render arrays.
   if (!empty($variables['main_menu'])) {
-    $variables['main_menu']['#heading'] = array(
-      'text' => t('Main menu'),
-      'class' => array('visually-hidden'),
-      'attributes' => array('id' => 'links__system_main_menu'),
+    $variables['main_menu'] = array(
+      '#theme' =>'links__system_main_menu',
+      '#links' => $variables['main_menu'],
+      '#heading' => array(
+        'text' => t('Main menu'),
+        'class' => array('visually-hidden'),
+        'attributes' => array('id' => 'links__system_main_menu'),
+      ),
+      '#set_active_class' => TRUE,
     );
   }
   if (!empty($variables['secondary_menu'])) {
-    $variables['secondary_menu']['#heading'] = array(
-      'text' => t('Secondary menu'),
-      'class' => array('visually-hidden'),
-      'attributes' => array('id' => 'links__system_secondary_menu'),
+    $variables['secondary_menu'] = array(
+      '#theme' =>'links__system_secondary_menu',
+      '#links' => $variables['secondary_menu'],
+      '#heading' => array(
+        'text' => t('Secondary menu'),
+        'class' => array('visually-hidden'),
+        'attributes' => array('id' => 'links__system_secondary_menu'),
+      ),
+      '#set_active_class' => TRUE,
     );
   }
 
@@ -2641,7 +2651,6 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
     ),
     'menu_tree' => array(
       'render element' => 'tree',
-      'template' => 'menu-tree',
     ),
     'menu_local_task' => array(
       'render element' => 'element',
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index e20af77f9611265eaf22a938657394ae363dffdd..21443e5b570e24986360d20acdbf78ab7892e168 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -647,14 +647,4 @@ public static function logger($channel) {
     return static::$container->get('logger.factory')->get($channel);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the menu tree.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
-   *   The menu tree.
-   */
-  public static function menuTree() {
-    return static::$container->get('menu.link_tree');
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Query/Sql/Tables.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Query/Sql/Tables.php
index 23ce0205b2575efceeb75f6fdf5069463d073b01..facca393aa1d709076e9d2e1662948c9c7a43454 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Query/Sql/Tables.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Query/Sql/Tables.php
@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ protected function getTableMapping($table, $entity_type_id) {
       $mapping = $storage->getTableMapping()->getAllColumns($table);
     }
     else {
-      return FALSE;
+      // @todo Stop calling drupal_get_schema() once menu links are converted
+      //   to the Entity Field API. See https://drupal.org/node/1842858.
+      $schema = drupal_get_schema($table);
+      $mapping = array_keys($schema['fields']);
     }
     return array_flip($mapping);
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b0b41f56d64d428110073fa807b8d0accf31493..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
-use Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\RoutingEvents;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-
-/**
- * Rebuilds the default menu links and runs menu-specific code if necessary.
- */
-class MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteBuilderInterface
-   */
-  protected $routeBuilder;
-
-  /**
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface
-   */
-  protected $lock;
-
-  /**
-   * The menu link plugin manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menuLinkManager
-   */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs the MenuRouterRebuildSubscriber object.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface $lock
-   *   The lock backend.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager
-   *   The menu link plugin manager.
-   */
-  public function __construct(LockBackendInterface $lock, MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager) {
-    $this->lock = $lock;
-    $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Rebuilds the menu links and deletes the local_task cache tag.
-   *
-   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event $event
-   *   The event object.
-   */
-  public function onRouterRebuild(Event $event) {
-    $this->menuLinksRebuild();
-    Cache::deleteTags(array('local_task' => 1));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Perform menu-specific rebuilding.
-   */
-  protected function menuLinksRebuild() {
-    if ($this->lock->acquire(__FUNCTION__)) {
-      $transaction = db_transaction();
-      try {
-        // Ensure the menu links are up to date.
-        $this->menuLinkManager->rebuild();
-        // Ignore any database replicas temporarily.
-        db_ignore_replica();
-      }
-      catch (\Exception $e) {
-        $transaction->rollback();
-        watchdog_exception('menu', $e);
-      }
-
-      $this->lock->release(__FUNCTION__);
-    }
-    else {
-      // Wait for another request that is already doing this work.
-      // We choose to block here since otherwise the router item may not
-      // be available during routing resulting in a 404.
-      $this->lock->wait(__FUNCTION__);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
-    $events[RoutingEvents::FINISHED][] = array('onRouterRebuild', 200);
-    return $events;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/RouterRebuildSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/RouterRebuildSubscriber.php
index 584b141f2bf71d2e56f84e19638953345e4f381c..87fdb872d74c9e4a0a8519971b331d416ca57b3f 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/RouterRebuildSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/RouterRebuildSubscriber.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 
 /**
- * Rebuilds the router if needed at the end of the request.
+ * Rebuilds the default menu links and runs menu-specific code if necessary.
  */
 class RouterRebuildSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
 
@@ -26,14 +26,22 @@ class RouterRebuildSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
    */
   protected $routeBuilder;
 
+  /**
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface
+   */
+  protected $lock;
+
   /**
    * Constructs the RouterRebuildSubscriber object.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteBuilderInterface $route_builder
    *   The route builder.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Lock\LockBackendInterface $lock
+   *   The lock backend.
    */
-  public function __construct(RouteBuilderInterface $route_builder) {
+  public function __construct(RouteBuilderInterface $route_builder, LockBackendInterface $lock) {
     $this->routeBuilder = $route_builder;
+    $this->lock = $lock;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -47,10 +55,54 @@ public function onKernelTerminate(PostResponseEvent $event) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
+   * Rebuilds the menu links and deletes the local_task cache tag.
+   *
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event $event
+   *   The event object.
+   */
+  public function onRouterRebuild(Event $event) {
+    $this->menuLinksRebuild();
+    Cache::deleteTags(array('local_task' => 1));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform menu-specific rebuilding.
+   */
+  protected function menuLinksRebuild() {
+    if ($this->lock->acquire(__FUNCTION__)) {
+      $transaction = db_transaction();
+      try {
+        // Ensure the menu links are up to date.
+        menu_link_rebuild_defaults();
+        // Clear the menu cache.
+        menu_cache_clear_all();
+        // Track which menu items are expanded.
+        _menu_update_expanded_menus();
+      }
+      catch (\Exception $e) {
+        $transaction->rollback();
+        watchdog_exception('menu', $e);
+      }
+
+      $this->lock->release(__FUNCTION__);
+    }
+    else {
+      // Wait for another request that is already doing this work.
+      // We choose to block here since otherwise the router item may not
+      // be available during routing resulting in a 404.
+      $this->lock->wait(__FUNCTION__);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Registers the methods in this class that should be listeners.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   An array of event listener definitions.
    */
   static function getSubscribedEvents() {
     $events[KernelEvents::TERMINATE][] = array('onKernelTerminate', 200);
+    $events[RoutingEvents::FINISHED][] = array('onRouterRebuild', 200);
     return $events;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkBase.php
index 125bbf0545a4ef993f40615cddb82d8941a648c1..43cb49a44940214226ad578e7909e77a73fd1f5e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkBase.php
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ public function getWeight() {
     return $this->pluginDefinition['weight'];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getTitle() {
+    // Subclasses may pull in the request or specific attributes as parameters.
+    $options = array();
+    if (!empty($this->pluginDefinition['title_context'])) {
+      $options['context'] = $this->pluginDefinition['title_context'];
+    }
+    $args = array();
+    if (isset($this->pluginDefinition['title_arguments']) && $title_arguments = $this->pluginDefinition['title_arguments']) {
+      $args = (array) $title_arguments;
+    }
+    return $this->t($this->pluginDefinition['title'], $args, $options);
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -93,6 +109,16 @@ public function isDeletable() {
     return (bool) $this->getDeleteRoute();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getDescription() {
+    if ($this->pluginDefinition['description']) {
+      return $this->t($this->pluginDefinition['description']);
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkDefault.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkDefault.php
index 5d0f8e2e0c906b244be55682d50a613644e20f56..cf14df701b483b35377fd70ac974a803b24f5b4a 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkDefault.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkDefault.php
@@ -63,32 +63,6 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getTitle() {
-    // Subclasses may pull in the request or specific attributes as parameters.
-    $options = array();
-    if (!empty($this->pluginDefinition['title_context'])) {
-      $options['context'] = $this->pluginDefinition['title_context'];
-    }
-    $args = array();
-    if (isset($this->pluginDefinition['title_arguments']) && $title_arguments = $this->pluginDefinition['title_arguments']) {
-      $args = (array) $title_arguments;
-    }
-    return $this->t($this->pluginDefinition['title'], $args, $options);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getDescription() {
-    if ($this->pluginDefinition['description']) {
-      return $this->t($this->pluginDefinition['description']);
-    }
-    return '';
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -103,13 +77,11 @@ public function isResettable() {
   public function updateLink(array $new_definition_values, $persist) {
     // Filter the list of updates to only those that are allowed.
     $overrides = array_intersect_key($new_definition_values, $this->overrideAllowed);
-    // Update the definition.
-    $this->pluginDefinition = $overrides + $this->getPluginDefinition();
     if ($persist) {
-      // Always save the menu name as an override to avoid defaulting to tools.
-      $overrides['menu_name'] = $this->pluginDefinition['menu_name'];
       $this->staticOverride->saveOverride($this->getPluginId(), $overrides);
     }
+    // Update the definition.
+    $this->pluginDefinition = $overrides + $this->getPluginDefinition();
     return $this->pluginDefinition;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkTree.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkTree.php
index e5d54fe4c1d3f7bd4529b5690b71b011c5e7d0cb..8d09c2c9914d4a0a00ae04f8bc281461a04966b6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkTree.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuLinkTree.php
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Menu;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
-use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerResolverInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteProviderInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -46,30 +44,6 @@ class MenuLinkTree implements MenuLinkTreeInterface {
    */
   protected $controllerResolver;
 
-  /**
-   * The cache backend.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface
-   */
-  protected $cache;
-
-  /**
-   * The current route match.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface
-   */
-  protected $routeMatch;
-
-  /**
-   * Stores the cached current route parameters by menu and current route match.
-   *
-   * @todo Remove this non-static caching in
-   *   https://www.drupal.org/node/1805054.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters[]
-   */
-  protected $cachedCurrentRouteParameters;
-
   /**
    * Constructs a \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree object.
    *
@@ -83,53 +57,31 @@ class MenuLinkTree implements MenuLinkTreeInterface {
    *   The active menu trail service.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver
    *   The controller resolver.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface $cache
-   *   The cache backend.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface $route_match
-   *   The current route match.
    */
-  public function __construct(MenuTreeStorageInterface $tree_storage, MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail, ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver, CacheBackendInterface $cache, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
+  public function __construct(MenuTreeStorageInterface $tree_storage, MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail, ControllerResolverInterface $controller_resolver) {
     $this->treeStorage = $tree_storage;
     $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
     $this->routeProvider = $route_provider;
     $this->menuActiveTrail = $menu_active_trail;
     $this->controllerResolver = $controller_resolver;
-    // @todo Remove these two in https://www.drupal.org/node/1805054.
-    $this->cache = $cache;
-    $this->routeMatch = $route_match;
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters($menu_name) {
-    $route_parameters = $this->routeMatch->getRawParameters()->all();
-    ksort($route_parameters);
-    $cid = 'current-route-parameters:' . $menu_name . ':route:' . $this->routeMatch->getRouteName() . ':route_parameters:' . serialize($route_parameters);
-
-    if (!isset($this->cachedCurrentRouteParameters[$menu_name])) {
-      $cache = $this->cache->get($cid);
-      if ($cache && $cache->data) {
-        $parameters = $cache->data;
-      }
-      else {
-        $active_trail = $this->menuActiveTrail->getActiveTrailIds($menu_name);
-
-        $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-        $parameters->setActiveTrail($active_trail)
-          // We want links in the active trail to be expanded.
-          ->addExpandedParents($active_trail)
-          // We marked the links in the active trail to be expanded, but we also
-          // want their descendants that have the "expanded" flag enabled to be
-          // expanded.
-          ->addExpandedParents($this->treeStorage->getExpanded($menu_name, $active_trail));
-
-        $this->cache->set($cid, $parameters, CacheBackendInterface::CACHE_PERMANENT, array('menu' => $menu_name));
-      }
-      $this->cachedCurrentRouteParameters[$menu_name] = $parameters;
-    }
-
-    return $this->cachedCurrentRouteParameters[$menu_name];
+    $active_trail = $this->menuActiveTrail->getActiveTrailIds($menu_name);
+
+    $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
+    $parameters->setActiveTrail($active_trail)
+      // We want links in the active trail to be expanded.
+      ->addExpandedParents($active_trail)
+      // We marked the links in the active trail to be expanded, but we also
+      // want their descendants that have the "expanded" flag enabled to be
+      // expanded.
+      ->addExpandedParents($this->treeStorage->getExpanded($menu_name, $active_trail));
+
+    return $parameters;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
index d3093ac093a78d390d1bc18b7f9ae3f41a548831..4912a052abd754c68c91e7d0ee9adf7982be9089 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ public function generateFromUrl($text, Url $url) {
       // drupal.active-link library know the path in a standardized manner.
       if (!isset($variables['options']['attributes']['data-drupal-link-system-path'])) {
         // @todo System path is deprecated - use the route name and parameters.
-        $system_path = $url->getInternalPath();
-        // Special case for the front page.
-        $variables['options']['attributes']['data-drupal-link-system-path'] = $system_path == '' ? '<front>' : $system_path;
+        $variables['options']['attributes']['data-drupal-link-system-path'] = $url->getInternalPath();
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.admin.inc b/core/modules/book/book.admin.inc
index 6a3edc16f528d9261d1f9cfcd2ac9cfcf5da1e1a..9a558698a8f09c16837c6059cdac32f0ea0975c8 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.admin.inc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\SafeMarkup;
-use Drupal\book\BookManager;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 
 /**
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ function theme_book_admin_table($variables) {
         'subgroup' => 'book-pid',
         'source' => 'book-nid',
         'hidden' => TRUE,
-        'limit' => BookManager::BOOK_MAX_DEPTH - 2,
+        'limit' => MENU_MAX_DEPTH - 2,
       ),
       array(
         'action' => 'order',
diff --git a/core/modules/book/book.module b/core/modules/book/book.module
index 1177ebeabb10d0179a1a2e2294d791a7157158fb..ba00049b52a107cd7b6fec771ca4c1c403c28afe 100644
--- a/core/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/core/modules/book/book.module
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * Allows users to create and organize related content in an outline.
  */
 
-use Drupal\book\BookManager;
 use Drupal\book\BookManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ function book_node_links_alter(array &$node_links, NodeInterface $node, array &$
       if ($context['view_mode'] == 'full' && node_is_page($node)) {
         $child_type = \Drupal::config('book.settings')->get('child_type');
         $access_controller = \Drupal::entityManager()->getAccessController('node');
-        if (($account->hasPermission('add content to books') || $account->hasPermission('administer book outlines')) && $access_controller->createAccess($child_type) && $node->isPublished() && $node->book['depth'] < BookManager::BOOK_MAX_DEPTH) {
+        if (($account->hasPermission('add content to books') || $account->hasPermission('administer book outlines')) && $access_controller->createAccess($child_type) && $node->isPublished() && $node->book['depth'] < MENU_MAX_DEPTH) {
           $links['book_add_child'] = array(
             'title' => t('Add child page'),
             'href' => 'node/add/' . $child_type,
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
index 21144a5ff5f0f7b2d9dba19994a5ceb8f825580c..4fbd597b1d3d55ecc395d8e35a3340539dc72742 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/content_translation.module
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ function content_translation_entity_operation_alter(array &$operations, \Drupal\
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
  */
-function content_translation_menu_links_discovered_alter(array &$links) {
+function content_translation_menu_link_defaults_alter(array &$links) {
   // Clarify where translation settings are located.
   $links['language.content_settings_page']['title'] = 'Content language and translation';
   $links['language.content_settings_page']['description'] = 'Configure language and translation support for content.';
diff --git a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSettingsTest.php b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSettingsTest.php
index 76fa6be2e07e134dbe2775e244b88473ae3bd9fa..556e419dfeadfe8b5da49d2bc927022d8864897a 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSettingsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_translation/src/Tests/ContentTranslationSettingsTest.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function setUp() {
    * Tests that the settings UI works as expected.
    */
   function testSettingsUI() {
-    // Check for the content_translation_menu_links_discovered_alter() changes.
+    // Check for the content_translation_menu_link_defaults_alter() changes.
     $this->drupalGet('admin/config');
     $this->assertLink('Content language and translation');
     $this->assertText('Configure language and translation support for content.');
diff --git a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
index b2068793e346e9b8831ead057586db1f5bccd7ea..d6e20ff36c5785cf5515f54d709d9e1f9e02ac11 100644
--- a/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
+++ b/core/modules/dblog/dblog.module
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ function dblog_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
  */
-function dblog_menu_links_discovered_alter(&$links) {
+function dblog_menu_link_defaults_alter(&$links) {
   if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('search')) {
     $links['dblog.search'] = array(
       'title' => 'Top search phrases',
diff --git a/core/modules/editor/editor.module b/core/modules/editor/editor.module
index 40c1eb74135131dd2909d0a3ea0eea1169d635ff..5aa79298c4526f4c53ebae9d36cf17241ef7afec 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/editor.module
+++ b/core/modules/editor/editor.module
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ function editor_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
  *
  * Rewrites the menu entries for filter module that relate to the configuration
  * of text editors.
  */
-function editor_menu_links_discovered_alter(array &$links) {
+function editor_menu_link_defaults_alter(array &$links) {
   $links['filter.admin_overview']['title'] = 'Text formats and editors';
   $links['filter.admin_overview']['description'] = 'Configure how user-contributed content is filtered and formatted, as well as the text editor user interface (WYSIWYGs or toolbars).';
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/entity/src/Controller/EntityDisplayModeController.php b/core/modules/entity/src/Controller/EntityDisplayModeController.php
index af31044a28751a7e71331cfb68f0d05a27928d55..f0db9420f03b72b2d486d2fecf37cd79c9071bd2 100644
--- a/core/modules/entity/src/Controller/EntityDisplayModeController.php
+++ b/core/modules/entity/src/Controller/EntityDisplayModeController.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 namespace Drupal\entity\Controller;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Url;
 
 /**
  * Provides methods for entity display mode routes.
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ public function viewModeTypeSelection() {
       if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $entity_type->hasViewBuilderClass()) {
         $entity_types[$entity_type_id] = array(
           'title' => $entity_type->getLabel(),
-          'url' => new Url('entity.view_mode_add_type', array('entity_type_id' => $entity_type_id)),
+          'link_path' => 'admin/structure/display-modes/view/add/' . $entity_type_id,
           'localized_options' => array(),
         );
       }
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ public function formModeTypeSelection() {
       if ($entity_type->isFieldable() && $entity_type->hasFormClasses()) {
         $entity_types[$entity_type_id] = array(
           'title' => $entity_type->getLabel(),
-          'url' => new Url('entity.form_mode_add_type', array('entity_type_id' => $entity_type_id)),
+          'link_path' => 'admin/structure/display-modes/form/add/' . $entity_type_id,
           'localized_options' => array(),
         );
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/help/src/Controller/HelpController.php b/core/modules/help/src/Controller/HelpController.php
index 437c3a86e0eaf1e76417e62da029c265a80c4967..26a3160b623e51f821d5d5dfb6c8585887af0202 100644
--- a/core/modules/help/src/Controller/HelpController.php
+++ b/core/modules/help/src/Controller/HelpController.php
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public function helpPage($name) {
       if (!empty($admin_tasks)) {
         $links = array();
         foreach ($admin_tasks as $task) {
-          $link = $task['url']->toArray();
+          $link = $task['localized_options'];
+          $link['href'] = $task['link_path'];
           $link['title'] = $task['title'];
           $links[] = $link;
         }
diff --git a/core/modules/language/src/Tests/LanguageConfigSchemaTest.php b/core/modules/language/src/Tests/LanguageConfigSchemaTest.php
index 28fcad0a62d0c114cf8e0cf8e176f23f6af1d528..e4862bcb0a7f0e32f8154d512eb312159a47a6e2 100644
--- a/core/modules/language/src/Tests/LanguageConfigSchemaTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/language/src/Tests/LanguageConfigSchemaTest.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LanguageConfigSchemaTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('language', 'menu_link_content');
+  public static $modules = array('language');
 
   /**
    * A user with administrative permissions.
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ function testValidLanguageConfigSchema() {
     $settings_path = 'admin/config/regional/content-language';
 
     // Enable translation for menu link.
-    $edit['entity_types[menu_link_content]'] = TRUE;
-    $edit['settings[menu_link_content][menu_link_content][settings][language][language_show]'] = TRUE;
+    $edit['entity_types[menu_link]'] = TRUE;
+    $edit['settings[menu_link][menu_link][settings][language][language_show]'] = TRUE;
 
     // Enable translation for user.
     $edit['entity_types[user]'] = TRUE;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function testValidLanguageConfigSchema() {
 
     $config_data = \Drupal::config('language.settings')->get();
     // Make sure configuration saved correctly.
-    $this->assertTrue($config_data['entities']['menu_link_content']['menu_link_content']['language']['default_configuration']['language_show']);
+    $this->assertTrue($config_data['entities']['menu_link']['menu_link']['language']['default_configuration']['language_show']);
 
     $this->assertConfigSchema(\Drupal::service('config.typed'), 'language.settings', $config_data);
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleLocaleLookupTest.php b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleLocaleLookupTest.php
index 4f4c3d5985a515711ade2f9989044cec77de3eba..b25d639abc760c306629588c54aa976239e1a365 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleLocaleLookupTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/src/Tests/LocaleLocaleLookupTest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class LocaleLocaleLookupTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('locale');
+  public static $modules = array('locale', 'menu_link');
 
   /**
    * Tests hasTranslation().
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/menu_link.info.yml b/core/modules/menu_link/menu_link.info.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc8e62beeb60707bba2369c6a1e34605fd20db48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/menu_link.info.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: Menu Link
+type: module
+description: Provides menu links.
+package: Core
+version: VERSION
+core: 8.x
+# @todo Menu links functionality has been moved from system.module and menu.inc
+# to this module, so make it required until everything is moved over.
+required: TRUE
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install
deleted file mode 100644
index 31fa93f0a2d6cb25ad2fc003cfa8d5a2c2776693..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Install, update and uninstall functions for the menu_link_content module.
- */
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_uninstall().
- */
-function menu_link_content_uninstall() {
-  // Find all the entities and then call the manager and delete all the plugins.
-  $query = \Drupal::entityQueryAggregate('menu_link_content');
-  $query->groupBy('uuid');
-  $result = $query->execute();
-  $uuids = array();
-  foreach ($result as $row) {
-    $uuids[] = $row['uuid'];
-  }
-
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-  $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-  foreach ($uuids as $uuid) {
-    // Manually build the plugin ID, and remove it from the menu tree.
-    $menu_link_manager->removeDefinition("menu_link_content:$uuid", FALSE);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.module b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.module
index 6d33dcea2108c678efc288a872d6c425b36e02de..25dfb26921514f6a4b5a42e20d70b6e1720bd776 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.module
@@ -5,29 +5,8 @@
  * Allows administrators to create custom menu links.
  */
 
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\system\MenuInterface;
 
-/**
- * Implements hook_help().
- */
-function menu_link_content_help($route_name, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
-  switch ($route_name) {
-    case 'help.page.menu_link_content':
-      $output = '';
-      $output .= '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Custom Menu Links module allows users to create menu links. These links can be translated if multiple languages are used for the site.');
-      if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('menu_ui')) {
-        $output .= ' ' . t('It is required by the Menu UI module, which provides an interface for managing menus and menu links. See the <a href="!menu-help">Menu UI module help page</a> for more information.', array('!menu-help' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'menu_ui'))));
-      }
-      else {
-        $output .= ' ' . t('If you enable the Menu UI module, it provides an interface for managing menus and menu links.');
-      }
-      $output .= '</p>';
-      return $output;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Implements hook_menu_delete().
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.routing.yml b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.routing.yml
index b64b36244bfc05ff014ad0c5dd7734f75a40f386..f96b22d468a177bead89e610b148ea931aa25a45 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.routing.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ menu_link_content.link_edit:
   defaults:
     _entity_form: 'menu_link_content.default'
     _title: 'Edit menu link'
-  options:
-  # @todo Remove once https://www.drupal.org/node/2310475 is in.
-    _admin_route: TRUE
   requirements:
     _entity_access: 'menu_link_content.update'
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
index 7b5d6ef96f2af2ee3be5aae51159c68b019dd560..c3f63956253f41cad5a51476ea5e3e695eaf70ad 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Form/MenuLinkContentForm.php
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@ public function setMenuLinkInstance(MenuLinkInterface $menu_link) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    return $this->buildEditForm($form, $form_state);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildEditForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     $this->setOperation('default');
     $this->init($form_state);
 
@@ -157,13 +164,29 @@ public function validateConfigurationForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     $this->doValidate($form, $form_state);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function validateEditForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
+    $this->doValidate($form, $form_state);
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function submitConfigurationForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
+    return $this->submitEditForm($form, $form_state);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function submitEditForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     // Remove button and internal Form API values from submitted values.
-    parent::submit($form, $form_state);
-    $this->save($form, $form_state);
+    form_state_values_clean($form_state);
+    $this->entity = $this->buildEntity($form, $form_state);
+    $this->entity->save();
+    return $form_state;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -211,7 +234,7 @@ protected function extractUrl($url) {
    */
   public function extractFormValues(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
     $new_definition = array();
-    $new_definition['expanded'] = !empty($form_state['values']['expanded']['value']) ? 1 : 0;
+    $new_definition['expanded'] = !empty($form_state['values']['expanded']) ? 1 : 0;
     $new_definition['hidden'] = empty($form_state['values']['enabled']) ? 1 : 0;
     list($menu_name, $parent) = explode(':', $form_state['values']['menu_parent'], 2);
     if (!empty($menu_name)) {
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.admin.inc b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.admin.inc
index f23093f1e0f4450a42aaeb41e65ef61a0e6da363..0d7a0fdda8a89cc3204a06411f15a09f61356bc3 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.admin.inc
@@ -5,19 +5,15 @@
  * Administrative page callbacks for Menu UI module.
  */
 
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\SafeMarkup;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 
 /**
  * Returns HTML for the menu overview form into a table.
  *
- * @param array $variables
+ * @param $variables
  *   An associative array containing:
  *   - form: A render element representing the form.
  *
- * @return string
- *   The themed HTML.
- *
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 function theme_menu_overview_form($variables) {
@@ -31,28 +27,27 @@ function theme_menu_overview_form($variables) {
   );
 
   $rows = array();
-  foreach (Element::children($form) as $id) {
-    if (isset($form[$id]['#item'])) {
-      $element = &$form[$id];
+  foreach (Element::children($form) as $mlid) {
+    if (isset($form[$mlid]['hidden'])) {
+      $element = &$form[$mlid];
 
       // Add special classes to be used for tabledrag.js.
-      $element['parent']['#attributes']['class'] = array('menu-parent');
-      $element['id']['#attributes']['class'] = array('menu-id');
+      $element['plid']['#attributes']['class'] = array('menu-plid');
+      $element['mlid']['#attributes']['class'] = array('menu-mlid');
       $element['weight']['#attributes']['class'] = array('menu-weight');
 
-      // Change the parent field to a hidden. This allows any value but hides
-      // the field.
-      $element['parent']['#type'] = 'hidden';
+      // Change the parent field to a hidden. This allows any value but hides the field.
+      $element['plid']['#type'] = 'hidden';
 
       $indent = array(
         '#theme' => 'indentation',
-        '#size' => $element['#item']->depth - 1,
+        '#size' => $element['#item']['depth'] - 1,
       );
 
       $row = array();
-      $row[] = SafeMarkup::set(drupal_render($indent) . drupal_render($element['title']));
-      $row[] = array('data' => drupal_render($element['enabled']), 'class' => array('checkbox', 'menu-enabled'));
-      $row[] = SafeMarkup::set(drupal_render($element['weight']) . drupal_render($element['parent']) . drupal_render($element['id']));
+      $row[] = drupal_render($indent) . drupal_render($element['title']);
+      $row[] = array('data' => drupal_render($element['hidden']), 'class' => array('checkbox', 'menu-enabled'));
+      $row[] = drupal_render($element['weight']) . drupal_render($element['plid']) . drupal_render($element['mlid']);
       $row[] = drupal_render($element['operations']);
 
       $row = array_merge(array('data' => $row), $element['#attributes']);
@@ -76,11 +71,11 @@ function theme_menu_overview_form($variables) {
       array(
         'action' => 'match',
         'relationship' => 'parent',
-        'group' => 'menu-parent',
-        'subgroup' => 'menu-parent',
-        'source' => 'menu-id',
+        'group' => 'menu-plid',
+        'subgroup' => 'menu-plid',
+        'source' => 'menu-mlid',
         'hidden' => TRUE,
-        'limit' => \Drupal::menuTree()->maxDepth() - 1,
+        'limit' => MENU_MAX_DEPTH - 1,
       ),
       array(
         'action' => 'order',
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
index f3bf1beb772cb62a4ccae3a74526e5c017959087..26611f17dbc1436d126e9e30520791ff269d0254 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.info.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ version: VERSION
 core: 8.x
 configure: menu_ui.overview_page
 dependencies:
-  - menu_link_content
+  - menu_link
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.links.action.yml b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.links.action.yml
index af8716f96b53c297c1a5ef791c18eb2137feb504..08348211f130ddc3fce6f1a42886ebb52ce6b844 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.links.action.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.links.action.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-menu_ui.link_add:
-  route_name: menu_link_content.link_add
+menu_ui_link_add:
+  route_name: menu_ui.link_add
   title: 'Add link'
-  class: \Drupal\menu_ui\Plugin\Menu\LocalAction\MenuLinkAdd
   appears_on:
     - menu_ui.menu_edit
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
index 79cd051e5b61b64348928d31f4883f7620e2657f..70b5b5944e54aa9082d882804699f1fef45a7fc6 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.module
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\block\BlockPluginInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
-use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
 use Drupal\node\NodeTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\system\Entity\Menu;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
+use Drupal\menu_link\Entity\MenuLink;
+use Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorage;
 use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -72,11 +72,31 @@ function menu_ui_entity_type_build(array &$entity_types) {
     ->setFormClass('edit', 'Drupal\menu_ui\MenuForm')
     ->setFormClass('delete', 'Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuDeleteForm')
     ->setListBuilderClass('Drupal\menu_ui\MenuListBuilder')
-    ->setLinkTemplate('add-form', 'menu_ui.menu_add')
+    ->setLinkTemplate('add-form', 'menu_ui.link_add')
     ->setLinkTemplate('delete-form', 'menu_ui.delete_menu')
     ->setLinkTemplate('edit-form', 'menu_ui.menu_edit');
+
+  $entity_types['menu_link']
+    ->setFormClass('delete', 'Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkDeleteForm')
+    ->setFormClass('reset', 'Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkResetForm')
+    ->setLinkTemplate('delete-form', 'menu_ui.link_delete');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_entity_bundle_info().
+ */
+function menu_ui_entity_bundle_info() {
+  $bundles = array();
+  $config_names = \Drupal::configFactory()->listAll('system.menu.');
+  foreach ($config_names as $config_name) {
+    $config = \Drupal::config($config_name);
+    $bundles['menu_link'][$config->get('id')] = array(
+      'label' => $config->get('label'),
+    );
+  }
+
+  return $bundles;
+}
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_theme().
@@ -99,6 +119,23 @@ function menu_ui_menu_insert(Menu $menu) {
   if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->moduleExists('block')) {
     \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.block')->clearCachedDefinitions();
   }
+
+  if ($menu->isSyncing()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Make sure the menu is present in the active menus variable so that its
+  // items may appear in the menu active trail.
+  // See menu_set_active_menu_names().
+  $config = \Drupal::config('system.menu');
+
+  $active_menus = $config->get('active_menus_default') ?: array_keys(menu_ui_get_menus());
+  if (!in_array($menu->id(), $active_menus)) {
+    $active_menus[] = $menu->id();
+    $config
+      ->set('active_menus_default', $active_menus)
+      ->save();
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,9 +154,20 @@ function menu_ui_menu_update(Menu $menu) {
  */
 function menu_ui_menu_predelete(Menu $menu) {
   // Delete all links from the menu.
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-  $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-  $menu_link_manager->deleteLinksInMenu($menu->id());
+  menu_delete_links($menu->id());
+
+  // Remove menu from active menus variable.
+  $config = \Drupal::config('system.menu');
+  $active_menus = $config->get('active_menus_default') ?: array_keys(menu_ui_get_menus());
+  if (in_array($menu->id(), $active_menus)) {
+    $active_menus = array_diff($active_menus, array($menu->id()));
+    // Prevent the gap left by the removed menu from causing array indices to
+    // be saved.
+    $active_menus = array_values($active_menus);
+    $config
+      ->set('active_menus_default', $active_menus)
+      ->save();
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -134,6 +182,103 @@ function menu_ui_menu_delete(Menu $menu) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns a list of menu links that are valid possible parents for the given
+ * menu link.
+ *
+ * @param array $menus
+ *   An array of menu names and titles, such as from menu_ui_get_menus().
+ * @param \Drupal\menu_link\Entity\MenuLink $menu_link
+ *   The menu link for which to generate a list of parents.
+ *   If $menu_link->id() == 0 then the complete tree is returned.
+ * @param string $type
+ *   The node type for which to generate a list of parents.
+ *   If $item itself is a node type then $type is ignored.
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   An array of menu link titles keyed by a string containing the menu name and
+ *   mlid. The list excludes the given item and its children.
+ *
+ * @todo This has to be turned into a #process form element callback. The
+ *   'override_parent_selector' variable is entirely superfluous.
+ */
+function menu_ui_parent_options(array $menus, MenuLink $menu_link = NULL, $type = NULL) {
+  // The menu_links table can be practically any size and we need a way to
+  // allow contrib modules to provide more scalable pattern choosers.
+  // hook_form_alter is too late in itself because all the possible parents are
+  // retrieved here, unless override_parent_selector is set to TRUE.
+  if (\Drupal::config('menu_ui.settings')->get('override_parent_selector')) {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+  if (!$menu_link) {
+    $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array('mlid' => 0));
+  }
+
+  $available_menus = array();
+  if (!$type) {
+    // If no node type is set, use all menus given to this function.
+    $available_menus = $menus;
+  }
+  else {
+    // If a node type is set, use all available menus for this type.
+    $type_menus = \Drupal::config("menu.entity.node.$type")->get('available_menus');
+    foreach ($type_menus as $menu) {
+      $available_menus[$menu] = $menu;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return _menu_ui_get_options($menus, $available_menus, $menu_link);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to get the items of the given menu.
+ */
+function _menu_ui_get_options($menus, $available_menus, $item) {
+  // If the item has children, there is an added limit to the depth of valid parents.
+  if (isset($item['parent_depth_limit'])) {
+    $limit = $item['parent_depth_limit'];
+  }
+  else {
+    $limit = _menu_ui_parent_depth_limit($item);
+  }
+
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+
+  $options = array();
+  foreach ($menus as $menu_name => $title) {
+    if (isset($available_menus[$menu_name])) {
+      $tree = $menu_tree->buildAllData($menu_name, NULL);
+      $options[$menu_name . ':0'] = '<' . $title . '>';
+      _menu_ui_parents_recurse($tree, $menu_name, '--', $options, $item['mlid'], $limit);
+    }
+  }
+  return $options;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recursive helper function for menu_ui_parent_options().
+ */
+function _menu_ui_parents_recurse($tree, $menu_name, $indent, &$options, $exclude, $depth_limit) {
+  foreach ($tree as $data) {
+    if ($data['link']['depth'] > $depth_limit) {
+      // Don't iterate through any links on this level.
+      break;
+    }
+    if ($data['link']['mlid'] != $exclude && $data['link']['hidden'] >= 0) {
+      $title = $indent . ' ' . truncate_utf8($data['link']['title'], 30, TRUE, FALSE);
+      if ($data['link']['hidden']) {
+        $title .= ' (' . t('disabled') . ')';
+      }
+      $options[$menu_name . ':' . $data['link']['mlid']] = $title;
+      if ($data['below']) {
+        _menu_ui_parents_recurse($data['below'], $menu_name, $indent . '--', $options, $exclude, $depth_limit);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_block_view_BASE_BLOCK_ID_alter() for 'system_menu_block'.
  */
@@ -141,7 +286,7 @@ function menu_ui_block_view_system_menu_block_alter(array &$build, BlockPluginIn
   // Add contextual links for system menu blocks.
   $menus = menu_list_system_menus();
   $menu_name = $block->getDerivativeId();
-  if (isset($menus[$menu_name]) && isset($build['content'])) {
+  if (isset($menus[$menu_name])) {
     $build['#contextual_links']['menu'] = array(
       'route_parameters' => array('menu' => $menu_name),
     );
@@ -171,7 +316,7 @@ function menu_ui_node_type_insert(NodeTypeInterface $type) {
   }
   \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.' . $type->id())
     ->set('available_menus', array('main'))
-    ->set('parent', 'main:')
+    ->set('parent', 'main:0')
     ->save();
 }
 
@@ -189,35 +334,25 @@ function menu_ui_node_type_delete(NodeTypeInterface $type) {
  * Helper for hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert() and hook_ENTITY_TYPE_update() for nodes.
  */
 function menu_ui_node_save(EntityInterface $node) {
-  if (!empty($node->menu)) {
-    /** @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContentInterface $entity */
-    $definition = $node->menu;
-    if (trim($definition['title'])) {
-      if (!empty($definition['entity_id'])) {
-        $entity = entity_load('menu_link_content', $definition['entity_id']);
-        $entity->hidden->value = 0;
-        $entity->title->value = trim($definition['title']);
-        $entity->description->value = trim($definition['description']);
-        $entity->menu_name->value = $definition['menu_name'];
-        $entity->parent->value = $definition['parent'];
-        $entity->weight->value = isset($definition['weight']) ? $definition['weight'] : 0;
+  if (isset($node->menu)) {
+    $link = &$node->menu;
+    if (empty($link['enabled'])) {
+      if (!$link->isNew()) {
+        menu_link_delete($link['mlid']);
+      }
+    }
+    elseif (trim($link['link_title'])) {
+      $link['link_title'] = trim($link['link_title']);
+      $link['link_path'] = 'node/' . $node->id();
+      if (trim($link['description'])) {
+        $link['options']['attributes']['title'] = trim($link['description']);
       }
       else {
-        // Create a new menu_link_content entity.
-        $entity = entity_create('menu_link_content', array(
-          'title' => trim($definition['title']),
-          'description' => trim($definition['description']),
-          'route_name' => 'node.view',
-          'route_parameters' => array('node' => $node->id()),
-          'menu_name' => $definition['menu_name'],
-          'parent' => $definition['parent'],
-          'weight' => isset($definition['weight']) ? $definition['weight'] : 0,
-          'hidden' => 0,
-          'bundle' => 'menu_link_content',
-          'langcode' => $node->getUntranslated()->language()->id,
-        ));
+        // If the description field was left empty, remove the title attribute
+        // from the menu link.
+        unset($link['options']['attributes']['title']);
       }
-      if (!$entity->save()) {
+      if (!menu_link_save($link)) {
         drupal_set_message(t('There was an error saving the menu link.'), 'error');
       }
     }
@@ -228,17 +363,14 @@ function menu_ui_node_save(EntityInterface $node) {
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_predelete() for node entities.
  */
 function menu_ui_node_predelete(EntityInterface $node) {
-  // Delete all MenuLinkContent links that point to this node.
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-  $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-  $result = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('node.view', array('node' => $node->id()));
+  // Delete all Menu UI module links that point to this node.
+  $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+    ->condition('link_path', 'node/' . $node->id())
+    ->condition('module', 'menu');
+  $result = $query->execute();
 
   if (!empty($result)) {
-    foreach ($result as $id => $instance) {
-      if ($instance->isDeletable() && strpos($id, 'menu_link_content:') === 0) {
-        $instance->deleteLink();
-      }
-    }
+    menu_link_delete_multiple($result);
   }
 }
 
@@ -246,68 +378,66 @@ function menu_ui_node_predelete(EntityInterface $node) {
  * Implements hook_node_prepare_form().
  */
 function menu_ui_node_prepare_form(NodeInterface $node, $operation, array &$form_state) {
-  if (empty($form_state['menu_link_definition'])) {
+  if (empty($node->menu)) {
     // Prepare the node for the edit form so that $node->menu always exists.
     $node_type_config = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.' . $node->getType());
     $menu_name = strtok($node_type_config->get('parent'), ':');
-    $definition = FALSE;
+    $menu_link = FALSE;
     if ($node->id()) {
-      $id = FALSE;
+      $mlid = FALSE;
       // Give priority to the default menu
       $type_menus = $node_type_config->get('available_menus');
       if (in_array($menu_name, $type_menus)) {
-        $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link_content')
-          ->condition('route_name', 'node.view')
-          ->condition('route_parameters', serialize(array('node' => $node->id())))
+        $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+          ->condition('link_path', 'node/' . $node->id())
           ->condition('menu_name', $menu_name)
-          ->sort('id', 'ASC')
+          ->condition('module', 'menu_ui')
+          ->sort('mlid', 'ASC')
           ->range(0, 1);
         $result = $query->execute();
 
-        $id = (!empty($result)) ? reset($result) : FALSE;
+        $mlid = (!empty($result)) ? reset($result) : FALSE;
       }
       // Check all allowed menus if a link does not exist in the default menu.
-      if (!$id && !empty($type_menus)) {
-        $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link_content')
-          ->condition('route_name', 'node.view')
-          ->condition('route_parameters', serialize(array('node' => $node->id())))
+      if (!$mlid && !empty($type_menus)) {
+        $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+          ->condition('link_path', 'node/' . $node->id())
           ->condition('menu_name', array_values($type_menus), 'IN')
-          ->sort('id', 'ASC')
+          ->condition('module', 'menu_ui')
+          ->sort('mlid', 'ASC')
           ->range(0, 1);
         $result = $query->execute();
 
-        $id = (!empty($result)) ? reset($result) : FALSE;
+        $mlid = (!empty($result)) ? reset($result) : FALSE;
       }
-      if ($id) {
-        $menu_link = MenuLinkContent::load($id);
-        $definition = array(
-          'entity_id' => $menu_link->id(),
-          'id' => $menu_link->getPluginId(),
-          'title' => $menu_link->getTitle(),
-          'description' => $menu_link->getDescription(),
-          'menu_name' => $menu_link->getMenuName(),
-          'parent' => $menu_link->getParentId(),
-          'weight' => $menu_link->getWeight(),
-        );
+      if ($mlid) {
+        $menu_link = menu_link_load($mlid);
       }
     }
 
-    if (!$definition) {
-      $definition = array(
-        'entity_id' => 0,
-        'id' => '',
-        'title' => '',
-        'description' => '',
+    if (!$menu_link) {
+      $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+        'mlid' => 0,
+        'plid' => 0,
         'menu_name' => $menu_name,
-        'parent' => '',
-        'weight' => 0,
-      );
+      ));
     }
     // Set default values.
-    $form_state['menu_link_definition'] = $definition;
+    $node->menu = $menu_link;
+  }
+  // Find the depth limit for the parent select.
+  if (!isset($node->menu['parent_depth_limit'])) {
+    $node->menu['parent_depth_limit'] = _menu_ui_parent_depth_limit($node->menu);
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Find the depth limit for items in the parent select.
+ */
+function _menu_ui_parent_depth_limit($item) {
+  return MENU_MAX_DEPTH - 1 - (($item['mlid'] && $item['has_children']) ? entity_get_controller('menu_link')->findChildrenRelativeDepth($item) : 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_form_BASE_FORM_ID_alter() for node_form.
  *
@@ -319,25 +449,11 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   // Generate a list of possible parents (not including this link or descendants).
   // @todo This must be handled in a #process handler.
   $node = $form_state['controller']->getEntity();
-  $definition = $form_state['menu_link_definition'];
+  $link = $node->menu;
   $type = $node->getType();
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_selector */
-  $menu_parent_selector = \Drupal::service('menu.parent_form_selector');
-  $menu_names = menu_ui_get_menus();
-  $type_menus = \Drupal::config("menu.entity.node.$type")->get('available_menus');
-  $available_menus = array();
-  foreach ($type_menus as $menu) {
-    $available_menus[$menu] = $menu_names[$menu];
-  }
-  if ($definition['id']) {
-    $default = $definition['menu_name'] . ':' . $definition['parent'];
-  }
-  else {
-    $default = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type)->get('parent');
-  }
-  $parent_element = $menu_parent_selector->parentSelectElement($default,  $definition['id'], $available_menus);
+  $options = menu_ui_parent_options(menu_ui_get_menus(), $link, $type);
   // If no possible parent menu items were found, there is nothing to display.
-  if (empty($parent_element)) {
+  if (empty($options)) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -345,7 +461,7 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     '#type' => 'details',
     '#title' => t('Menu settings'),
     '#access' => \Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('administer menu'),
-    '#open' => (bool) $definition['id'],
+    '#open' => !empty($link['link_title']),
     '#group' => 'advanced',
     '#attached' => array(
       'library' => array('menu/drupal.menu'),
@@ -357,7 +473,7 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   $form['menu']['enabled'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#title' => t('Provide a menu link'),
-    '#default_value' => (int) (bool) $definition['id'],
+    '#default_value' => (int) (bool) $link['mlid'],
   );
   $form['menu']['link'] = array(
     '#type' => 'container',
@@ -370,32 +486,57 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   );
 
   // Populate the element with the link data.
-  foreach (array('id', 'entity_id') as $key) {
-    $form['menu']['link'][$key] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $definition[$key]);
+  foreach (array('mlid', 'module', 'hidden', 'has_children', 'customized', 'options', 'expanded', 'hidden', 'parent_depth_limit') as $key) {
+    $form['menu']['link'][$key] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $link[$key]);
   }
 
-  $form['menu']['link']['title'] = array(
+  $form['menu']['link']['link_title'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Menu link title'),
-    '#default_value' => $definition['title'],
+    '#default_value' => $link['link_title'],
   );
 
   $form['menu']['link']['description'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#title' => t('Description'),
-    '#default_value' => $definition['description'],
+    '#default_value' => isset($link['options']['attributes']['title']) ? $link['options']['attributes']['title'] : '',
     '#rows' => 1,
     '#description' => t('Shown when hovering over the menu link.'),
   );
 
-  $form['menu']['link']['menu_parent'] = $parent_element;
-  $form['menu']['link']['menu_parent']['#title'] = t('Parent item');
-  $form['menu']['link']['menu_parent']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'menu-parent-select';
+  if ($link['mlid']) {
+    $default = $link['menu_name'] . ':' . $link['plid'];
+  }
+  else {
+    $default = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type)->get('parent');
+  }
+  // If the current parent menu item is not present in options, use the first
+  // available option as default value.
+  // @todo User should not be allowed to access menu link settings in such a
+  // case.
+  if (!isset($options[$default])) {
+    $array = array_keys($options);
+    $default = reset($array);
+  }
+  $form['menu']['link']['parent'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'select',
+    '#title' => t('Parent item'),
+    '#default_value' => $default,
+    '#options' => $options,
+    '#attributes' => array('class' => array('menu-parent-select')),
+  );
 
+  // Get number of items in menu so the weight selector is sized appropriately.
+  $delta = entity_get_controller('menu_link')->countMenuLinks($link->menu_name);
+  if ($delta < 50) {
+    // Old hardcoded value
+    $delta = 50;
+  }
   $form['menu']['link']['weight'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'number',
+    '#type' => 'weight',
     '#title' => t('Weight'),
-    '#default_value' => $definition['weight'],
+    '#delta' => $delta,
+    '#default_value' => $link['weight'],
     '#description' => t('Menu links with lower weights are displayed before links with higher weights.'),
   );
 }
@@ -407,26 +548,18 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
  */
 function menu_ui_node_submit(EntityInterface $node, $form, $form_state) {
   if (!empty($form_state['values']['menu'])) {
-    $definition = $form_state['values']['menu'];
-    if (empty($definition['enabled'])) {
-      if ($definition['entity_id']) {
-        $entity = entity_load('menu_link_content', $definition['entity_id']);
-        $entity->delete();
-      }
+    $original_menu_id = !empty($node->menu) ? $node->menu->id() : NULL;
+    $node->menu = entity_create('menu_link', $form_state['values']['menu']);
+    // @todo Do not create a new entity in order to update it, see
+    //   https://drupal.org/node/2241865
+    // If this menu had a previous menu link associated, mark it as not new.
+    if ($original_menu_id) {
+      $node->menu->setOriginalId($original_menu_id);
     }
-    elseif (trim($definition['title']))  {
-      // Decompose the selected menu parent option into 'menu_name' and 'parent',
-      // if the form used the default parent selection widget.
-      if (!empty($definition['menu_parent'])) {
-        list($menu_name, $parent) = explode(':', $definition['menu_parent'], 2);
-        $definition['menu_name'] = $menu_name;
-        $definition['parent'] = $parent;
-      }
-      // @todo Figure out how to save this data without adding non-Field API
-      //   properties to the node entity. https://www.drupal.org/node/2310173
-      //   We have to tack this onto the node so we can save it later when we
-      //   have a node ID for any new node.
-      $node->menu = $definition;
+    // Decompose the selected menu parent option into 'menu_name' and 'plid', if
+    // the form used the default parent selection widget.
+    if (!empty($form_state['values']['menu']['parent'])) {
+      list($node->menu['menu_name'], $node->menu['plid']) = explode(':', $form_state['values']['menu']['parent']);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -440,8 +573,6 @@ function menu_ui_node_submit(EntityInterface $node, $form, $form_state) {
  * @see menu_ui_form_node_type_form_submit().
  */
 function menu_ui_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_selector */
-  $menu_parent_selector = \Drupal::service('menu.parent_form_selector');
   $menu_options = menu_ui_get_menus();
   $type = $form_state['controller']->getEntity();
   if ($type->id()) {
@@ -450,7 +581,7 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   else {
     $config_values = array(
       'available_menus' => array('main'),
-      'parent' => 'main:',
+      'parent' => 'main:0',
     );
   }
   $form['menu'] = array(
@@ -468,12 +599,12 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     '#options' => $menu_options,
     '#description' => t('The menus available to place links in for this content type.'),
   );
-  // @todo See if we can avoid pre-loading all options by changing the form or
-  //   using a #process callback. https://www.drupal.org/node/2310319
-  //   To avoid an 'illegal option' error after saving the form we have to load
-  //   all available menu parents. Otherwise, it is not possible to dynamically
-  //   add options to the list using ajax.
-  $options = $menu_parent_selector->getParentSelectOptions('');
+  // To avoid an 'illegal option' error after saving the form we have to load
+  // all available menu items.
+  // Otherwise it is not possible to dynamically add options to the list.
+  // @todo Convert menu_ui_parent_options() into a #process callback.
+  $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array('mlid' => 0));
+  $options = menu_ui_parent_options(menu_ui_get_menus(), $menu_link);
   $form['menu']['menu_parent'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Default parent item'),
@@ -505,8 +636,7 @@ function menu_ui_form_node_type_form_submit(&$form, $form_state) {
  * @param $all
  *   If FALSE return only user-added menus, or if TRUE also include
  *   the menus defined by the system.
- *
- * @return array
+ * @return
  *   An array with the machine-readable names as the keys, and human-readable
  *   titles as the values.
  */
@@ -531,19 +661,3 @@ function menu_ui_preprocess_block(&$variables) {
     $variables['attributes']['role'] = 'navigation';
   }
 }
-
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_system_breadcrumb_alter().
- */
-function menu_ui_system_breadcrumb_alter(array &$breadcrumb, RouteMatchInterface $route_match, array $context) {
-  // Custom breadcrumb behavior for editing menu links, we append a link to
-  // the menu in which the link is found.
-  if (($route_match->getRouteName() == 'menu_ui.link_edit') && $menu_link = $route_match->getParameter('menu_link_plugin')) {
-    if (($menu_link instanceof MenuLinkInterface)) {
-      // Add a link to the menu admin screen.
-      $menu = entity_load('menu', $menu_link->getMenuName());
-      $breadcrumb[] = \Drupal::l($menu->label(), 'menu_ui.menu_edit', array('menu' => $menu->id()));
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.routing.yml b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.routing.yml
index b095c344beafc2e01755efa04401636f23606a32..4be3bbf68076550d409ec4ca3f77485a93d30842 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/menu_ui.routing.yml
@@ -21,30 +21,37 @@ menu_ui.parent_options_js:
   requirements:
     _permission: 'administer menu'
 
+menu_ui.link_add:
+  path: '/admin/structure/menu/manage/{menu}/add'
+  defaults:
+    _content: '\Drupal\menu_ui\Controller\MenuController::addLink'
+    _title: 'Add menu link'
+  requirements:
+    _entity_create_access: 'menu_link'
+
 menu_ui.link_edit:
-  path: '/admin/structure/menu/link/{menu_link_plugin}/edit'
+  path: '/admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/edit'
   defaults:
-    _form: 'Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkEditForm'
+    _entity_form: 'menu_link'
     _title: 'Edit menu link'
-  options:
-    parameters:
-      menu_link_plugin:
-        type: menu_link_plugin
   requirements:
-    _permission: 'administer menu'
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.update'
 
 menu_ui.link_reset:
-  path: '/admin/structure/menu/link/{menu_link_plugin}/reset'
+  path: '/admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/reset'
   defaults:
-    _form: 'Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkResetForm'
+    _entity_form: 'menu_link.reset'
     _title: 'Reset menu link'
-  options:
-    parameters:
-      menu_link_plugin:
-        type: menu_link_plugin
   requirements:
-    _permission: 'administer menu'
-    _custom_access: '\Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkResetForm::linkIsResettable'
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.reset'
+
+menu_ui.link_delete:
+  path: '/admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/delete'
+  defaults:
+    _entity_form: 'menu_link.delete'
+    _title: 'Delete menu link'
+  requirements:
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.delete'
 
 menu_ui.menu_add:
   path: '/admin/structure/menu/add'
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Controller/MenuController.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Controller/MenuController.php
index 95788bdc4fe518bc080e73e818fde0f56b1ac5b6..fad5de5ea38c417feb7bff56a43cc3610964b3f1 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Controller/MenuController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Controller/MenuController.php
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Xss;
 use Drupal\Core\Controller\ControllerBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuParentFormSelectorInterface;
 use Drupal\system\MenuInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
@@ -20,30 +18,6 @@
  */
 class MenuController extends ControllerBase {
 
-  /**
-   * The menu parent form service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuParentFormSelectorInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuParentSelector;
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new MenuController object.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_form
-   *   The menu parent form service.
-   */
-  public function __construct(MenuParentFormSelectorInterface $menu_parent_form) {
-    $this->menuParentSelector = $menu_parent_form;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
-    return new static($container->get('menu.parent_form_selector'));
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets all the available menus and menu items as a JavaScript array.
    *
@@ -60,11 +34,29 @@ public function getParentOptions(Request $request) {
         $available_menus[$menu] = $menu;
       }
     }
-    $options = $this->menuParentSelector->getParentSelectOptions('', $available_menus);
+    $options = _menu_ui_get_options(menu_ui_get_menus(), $available_menus, array('mlid' => 0));
 
     return new JsonResponse($options);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Provides the menu link submission form.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\system\MenuInterface $menu
+   *   An entity representing a custom menu.
+   *
+   * @return array
+   *   Returns the menu link submission form.
+   */
+  public function addLink(MenuInterface $menu) {
+    $menu_link = $this->entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link')->create(array(
+      'mlid' => 0,
+      'plid' => 0,
+      'menu_name' => $menu->id(),
+    ));
+    return $this->entityFormBuilder()->getForm($menu_link);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Route title callback.
    *
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuDeleteForm.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuDeleteForm.php
index 5c3cd961911171dce755a95101aa235f9564aef6..13cbf943a078671d4d3686a9a09b37c25a7e2cd4 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuDeleteForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuDeleteForm.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityConfirmFormBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 class MenuDeleteForm extends EntityConfirmFormBase {
 
   /**
-   * The menu link manager.
+   * The menu link storage.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface
    */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
+  protected $storage;
 
   /**
    * The database connection.
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ class MenuDeleteForm extends EntityConfirmFormBase {
   /**
    * Constructs a new MenuDeleteForm.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager
-   *   The menu link manager.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageInterface $storage
+   *   The menu link storage.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   The database connection.
    */
-  public function __construct(MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager, Connection $connection) {
-    $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
+  public function __construct(EntityStorageInterface $storage, Connection $connection) {
+    $this->storage = $storage;
     $this->connection = $connection;
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public function __construct(MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager, Connect
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
-      $container->get('plugin.manager.menu.link'),
+      $container->get('entity.manager')->getStorage('menu_link'),
       $container->get('database')
     );
   }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function getCancelUrl() {
    */
   public function getDescription() {
     $caption = '';
-    $num_links = $this->menuLinkManager->countMenuLinks($this->entity->id());
+    $num_links = $this->storage->countMenuLinks($this->entity->id());
     if ($num_links) {
       $caption .= '<p>' . format_plural($num_links, '<strong>Warning:</strong> There is currently 1 menu link in %title. It will be deleted (system-defined items will be reset).', '<strong>Warning:</strong> There are currently @count menu links in %title. They will be deleted (system-defined links will be reset).', array('%title' => $this->entity->label())) . '</p>';
     }
@@ -100,17 +100,22 @@ public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Delete all links to the overview page for this menu.
-    // @todo Add a more generic helper function to the menu link plugin
-    //   manager to remove links to a entity or other ID used as a route
-    //   parameter that is being removed. Also, consider moving this to
-    //   menu_ui.module as part of a generic response to entity deletion.
-    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2310329
-    $menu_links = $this->menuLinkManager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_ui.menu_edit', array('menu' => $this->entity->id()), TRUE);
-    foreach ($menu_links as $id => $link) {
-      $this->menuLinkManager->removeDefinition($id);
+    // Reset all the menu links defined by the menu_link.static service.
+    $result = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+      ->condition('menu_name', $this->entity->id())
+      ->condition('module', '', '>')
+      ->condition('machine_name', '', '>')
+      ->sort('depth', 'ASC')
+      ->execute();
+    $menu_links = $this->storage->loadMultiple($result);
+    foreach ($menu_links as $link) {
+      $link->reset();
     }
 
+    // Delete all links to the overview page for this menu.
+    $menu_links = $this->storage->loadByProperties(array('link_path' => 'admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $this->entity->id()));
+    menu_link_delete_multiple(array_keys($menu_links));
+
     // Delete the custom menu and all its menu links.
     $this->entity->delete();
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkDeleteForm.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkDeleteForm.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0a971d96077220469f0f12b281aaadaddc9bd907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkDeleteForm.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\menu_ui\Form\MenuLinkDeleteForm.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Form;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityConfirmFormBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Url;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a confirmation form for deletion of a single menu link.
+ */
+class MenuLinkDeleteForm extends EntityConfirmFormBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getQuestion() {
+    return t('Are you sure you want to delete the custom menu link %item?', array('%item' => $this->entity->link_title));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getCancelUrl() {
+    return new Url('menu_ui.menu_edit', array(
+      'menu' => $this->entity->menu_name,
+    ));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    menu_link_delete($this->entity->id());
+    $t_args = array('%title' => $this->entity->link_title);
+    drupal_set_message(t('The menu link %title has been deleted.', $t_args));
+    watchdog('menu', 'Deleted menu link %title.', $t_args, WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
+    $form_state['redirect_route'] = $this->getCancelUrl();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkEditForm.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkEditForm.php
index cbe096c05e729ae3acd49f2dca3de6183de863ff..4e87ffbf2a82779c8b1e8116ae9f424d3463d76e 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkEditForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkEditForm.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 class MenuLinkEditForm extends FormBase {
 
   /**
-   * The class resolver.
+   * The class resolver
    *
    * @var \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\ClassResolverInterface
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkResetForm.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkResetForm.php
index 6bb22e1218b93a34f1c871e9617c19463b8d9bb5..b5663aa58014a65f14f5890a341bf34ec19db898 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkResetForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Form/MenuLinkResetForm.php
@@ -7,63 +7,19 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Form;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityConfirmFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
-use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfirmFormBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\Access\AccessInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Defines a confirmation form for resetting a single modified menu link.
  */
-class MenuLinkResetForm extends ConfirmFormBase {
-
-  /**
-   * The menu link manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
-
-  /**
-   * The menu link.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface
-   */
-  protected $link;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs a MenuLinkResetForm object.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager
-   *   The menu link manager.
-   */
-  public function __construct(MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager) {
-    $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
-    return new static(
-      $container->get('plugin.manager.menu.link')
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getFormId() {
-    return 'menu_link_reset_confirm';
-  }
+class MenuLinkResetForm extends EntityConfirmFormBase {
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getQuestion() {
-    return $this->t('Are you sure you want to reset the link %item to its default values?', array('%item' => $this->link->getTitle()));
+    return t('Are you sure you want to reset the link %item to its default values?', array('%item' => $this->entity->link_title));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -71,7 +27,7 @@ public function getQuestion() {
    */
   public function getCancelUrl() {
     return new Url('menu_ui.menu_edit', array(
-      'menu' => $this->link->getMenuName(),
+      'menu' => $this->entity->menu_name,
     ));
   }
 
@@ -79,47 +35,23 @@ public function getCancelUrl() {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getDescription() {
-    return $this->t('Any customizations will be lost. This action cannot be undone.');
+    return t('Any customizations will be lost. This action cannot be undone.');
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getConfirmText() {
-    return $this->t('Reset');
+    return t('Reset');
   }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function buildForm(array $form, array &$form_state, MenuLinkInterface $menu_link_plugin = NULL) {
-    $this->link = $menu_link_plugin;
-
-    $form = parent::buildForm($form, $form_state);
-    return $form;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function submitForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
-    $this->link = $this->menuLinkManager->resetLink($this->link->getPluginId());
-    drupal_set_message($this->t('The menu link was reset to its default settings.'));
+  public function submit(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    $this->entity = $this->entity->reset();
+    drupal_set_message(t('The menu link was reset to its default settings.'));
     $form_state['redirect_route'] = $this->getCancelUrl();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Checks access based on whether the link can be reset.
-   *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $menu_link_plugin
-   *   The menu link plugin being checked.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   AccessInterface::ALLOW when access was granted, otherwise
-   *   AccessInterface::DENY.
-   */
-  public function linkIsResettable(MenuLinkInterface $menu_link_plugin) {
-    return $menu_link_plugin->isResettable() ? AccessInterface::ALLOW : AccessInterface::DENY;
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/MenuForm.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/MenuForm.php
index 5e32eafce309298bbf035a2d816f5190085d74f4..d854f3c0e44b3be9c553b79c42afb963117b875c 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/MenuForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/MenuForm.php
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityForm;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeElement;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\UrlGeneratorTrait;
-use Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -33,26 +29,19 @@ class MenuForm extends EntityForm {
   protected $entityQueryFactory;
 
   /**
-   * The menu link manager.
+   * The menu link storage.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageInterface
    */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
+  protected $menuLinkStorage;
 
   /**
    * The menu tree service.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface
    */
   protected $menuTree;
 
-  /**
-   * The link generator.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface
-   */
-  protected $linkGenerator;
-
   /**
    * The overview tree form.
    *
@@ -65,18 +54,15 @@ class MenuForm extends EntityForm {
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory $entity_query_factory
    *   The factory for entity queries.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager
-   *   The menu link manager.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageInterface $menu_link_storage
+   *   The menu link storage.
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree
    *   The menu tree service.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator
-   *   The link generator.
    */
-  public function __construct(QueryFactory $entity_query_factory, MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager, MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree, LinkGeneratorInterface $link_generator) {
+  public function __construct(QueryFactory $entity_query_factory, MenuLinkStorageInterface $menu_link_storage, MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree) {
     $this->entityQueryFactory = $entity_query_factory;
-    $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
+    $this->menuLinkStorage = $menu_link_storage;
     $this->menuTree = $menu_tree;
-    $this->linkGenerator = $link_generator;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -85,9 +71,8 @@ public function __construct(QueryFactory $entity_query_factory, MenuLinkManagerI
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('entity.query'),
-      $container->get('plugin.manager.menu.link'),
-      $container->get('menu.link_tree'),
-      $container->get('link_generator')
+      $container->get('entity.manager')->getStorage('menu_link'),
+      $container->get('menu_link.tree')
     );
   }
 
@@ -103,16 +88,16 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
 
     $form['label'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Title'),
+      '#title' => t('Title'),
       '#default_value' => $menu->label(),
       '#required' => TRUE,
     );
     $form['id'] = array(
       '#type' => 'machine_name',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Menu name'),
+      '#title' => t('Menu name'),
       '#default_value' => $menu->id(),
       '#maxlength' => MENU_MAX_MENU_NAME_LENGTH_UI,
-      '#description' => $this->t('A unique name to construct the URL for the menu. It must only contain lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens.'),
+      '#description' => t('A unique name to construct the URL for the menu. It must only contain lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens.'),
       '#machine_name' => array(
         'exists' => array($this, 'menuNameExists'),
         'source' => array('label'),
@@ -135,11 +120,28 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
       '#languages' => LanguageInterface::STATE_ALL,
       '#default_value' => $menu->language()->getId(),
     );
+    // Unlike the menu langcode, the default language configuration for menu
+    // links only works with language module installed.
+    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('language')) {
+      $form['default_menu_links_language'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'details',
+        '#title' => t('Menu links language'),
+        '#open' => TRUE,
+      );
+      $form['default_menu_links_language']['default_language'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'language_configuration',
+        '#entity_information' => array(
+          'entity_type' => 'menu_link',
+          'bundle' => $menu->id(),
+        ),
+        '#default_value' => language_get_default_configuration('menu_link', $menu->id()),
+      );
+    }
 
     // Add menu links administration form for existing menus.
     if (!$menu->isNew() || $menu->isLocked()) {
       // Form API supports constructing and validating self-contained sections
-      // within forms, but does not allow handling the form section's submission
+      // within forms, but does not allow to handle the form section's submission
       // equally separated yet. Therefore, we use a $form_state key to point to
       // the parents of the form section.
       // @see self::submitOverviewForm()
@@ -167,7 +169,41 @@ public function menuNameExists($value) {
     }
 
     // Check for a link assigned to this menu.
-    return $this->menuLinkManager->menuNameInUse($value);
+    return $this->entityQueryFactory->get('menu_link')->condition('menu_name', $value)->range(0, 1)->count()->execute();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
+    $actions = parent::actions($form, $form_state);
+
+    // Add the language configuration submit handler. This is needed because the
+    // submit button has custom submit handlers.
+    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('language')) {
+      array_unshift($actions['submit']['#submit'],'language_configuration_element_submit');
+      array_unshift($actions['submit']['#submit'], array($this, 'languageConfigurationSubmit'));
+    }
+    // We cannot leverage the regular submit handler definition because we have
+    // button-specific ones here. Hence we need to explicitly set it for the
+    // submit action, otherwise it would be ignored.
+    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('content_translation')) {
+      array_unshift($actions['submit']['#submit'], 'content_translation_language_configuration_element_submit');
+    }
+    return $actions;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Submit handler to update the bundle for the default language configuration.
+   */
+  public function languageConfigurationSubmit(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
+    // Since the machine name is not known yet, and it can be changed anytime,
+    // we have to also update the bundle property for the default language
+    // configuration in order to have the correct bundle value.
+    $form_state['language']['default_language']['bundle'] = $form_state['values']['id'];
+    // Clear cache so new menus (bundles) show on the language settings admin
+    // page.
+    \Drupal::entityManager()->clearCachedBundles();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -181,13 +217,13 @@ public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
 
     $status = $menu->save();
 
-    $edit_link = $this->linkGenerator->generateFromUrl($this->t('Edit'), $this->entity->urlInfo());
+    $edit_link = \Drupal::linkGenerator()->generateFromUrl($this->t('Edit'), $this->entity->urlInfo());
     if ($status == SAVED_UPDATED) {
-      drupal_set_message($this->t('Menu %label has been updated.', array('%label' => $menu->label())));
+      drupal_set_message(t('Menu %label has been updated.', array('%label' => $menu->label())));
       watchdog('menu', 'Menu %label has been updated.', array('%label' => $menu->label()), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, $edit_link);
     }
     else {
-      drupal_set_message($this->t('Menu %label has been added.', array('%label' => $menu->label())));
+      drupal_set_message(t('Menu %label has been added.', array('%label' => $menu->label())));
       watchdog('menu', 'Menu %label has been added.', array('%label' => $menu->label()), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, $edit_link);
     }
 
@@ -217,30 +253,26 @@ protected function buildOverviewForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
 
     $form['#attached']['css'] = array(drupal_get_path('module', 'menu') . '/css/menu.admin.css');
 
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->load($this->entity->id(), new MenuTreeParameters());
+    $links = array();
+    $query = $this->entityQueryFactory->get('menu_link')
+      ->condition('menu_name', $this->entity->id());
+    for ($i = 1; $i <= MENU_MAX_DEPTH; $i++) {
+      $query->sort('p' . $i, 'ASC');
+    }
+    $result = $query->execute();
 
+    if (!empty($result)) {
+      $links = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadMultiple($result);
+    }
+
+    $delta = max(count($links), 50);
     // We indicate that a menu administrator is running the menu access check.
     $this->getRequest()->attributes->set('_menu_admin', TRUE);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    );
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
+    $tree = $this->menuTree->buildTreeData($links);
     $this->getRequest()->attributes->set('_menu_admin', FALSE);
 
-    // Determine the delta; the number of weights to be made available.
-    $count = function(array $tree) {
-      $sum = function ($carry, MenuLinkTreeElement $item) {
-        return $carry + $item->count();
-      };
-      return array_reduce($tree, $sum);
-    };
-    $delta = max($count($tree), 50);
-
     $form = array_merge($form, $this->buildOverviewTreeForm($tree, $delta));
-    $destination = $this->getUrlGenerator()->getPathFromRoute('menu_ui.menu_edit', array('menu' => $this->entity->id()));
-    $url = $destination = $this->url('menu_link_content.link_add', array('menu' => $this->entity->id()), array('query' => array('destination' => $destination)));
-    $form['#empty_text'] = $this->t('There are no menu links yet. <a href="@url">Add link</a>.', array('@url' => $url));
+    $form['#empty_text'] = t('There are no menu links yet. <a href="@link">Add link</a>.', array('@link' => url('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $this->entity->id() .'/add')));
 
     return $form;
   }
@@ -249,7 +281,7 @@ protected function buildOverviewForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    * Recursive helper function for buildOverviewForm().
    *
    * @param $tree
-   *   The tree retrieved by \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface::load().
+   *   The menu_tree retrieved by menu_tree_data.
    * @param $delta
    *   The default number of menu items used in the menu weight selector is 50.
    *
@@ -258,87 +290,70 @@ protected function buildOverviewForm(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   protected function buildOverviewTreeForm($tree, $delta) {
     $form = &$this->overviewTreeForm;
-    foreach ($tree as $element) {
-      /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $link */
-      $link = $element->link;
-      if ($link) {
-        $id = 'menu_plugin_id:' . $link->getPluginId();
-        $form[$id]['#item'] = $element;
-        $form[$id]['#attributes'] = $link->isHidden() ? array('class' => array('menu-disabled')) : array('class' => array('menu-enabled'));
-        $form[$id]['title']['#markup'] = $this->linkGenerator->generateFromUrl($link->getTitle(), $link->getUrlObject(), $link->getOptions());
-        if ($link->isHidden()) {
-          $form[$id]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . $this->t('disabled') . ')';
+    foreach ($tree as $data) {
+      $item = $data['link'];
+      // Don't show callbacks; these have $item['hidden'] < 0.
+      if ($item && $item['hidden'] >= 0) {
+        $mlid = 'mlid:' . $item['mlid'];
+        $form[$mlid]['#item'] = $item;
+        $form[$mlid]['#attributes'] = $item['hidden'] ? array('class' => array('menu-disabled')) : array('class' => array('menu-enabled'));
+        $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] = l($item['title'], $item['href'], $item['localized_options']);
+        if ($item['hidden']) {
+          $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . t('disabled') . ')';
         }
-        elseif (($url = $link->getUrlObject()) && !$url->isExternal() && $url->getRouteName() == 'user.page') {
-          $form[$id]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . $this->t('logged in users only') . ')';
+        elseif ($item['link_path'] == 'user' && $item['module'] == 'user') {
+          $form[$mlid]['title']['#markup'] .= ' (' . t('logged in users only') . ')';
         }
 
-        $form[$id]['enabled'] = array(
+        $form[$mlid]['hidden'] = array(
           '#type' => 'checkbox',
-          '#title' => $this->t('Enable @title menu link', array('@title' => $link->getTitle())),
+          '#title' => t('Enable @title menu link', array('@title' => $item['title'])),
           '#title_display' => 'invisible',
-          '#default_value' => !$link->isHidden(),
+          '#default_value' => !$item['hidden'],
         );
-        $form[$id]['weight'] = array(
+        $form[$mlid]['weight'] = array(
           '#type' => 'weight',
           '#delta' => $delta,
-          '#default_value' => $link->getWeight(),
-          '#title' => $this->t('Weight for @title', array('@title' => $link->getTitle())),
+          '#default_value' => $item['weight'],
+          '#title' => t('Weight for @title', array('@title' => $item['title'])),
           '#title_display' => 'invisible',
         );
-        $form[$id]['id'] = array(
+        $form[$mlid]['mlid'] = array(
           '#type' => 'hidden',
-          '#value' => $link->getPluginId(),
+          '#value' => $item['mlid'],
         );
-        $form[$id]['parent'] = array(
+        $form[$mlid]['plid'] = array(
           '#type' => 'hidden',
-          '#default_value' => $link->getParent(),
+          '#default_value' => $item['plid'],
         );
         // Build a list of operations.
         $operations = array();
         $operations['edit'] = array(
-          'title' => $this->t('Edit'),
+          'title' => t('Edit'),
+          'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit',
         );
-        // Allow for a custom edit link per plugin.
-        $edit_route = $link->getEditRoute();
-        if ($edit_route) {
-          $operations['edit'] += $edit_route;
-          // Bring the user back to the menu overview.
-          $operations['edit']['query']['destination'] = $this->entity->url();
-        }
-        else {
-          // Fall back to the standard edit link.
-          $operations['edit'] += array(
-            'route_name' => 'menu_ui.link_edit',
-            'route_parameters' => array('menu_link_plugin' => $link->getPluginId()),
+        // Only items created by the Menu UI module can be deleted.
+        if ($item->access('delete')) {
+          $operations['delete'] = array(
+            'title' => t('Delete'),
+            'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/delete',
           );
         }
-        // Links can either be reset or deleted, not both.
-        if ($link->isResettable()) {
+        // Set the reset column.
+        elseif ($item->access('reset')) {
           $operations['reset'] = array(
-            'title' => $this->t('Reset'),
-            'route_name' => 'menu_ui.link_reset',
-            'route_parameters' => array('menu_link_plugin' => $link->getPluginId()),
+            'title' => t('Reset'),
+            'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/reset',
           );
         }
-        elseif ($delete_link = $link->getDeleteRoute()) {
-          $operations['delete'] = $delete_link;
-          $operations['delete']['query']['destination'] = $this->entity->url();
-          $operations['delete']['title'] = $this->t('Delete');
-        }
-        if ($link->isTranslatable()) {
-          $operations['translate'] = array(
-            'title' => $this->t('Translate'),
-          ) + (array) $link->getTranslateRoute();
-        }
-        $form[$id]['operations'] = array(
+        $form[$mlid]['operations'] = array(
           '#type' => 'operations',
           '#links' => $operations,
         );
       }
 
-      if ($element->subtree) {
-        $this->buildOverviewTreeForm($element->subtree, $delta);
+      if ($data['below']) {
+        $this->buildOverviewTreeForm($data['below'], $delta);
       }
     }
     return $form;
@@ -348,7 +363,7 @@ protected function buildOverviewTreeForm($tree, $delta) {
    * Submit handler for the menu overview form.
    *
    * This function takes great care in saving parent items first, then items
-   * underneath them. Saving items in the incorrect order can break the tree.
+   * underneath them. Saving items in the incorrect order can break the menu tree.
    */
   protected function submitOverviewForm(array $complete_form, array &$form_state) {
     // Form API supports constructing and validating self-contained sections
@@ -369,30 +384,32 @@ protected function submitOverviewForm(array $complete_form, array &$form_state)
     // Update our original form with the new order.
     $form = array_intersect_key(array_merge($order, $form), $form);
 
-    $fields = array('weight', 'parent', 'enabled');
-    foreach (Element::children($form) as $id) {
-      if (isset($form[$id]['#item'])) {
-        $element = $form[$id];
-        $updated_values = array();
+    $updated_items = array();
+    $fields = array('weight', 'plid');
+    foreach (Element::children($form) as $mlid) {
+      if (isset($form[$mlid]['#item'])) {
+        $element = $form[$mlid];
         // Update any fields that have changed in this menu item.
         foreach ($fields as $field) {
           if ($element[$field]['#value'] != $element[$field]['#default_value']) {
-            // Hidden is a special case, the form value needs to be reversed.
-            if ($field == 'enabled') {
-              $updated_values['hidden'] = $element['enabled']['#value'] ? 0 : 1;
-            }
-            else {
-              $updated_values[$field] = $element[$field]['#value'];
-            }
+            $element['#item'][$field] = $element[$field]['#value'];
+            $updated_items[$mlid] = $element['#item'];
           }
         }
-        if ($updated_values) {
-          // Use the ID from the actual plugin instance since the hidden value
-          // in the form could be tampered with.
-          $this->menuLinkManager->updateDefinition($element['#item']->link->getPLuginId(), $updated_values);
+        // Hidden is a special case, the value needs to be reversed.
+        if ($element['hidden']['#value'] != $element['hidden']['#default_value']) {
+          // Convert to integer rather than boolean due to PDO cast to string.
+          $element['#item']['hidden'] = $element['hidden']['#value'] ? 0 : 1;
+          $updated_items[$mlid] = $element['#item'];
         }
       }
     }
+
+    // Save all our changed items to the database.
+    foreach ($updated_items as $item) {
+      $item['customized'] = 1;
+      $item->save();
+    }
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Plugin/Menu/LocalAction/MenuLinkAdd.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Plugin/Menu/LocalAction/MenuLinkAdd.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fee161129eb9a6cfaab0a3b4d265bd39722128d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Plugin/Menu/LocalAction/MenuLinkAdd.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu_ui\Plugin\Menu\LocalAction\MenuLinkAdd.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Plugin\Menu\LocalAction;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\LocalActionDefault;
-use Symfony\Cmf\Component\Routing\RouteObjectInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
-
-/**
- * Modifies the 'Add link' local action to add a destination.
- */
-class MenuLinkAdd extends LocalActionDefault {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getOptions(Request $request) {
-    $options = parent::getOptions($request);
-    // Append the current path as destination to the query string.
-    if ($request->attributes->has(RouteObjectInterface::ROUTE_NAME)) {
-      $route_name = $request->attributes->get(RouteObjectInterface::ROUTE_NAME);
-      $raw_variables = array();
-      if ($request->attributes->has('_raw_variables')) {
-        $raw_variables = $request->attributes->get('_raw_variables')->all();
-      }
-      // @todo Use RouteMatch instead of Request.
-      //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2294157
-      $options['query']['destination'] = \Drupal::urlGenerator()->generateFromRoute($route_name, $raw_variables);
-    }
-    return $options;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuCacheTagsTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuCacheTagsTest.php
index 4a191826e27a5c79ef93df326c52568a9aa75609..c863b8d8cceb000fb71b9d2d0573ccf500829c10 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuCacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuCacheTagsTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu_ui\Tests\MenuCacheTagsTest.
+ * Contains \Drupal\menu\Tests\MenuCacheTagsTest.
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Tests;
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ public function testMenuBlock() {
       'description' => 'Description text',
     ));
     $menu->save();
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    // Move a link into the new menu.
-    $menu_link = $menu_link_manager->updateDefinition('test_page_test.test_page', array('menu_name' => 'llama', 'parent' => ''));
+    $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => '<front>',
+      'link_title' => 'Vicuña',
+      'menu_name' => 'llama',
+    ));
+    $menu_link->save();
     $block = $this->drupalPlaceBlock('system_menu_block:llama', array('label' => 'Llama', 'provider' => 'system', 'region' => 'footer'));
 
     // Prime the page cache.
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ public function testMenuBlock() {
     );
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'HIT', $expected_tags);
 
+
     // Verify that after modifying the menu, there is a cache miss.
     $this->pass('Test modification of menu.', 'Debug');
     $menu->label = 'Awesome llama';
@@ -67,23 +70,23 @@ public function testMenuBlock() {
     // Verify a cache hit.
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'HIT');
 
-    // Verify that after modifying the menu link weight, there is a cache miss.
-    $menu_link_manager->updateDefinition('test_page_test.test_page', array('weight' => -10));
+
+    // Verify that after modifying the menu link, there is a cache miss.
     $this->pass('Test modification of menu link.', 'Debug');
+    $menu_link->link_title = 'Guanaco';
+    $menu_link->save();
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'MISS');
 
     // Verify a cache hit.
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'HIT');
 
+
     // Verify that after adding a menu link, there is a cache miss.
     $this->pass('Test addition of menu link.', 'Debug');
-    $menu_link_2 = entity_create('menu_link_content', array(
-      'id' => '',
-      'parent' => '',
-      'title' => 'Alpaca',
+    $menu_link_2 = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => '<front>',
+      'link_title' => 'Alpaca',
       'menu_name' => 'llama',
-      'route_name' => '<front>',
-      'bundle' => 'menu_name',
     ));
     $menu_link_2->save();
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'MISS');
@@ -91,15 +94,16 @@ public function testMenuBlock() {
     // Verify a cache hit.
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'HIT');
 
-    // Verify that after resetting the first menu link, there is a cache miss.
-    $this->pass('Test reset of menu link.', 'Debug');
-    $this->assertTrue($menu_link->isResettable(), 'First link can be reset');
-    $menu_link = $menu_link_manager->resetLink($menu_link->getPluginId());
+
+    // Verify that after deleting the first menu link, there is a cache miss.
+    $this->pass('Test deletion of menu link.', 'Debug');
+    $menu_link->delete();
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'MISS');
 
     // Verify a cache hit.
     $this->verifyPageCache($path, 'HIT', $expected_tags);
 
+
     // Verify that after deleting the menu, there is a cache miss.
     $this->pass('Test deletion of menu.', 'Debug');
     $menu->delete();
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuLanguageTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuLanguageTest.php
index 88d9150fa58d2f794075731738266a05100e20c6..9267c2847240f65dcd91e3b5871785a27f764ef1 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuLanguageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuLanguageTest.php
@@ -59,12 +59,21 @@ function testMenuLanguage() {
       'description' => '',
       'label' =>  $label,
       'langcode' => 'aa',
+      'default_language[langcode]' => 'bb',
+      'default_language[language_show]' => TRUE,
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/add', $edit, t('Save'));
-    language_save_default_configuration('menu_link_content', 'menu_link_content',  array('langcode' => 'bb', 'language_show' => TRUE));
 
-    // Check menu language.
+    // Check that the language settings were saved.
+    $this->assertEqual(entity_load('menu', $menu_name)->language()->getId(), $edit['langcode']);
+    $language_settings = language_get_default_configuration('menu_link', $menu_name);
+    $this->assertEqual($language_settings['langcode'], 'bb');
+    $this->assertEqual($language_settings['language_show'], TRUE);
+
+    // Check menu language and item language configuration.
     $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-langcode', $edit['langcode'], 'The menu language was correctly selected.');
+    $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-default-language-langcode', $edit['default_language[langcode]'], 'The menu link default language was correctly selected.');
+    $this->assertFieldChecked('edit-default-language-language-show');
 
     // Test menu link language.
     $link_path = '<front>';
@@ -72,35 +81,41 @@ function testMenuLanguage() {
     // Add a menu link.
     $link_title = $this->randomString();
     $edit = array(
-      'title[0][value]' => $link_title,
-      'url' => $link_path,
+      'link_title' => $link_title,
+      'link_path' => $link_path,
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name/add", $edit, t('Save'));
     // Check the link was added with the correct menu link default language.
-    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('title' => $link_title));
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => $link_title));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->getPluginId(), array(
+    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->id(), array(
       'menu_name' => $menu_name,
-      'route_name' => '<front>',
+      'link_path' => $link_path,
       'langcode' => 'bb',
     ));
 
     // Edit menu link default, changing it to cc.
-    language_save_default_configuration('menu_link_content', 'menu_link_content',  array('langcode' => 'cc', 'language_show' => TRUE));
+    $edit = array(
+      'default_language[langcode]' => 'cc',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name", $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Check cc is the menu link default.
+    $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-default-language-langcode', $edit['default_language[langcode]'], 'The menu link default language was correctly selected.');
 
     // Add a menu link.
     $link_title = $this->randomString();
     $edit = array(
-      'title[0][value]' => $link_title,
-      'url' => $link_path,
+      'link_title' => $link_title,
+      'link_path' => $link_path,
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name/add", $edit, t('Save'));
     // Check the link was added with the correct new menu link default language.
-    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('title' => $link_title));
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => $link_title));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->getPluginId(), array(
+    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->id(), array(
       'menu_name' => $menu_name,
-      'route_name' => '<front>',
+      'link_path' => $link_path,
       'langcode' => 'cc',
     ));
 
@@ -109,9 +124,9 @@ function testMenuLanguage() {
       'langcode' => 'bb',
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $menu_link->id() . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->getPluginId(), array(
+    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->id(), array(
       'menu_name' => $menu_name,
-      'route_name' => '<front>',
+      'link_path' => $link_path,
       'langcode' => 'bb',
     ));
 
@@ -123,7 +138,16 @@ function testMenuLanguage() {
     $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-langcode', 'bb', 'The menu link language was correctly selected.');
 
     // Edit menu to hide the language select on menu link item add.
-     language_save_default_configuration('menu_link_content', 'menu_link_content',  array('langcode' => 'cc', 'language_show' => FALSE));
+    $edit = array(
+      'default_language[language_show]' => FALSE,
+    );
+    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name", $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->assertNoFieldChecked('edit-default-language-language-show');
+
+    // Check that the language settings were saved.
+    $language_settings = language_get_default_configuration('menu_link', $menu_name);
+    $this->assertEqual($language_settings['langcode'], 'cc');
+    $this->assertEqual($language_settings['language_show'], FALSE);
 
     // Check that the language selector is not available on menu link add page.
     $this->drupalGet("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name/add");
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
index 7251397bdd9178f2223a4c31db878a6b3a71959f..819bd5632b732228783b7708d6cac32b872cba1f 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuNodeTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu_ui\Tests\MenuNodeTest.
+ * Definition of Drupal\menu_ui\Tests\MenuNodeTest.
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Tests;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     $edit = array(
       'menu_options[main]' => 1,
       'menu_options[tools]' => 1,
-      'menu_parent' => 'main:',
+      'menu_parent' => 'main:0',
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/types/manage/page', $edit, t('Save content type'));
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     // Edit the node and create a menu link.
     $edit = array(
       'menu[enabled]' => 1,
-      'menu[title]' => $node_title,
+      'menu[link_title]' => $node_title,
       'menu[weight]' => 17,
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('node/' . $node->id() . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     $this->assertLink($node_title);
 
     $this->drupalGet('node/' . $node->id() . '/edit');
-    $this->assertFieldById('edit-menu-weight', 17, 'Menu weight correct in edit form');
+    $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-menu-weight', 17, 'Menu weight correct in edit form');
 
     // Edit the node and remove the menu link.
     $edit = array(
@@ -114,12 +114,10 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     $this->assertNoLink($node_title);
 
     // Add a menu link to the Administration menu.
-    $item = entity_create('menu_link_content', array(
-      'route_name' => 'node.view',
-      'route_parameters' => array('node' => $node->id()),
-      'title' => $this->randomName(16),
+    $item = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => 'node/' . $node->id(),
+      'link_title' => $this->randomName(16),
       'menu_name' => 'admin',
-      'bundle' => 'menu_link_content',
     ));
     $item->save();
 
@@ -129,30 +127,27 @@ function testMenuNodeFormWidget() {
     $this->assertText('Provide a menu link', 'Link in not allowed menu not shown in node edit form');
     // Assert that the link is still in the Administration menu after save.
     $this->drupalPostForm('node/' . $node->id() . '/edit', $edit, t('Save'));
-    $link = entity_load('menu_link_content', $item->id());
+    $link = menu_link_load($item['mlid']);
     $this->assertTrue($link, 'Link in not allowed menu still exists after saving node');
 
     // Move the menu link back to the Tools menu.
-    $item->menu_name->value = 'tools';
-    $item->save();
+    $item['menu_name'] = 'tools';
+    menu_link_save($item);
     // Create a second node.
     $child_node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'article'));
     // Assign a menu link to the second node, being a child of the first one.
-    $child_item = entity_create('menu_link_content', array(
-      'route_name' => 'node.view',
-      'route_parameters' => array('node' => $child_node->id()),
-      'title' => $this->randomName(16),
-      'parent' => $item->getPluginId(),
-      'menu_name' => $item->getMenuName(),
-      'bundle' => 'menu_link_content',
+    $child_item = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => 'node/'. $child_node->id(),
+      'link_title' => $this->randomName(16),
+      'plid' => $item['mlid'],
     ));
     $child_item->save();
     // Edit the first node.
     $this->drupalGet('node/'. $node->id() .'/edit');
     // Assert that it is not possible to set the parent of the first node to itself or the second node.
-    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-menu-parent', 'tools:'. $item->getPluginId());
-    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-menu-parent', 'tools:'. $child_item->getPluginId());
+    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-parent', 'tools:'. $item['mlid']);
+    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-parent', 'tools:'. $child_item['mlid']);
     // Assert that unallowed Administration menu is not available in options.
-    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-menu-parent', 'admin:');
+    $this->assertNoOption('edit-menu-parent', 'admin:0');
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
index ce7fd57b70962a559986128fd70fd6170a153810..f707eb9cf1e284796ef04a2673931c17d0938cf3 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuTest.php
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu_ui\Tests\MenuTest.
+ * Definition of Drupal\menu_ui\Tests\MenuTest.
  */
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_ui\Tests;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Json;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface;
-use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
 use Drupal\system\Entity\Menu;
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ class MenuTest extends MenuWebTestBase {
   /**
    * An array of test menu links.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContentInterface[]
+   * @var array
    */
   protected $items;
 
@@ -80,20 +78,17 @@ function testMenu() {
 
     // Verify that the menu links rebuild is idempotent and leaves the same
     // number of links in the table.
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $before_count = $menu_link_manager->countMenuLinks(NULL);
-    $menu_link_manager->rebuild();
-    $after_count = $menu_link_manager->countMenuLinks(NULL);
-    $this->assertIdentical($before_count, $after_count, 'MenuLinkManager::rebuild() does not add more links');
+    $before_count = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {menu_links}')->fetchField();
+    menu_link_rebuild_defaults();
+    $after_count = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {menu_links}')->fetchField();
+    $this->assertIdentical($before_count, $after_count, 'menu_link_rebuild_defaults() does not add more links');
     // Do standard user tests.
     // Login the user.
     $this->drupalLogin($this->authenticated_user);
     $this->verifyAccess(403);
-
     foreach ($this->items as $item) {
       // Paths were set as 'node/$nid'.
-      $node = node_load($item->getRouteParameters()['node']);
+      $node = node_load(substr($item['link_path'], 5));
       $this->verifyMenuLink($item, $node);
     }
 
@@ -109,20 +104,20 @@ function testMenu() {
     $this->deleteCustomMenu();
 
     // Modify and reset a standard menu link.
-    $instance = $this->getStandardMenuLink();
-    $old_weight = $instance->getWeight();
-    // Edit the static menu link.
-    $edit = array();
-    $edit['weight'] = 10;
-    $id = $instance->getPluginId();
-    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/link/$id/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
-    $this->assertResponse(200);
-    $this->assertText('The menu link has been saved.');
-    $menu_link_manager->resetDefinitions();
-
-    $instance = $menu_link_manager->createInstance($instance->getPluginId());
-    $this->assertEqual($edit['weight'], $instance->getWeight(), 'Saving an existing link updates the weight.');
-    $this->resetMenuLink($instance, $old_weight);
+    $item = $this->getStandardMenuLink();
+    $old_title = $item['link_title'];
+    $this->modifyMenuLink($item);
+    $item = entity_load('menu_link', $item['mlid']);
+    // Verify that a change to the description is saved.
+    $description = $this->randomName(16);
+    $item['options']['attributes']['title']  = $description;
+    $return_value = menu_link_save($item);
+    // Save the menu link again to test the return value of the procedural save
+    // helper.
+    $this->assertIdentical($return_value, $item->save(), 'Return value of menu_link_save() is identical to the return value of $menu_link->save().');
+    $saved_item = entity_load('menu_link', $item['mlid']);
+    $this->assertEqual($description, $saved_item['options']['attributes']['title'], 'Saving an existing link updates the description (title attribute)');
+    $this->resetMenuLink($item, $old_title);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -219,7 +214,7 @@ function deleteCustomMenu() {
     $this->assertRaw(t('The custom menu %title has been deleted.', array('%title' => $label)), 'Custom menu was deleted');
     $this->assertNull(Menu::load($menu_name), 'Custom menu was deleted');
     // Test if all menu links associated to the menu were removed from database.
-    $result = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('menu_name' => $menu_name));
+    $result = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('menu_name' => $menu_name));
     $this->assertFalse($result, 'All menu links associated to the custom menu were deleted.');
 
     // Make sure there's no delete button on system menus.
@@ -250,32 +245,33 @@ function doMenuTests() {
     ));
 
     // Add menu links.
-    $item1 = $this->addMenuLink('', 'node/' . $node1->id(), $menu_name, TRUE);
-    $item2 = $this->addMenuLink($item1->getPluginId(), 'node/' . $node2->id(), $menu_name, FALSE);
-    $item3 = $this->addMenuLink($item2->getPluginId(), 'node/' . $node3->id(), $menu_name);
-
-    // Hierarchy
-    // <$menu_name>
-    // - item1
-    // -- item2
-    // --- item3
-
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item1->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item2->getPluginId(), $item3->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item1->getPluginId()),
+    $item1 = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'node/' . $node1->id(), $menu_name);
+    $item2 = $this->addMenuLink($item1['mlid'], 'node/' . $node2->id(), $menu_name, FALSE);
+    $item3 = $this->addMenuLink($item2['mlid'], 'node/' . $node3->id(), $menu_name);
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item1['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 1,
+      'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item1['mlid'],
+      'p2' => 0,
       // We assert the language code here to make sure that the language
       // selection element degrades gracefully without the Language module.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item2->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item3->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item2->getPluginId(), $item1->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item2['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 2, 'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item1['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item2['mlid'],
+      'p3' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item3->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array(),
-      'parents' => array($item3->getPluginId(), $item2->getPluginId(), $item1->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item3['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 3,
+      'has_children' => 0,
+      'p1' => $item1['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item2['mlid'],
+      'p3' => $item3['mlid'],
+      'p4' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
@@ -286,37 +282,34 @@ function doMenuTests() {
     $this->verifyMenuLink($item3, $node3, $item2, $node2);
 
     // Add more menu links.
-    $item4 = $this->addMenuLink('', 'node/' . $node4->id(), $menu_name);
-    $item5 = $this->addMenuLink($item4->getPluginId(), 'node/' . $node5->id(), $menu_name);
+    $item4 = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'node/' . $node4->id(), $menu_name);
+    $item5 = $this->addMenuLink($item4['mlid'], 'node/' . $node5->id(), $menu_name);
     // Create a menu link pointing to an alias.
-    $item6 = $this->addMenuLink($item4->getPluginId(), 'node5', $menu_name, TRUE, '0');
-
-    // Hierarchy
-    // <$menu_name>
-    // - item1
-    // -- item2
-    // --- item3
-    // - item4
-    // -- item5
-    // -- item6
-
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item4->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item5->getPluginId(), $item6->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item4->getPluginId()),
+    $item6 = $this->addMenuLink($item4['mlid'], 'node5', $menu_name, TRUE, '0', 'node/' . $node5->id());
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item4['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 1,
+      'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item5->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array(),
-      'parents' => array($item5->getPluginId(), $item4->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item5['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 2,
+      'has_children' => 0,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item5['mlid'],
+      'p3' => 0,
+      // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item6->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array(),
-      'parents' => array($item6->getPluginId(), $item4->getPluginId()),
-      'route_name' => 'node.view',
-      'route_parameters' => array('node' => $node5->id()),
-      'url' => '',
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item6['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 2,
+      'has_children' => 0,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item6['mlid'],
+      'p3' => 0,
+      'link_path' => 'node/' . $node5->id(),
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
@@ -330,44 +323,50 @@ function doMenuTests() {
     $this->toggleMenuLink($item2);
 
     // Move link and verify that descendants are updated.
-    $this->moveMenuLink($item2, $item5->getPluginId(), $menu_name);
-    // Hierarchy
-    // <$menu_name>
-    // - item1
-    // - item4
-    // -- item5
-    // --- item2
-    // ---- item3
-    // -- item6
-
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item1->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array(),
-      'parents' => array($item1->getPluginId()),
+    $this->moveMenuLink($item2, $item5['mlid'], $menu_name);
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item1['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 1,
+      'has_children' => 0,
+      'p1' => $item1['mlid'],
+      'p2' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item4->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item5->getPluginId(), $item6->getPluginId(), $item2->getPluginId(), $item3->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item4->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item4['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 1,
+      'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item5->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item2->getPluginId(), $item3->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item5->getPluginId(), $item4->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item5['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 2,
+      'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item5['mlid'],
+      'p3' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item2->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array($item3->getPluginId()),
-      'parents' => array($item2->getPluginId(), $item5->getPluginId(), $item4->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item2['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 3,
+      'has_children' => 1,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item5['mlid'],
+      'p3' => $item2['mlid'],
+      'p4' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item3->getPluginId(), array(
-      'children' => array(),
-      'parents' => array($item3->getPluginId(), $item2->getPluginId(), $item5->getPluginId(), $item4->getPluginId()),
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item3['mlid'], array(
+      'depth' => 4,
+      'has_children' => 0,
+      'p1' => $item4['mlid'],
+      'p2' => $item5['mlid'],
+      'p3' => $item2['mlid'],
+      'p4' => $item3['mlid'],
+      'p5' => 0,
       // See above.
       'langcode' => 'en',
     ));
@@ -376,39 +375,33 @@ function doMenuTests() {
     // item's weight doesn't get changed because of the old hardcoded delta=50.
     $items = array();
     for ($i = -50; $i <= 51; $i++) {
-      $items[$i] = $this->addMenuLink('', 'node/' . $node1->id(), $menu_name, TRUE, strval($i));
+      $items[$i] = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'node/' . $node1->id(), $menu_name, TRUE, strval($i));
     }
-    $this->assertMenuLink($items[51]->getPluginId(), array('weight' => '51'));
+    $this->assertMenuLink($items[51]['mlid'], array('weight' => '51'));
 
-    // Disable a link and then re-enable the link via the overview form.
+    // Enable a link via the overview form.
     $this->disableMenuLink($item1);
     $edit = array();
-    $edit['links[menu_plugin_id:' . $item1->getPluginId() . '][enabled]'] = TRUE;
-    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item1->getMenuName(), $edit, t('Save'));
-
-    // Mark item2, item4 and item5 as expanded.
-    // This is done in order to show them on the frontpage.
-    $item2->expanded->value = 1;
-    $item2->save();
-    $item4->expanded->value = 1;
-    $item4->save();
-    $item5->expanded->value = 1;
-    $item5->save();
+
+    // Note in the UI the 'links[mlid:x][hidden]' form element maps to enabled,
+    // or NOT hidden.
+    $edit['links[mlid:' . $item1['mlid'] . '][hidden]'] = TRUE;
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item1['menu_name'], $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Verify in the database.
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item1->getPluginId(), array('hidden' => 0));
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item1['mlid'], array('hidden' => 0));
 
     // Add an external link.
-    $item7 = $this->addMenuLink('', 'http://drupal.org', $menu_name);
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item7->getPluginId(), array('url' => 'http://drupal.org'));
+    $item7 = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'http://drupal.org', $menu_name);
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item7['mlid'], array('link_path' => 'http://drupal.org', 'external' => 1));
 
     // Add <front> menu item.
-    $item8 = $this->addMenuLink('', '<front>', $menu_name);
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item8->getPluginId(), array('route_name' => '<front>'));
+    $item8 = $this->addMenuLink(0, '<front>', $menu_name);
+    $this->assertMenuLink($item8['mlid'], array('link_path' => '<front>', 'external' => 1));
     $this->drupalGet('');
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     // Make sure we get routed correctly.
-    $this->clickLink($item8->getTitle());
+    $this->clickLink($item8['link_title']);
     $this->assertResponse(200);
 
     // Save menu links for later tests.
@@ -424,16 +417,16 @@ function testMenuQueryAndFragment() {
 
     // Make a path with query and fragment on.
     $path = 'test-page?arg1=value1&arg2=value2';
-    $item = $this->addMenuLink('', $path);
+    $item = $this->addMenuLink(0, $path);
 
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item->id() . '/edit');
-    $this->assertFieldByName('url', $path, 'Path is found with both query and fragment.');
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit');
+    $this->assertFieldByName('link_path', $path, 'Path is found with both query and fragment.');
 
     // Now change the path to something without query and fragment.
     $path = 'test-page';
-    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item->id() . '/edit', array('url' => $path), t('Save'));
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item->id() . '/edit');
-    $this->assertFieldByName('url', $path, 'Path no longer has query or fragment.');
+    $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit', array('link_path' => $path), t('Save'));
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit');
+    $this->assertFieldByName('link_path', $path, 'Path no longer has query or fragment.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -463,15 +456,15 @@ function testUnpublishedNodeMenuItem() {
       'status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED,
     ));
 
-    $item = $this->addMenuLink('', 'node/' . $node->id());
+    $item = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'node/' . $node->id());
     $this->modifyMenuLink($item);
 
     // Test that a user with 'administer menu' but without 'bypass node access'
     // cannot see the menu item.
     $this->drupalLogout();
     $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item->getMenuName());
-    $this->assertNoText($item->getTitle(), "Menu link pointing to unpublished node is only visible to users with 'bypass node access' permission");
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item['menu_name']);
+    $this->assertNoText($item['link_title'], "Menu link pointing to unpublished node is only visible to users with 'bypass node access' permission");
   }
 
   /**
@@ -496,13 +489,43 @@ public function testBlockContextualLinks() {
     $this->assertIdentical($json[$id], '<ul class="contextual-links"><li class="block-configure"><a href="' . base_path() . 'admin/structure/block/manage/' . $block->id() . '">Configure block</a></li><li class="menu-ui-edit"><a href="' . base_path() . 'admin/structure/menu/manage/tools">Edit menu</a></li></ul>');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests menu link bundles.
+   */
+  public function testMenuBundles() {
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+    $menu = $this->addCustomMenu();
+    // Clear the entity cache to ensure the static caches are rebuilt.
+    \Drupal::entityManager()->clearCachedBundles();
+    $bundles = entity_get_bundles('menu_link');
+    $this->assertTrue(isset($bundles[$menu->id()]));
+    $menus = menu_list_system_menus();
+    $menus[$menu->id()] = $menu->label();
+    ksort($menus);
+    $this->assertIdentical(array_keys($bundles), array_keys($menus));
+
+    // Test if moving a menu link between menus changes the bundle.
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'article'));
+    $item = $this->addMenuLink(0, 'node/' . $node->id(), 'tools');
+    $this->moveMenuLink($item, 0, $menu->id());
+    $this->assertEqual($item->bundle(), 'tools', 'Menu link bundle matches the menu');
+
+    $moved_item = entity_load('menu_link', $item->id(), TRUE);
+    $this->assertNotEqual($moved_item->bundle(), $item->bundle(), 'Menu link bundle was changed');
+    $this->assertEqual($moved_item->bundle(), $menu->id(), 'Menu link bundle matches the menu');
+
+    $unsaved_item = entity_create('menu_link', array('menu_name' => $menu->id(), 'link_title' => $this->randomName(16), 'link_path' => '<front>'));
+    $this->assertEqual($unsaved_item->bundle(), $menu->id(), 'Unsaved menu link bundle matches the menu');
+    $this->assertEqual($unsaved_item->menu_name, $menu->id(), 'Unsaved menu link menu name matches the menu');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds a menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param string $parent
+   * @param integer $plid
    *   Optional parent menu link id.
-   * @param string $path
-   *   The path to enter on the form. Defaults to the front page.
+   * @param string $link
+   *   Link path. Defaults to the front page.
    * @param string $menu_name
    *   Menu name. Defaults to 'tools'.
    * @param bool $expanded
@@ -511,36 +534,40 @@ public function testBlockContextualLinks() {
    *   to FALSE.
    * @param string $weight
    *  Menu weight. Defaults to 0.
+   * @param string $actual_link
+   *   Actual link path in case $link is an alias.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_link\Entity\MenuLink
    *   A menu link entity.
    */
-  function addMenuLink($parent = '', $path = '<front>', $menu_name = 'tools', $expanded = FALSE, $weight = '0') {
+  function addMenuLink($plid = 0, $link = '<front>', $menu_name = 'tools', $expanded = TRUE, $weight = '0', $actual_link = FALSE) {
     // View add menu link page.
     $this->drupalGet("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name/add");
     $this->assertResponse(200);
 
     $title = '!link_' . $this->randomName(16);
     $edit = array(
-      'url' => $path,
-      'title[0][value]' => $title,
-      'description[0][value]' => '',
-      'enabled' => 1,
-      'expanded[value]' => $expanded,
-      'menu_parent' =>  $menu_name . ':' . $parent,
-      'weight[0][value]' => $weight,
+      'link_path' => $link,
+      'link_title' => $title,
+      'description' => '',
+      'enabled' => TRUE,
+      'expanded' => $expanded,
+      'parent' =>  $menu_name . ':' . $plid,
+      'weight' => $weight,
     );
 
+    if (!$actual_link) {
+      $actual_link = $link;
+    }
     // Add menu link.
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $this->assertText('The menu link has been saved.');
 
-    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('title' => $title));
-
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => $title));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
     $this->assertTrue($menu_link, 'Menu link was found in database.');
-    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->getPluginId(), array('menu_name' => $menu_name, 'children' => array(), 'parent' => $parent));
+    $this->assertMenuLink($menu_link->id(), array('menu_name' => $menu_name, 'link_path' => $actual_link, 'has_children' => 0, 'plid' => $plid));
 
     return $menu_link;
   }
@@ -551,27 +578,27 @@ function addMenuLink($parent = '', $path = '<front>', $menu_name = 'tools', $exp
   function addInvalidMenuLink() {
     foreach (array('-&-', 'admin/people/permissions', '#') as $link_path) {
       $edit = array(
-        'url' => $link_path,
-        'title[0][value]' => 'title',
+        'link_path' => $link_path,
+        'link_title' => 'title',
       );
       $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/{$this->menu->id()}/add", $edit, t('Save'));
-      $this->assertRaw(t("The path '@link_path' is either invalid or you do not have access to it.", array('@link_path' => $link_path)), 'Menu link was not created');
+      $this->assertRaw(t("The path '@path' is either invalid or you do not have access to it.", array('@path' => $link_path)), 'Menu link was not created');
     }
   }
 
   /**
    * Verifies a menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
+   * @param array $item
    *   Menu link.
    * @param object $item_node
    *   Menu link content node.
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $parent
+   * @param array $parent
    *   Parent menu link.
    * @param object $parent_node
    *   Parent menu link content node.
    */
-  function verifyMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $item_node, MenuLinkContent $parent = NULL, $parent_node = NULL) {
+  function verifyMenuLink($item, $item_node, $parent = NULL, $parent_node = NULL) {
     // View home page.
     $this->drupalGet('');
     $this->assertResponse(200);
@@ -579,7 +606,7 @@ function verifyMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $item_node, MenuLinkContent $pare
     // Verify parent menu link.
     if (isset($parent)) {
       // Verify menu link.
-      $title = $parent->getTitle();
+      $title = $parent['link_title'];
       $this->assertLink($title, 0, 'Parent menu link was displayed');
 
       // Verify menu link link.
@@ -589,7 +616,7 @@ function verifyMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $item_node, MenuLinkContent $pare
     }
 
     // Verify menu link.
-    $title = $item->getTitle();
+    $title = $item['link_title'];
     $this->assertLink($title, 0, 'Menu link was displayed');
 
     // Verify menu link link.
@@ -601,18 +628,18 @@ function verifyMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $item_node, MenuLinkContent $pare
   /**
    * Changes the parent of a menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContentInterface $item
+   * @param array $item
    *   The menu link item to move.
-   * @param int $parent
+   * @param int $plid
    *   The id of the new parent.
    * @param string $menu_name
    *   The menu the menu link will be moved to.
    */
-  function moveMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $parent, $menu_name) {
-    $mlid = $item->id();
+  function moveMenuLink($item, $plid, $menu_name) {
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
 
     $edit = array(
-      'menu_parent' => $menu_name . ':' . $parent,
+      'parent' => $menu_name . ':' . $plid,
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
@@ -621,54 +648,58 @@ function moveMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item, $parent, $menu_name) {
   /**
    * Modifies a menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
-   *   Menu link entity.
+   * @param array $item
+   *   Menu link passed by reference.
    */
-  function modifyMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
-    $item->title->value = $this->randomName(16);
+  function modifyMenuLink(&$item) {
+    $item['link_title'] = $this->randomName(16);
 
-    $mlid = $item->id();
-    $title = $item->getTitle();
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
+    $title = $item['link_title'];
 
     // Edit menu link.
     $edit = array();
-    $edit['title[0][value]'] = $title;
+    $edit['link_title'] = $title;
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $this->assertText('The menu link has been saved.');
     // Verify menu link.
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item->getMenuName());
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $item['menu_name']);
     $this->assertText($title, 'Menu link was edited');
   }
 
   /**
    * Resets a standard menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $menu_link
-   *   The Menu link.
-   * @param int $old_weight
+   * @param array $item
+   *   Menu link.
+   * @param string $old_title
    *   Original title for menu link.
    */
-  function resetMenuLink(MenuLinkInterface $menu_link, $old_weight) {
+  function resetMenuLink($item, $old_title) {
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
+    $title = $item['link_title'];
+
     // Reset menu link.
-    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/link/{$menu_link->getPluginId()}/reset", array(), t('Reset'));
+    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/reset", array(), t('Reset'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $this->assertRaw(t('The menu link was reset to its default settings.'), 'Menu link was reset');
 
     // Verify menu link.
-    $instance = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link')->createInstance($menu_link->getPluginId());
-    $this->assertEqual($old_weight, $instance->getWeight(), 'Resets to the old weight.');
+    $this->drupalGet('');
+    $this->assertNoText($title, 'Menu link was reset');
+    $this->assertText($old_title, 'Menu link was reset');
   }
 
   /**
    * Deletes a menu link using the UI.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
+   * @param array $item
    *   Menu link.
    */
-  function deleteMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
-    $mlid = $item->id();
-    $title = $item->getTitle();
+  function deleteMenuLink($item) {
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
+    $title = $item['link_title'];
 
     // Delete menu link.
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/delete", array(), t('Confirm'));
@@ -683,51 +714,51 @@ function deleteMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
   /**
    * Alternately disables and enables a menu link.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
+   * @param $item
    *   Menu link.
    */
-  function toggleMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
+  function toggleMenuLink($item) {
     $this->disableMenuLink($item);
 
     // Verify menu link is absent.
     $this->drupalGet('');
-    $this->assertNoText($item->getTitle(), 'Menu link was not displayed');
+    $this->assertNoText($item['link_title'], 'Menu link was not displayed');
     $this->enableMenuLink($item);
 
     // Verify menu link is displayed.
     $this->drupalGet('');
-    $this->assertText($item->getTitle(), 'Menu link was displayed');
+    $this->assertText($item['link_title'], 'Menu link was displayed');
   }
 
   /**
    * Disables a menu link.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
+   * @param $item
    *   Menu link.
    */
-  function disableMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
-    $mlid = $item->id();
+  function disableMenuLink($item) {
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
     $edit['enabled'] = FALSE;
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Unlike most other modules, there is no confirmation message displayed.
     // Verify in the database.
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item->getPluginId(), array('hidden' => 1));
+    $this->assertMenuLink($mlid, array('hidden' => 1));
   }
 
   /**
    * Enables a menu link.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $item
+   * @param $item
    *   Menu link.
    */
-  function enableMenuLink(MenuLinkContent $item) {
-    $mlid = $item->id();
+  function enableMenuLink($item) {
+    $mlid = $item['mlid'];
     $edit['enabled'] = TRUE;
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Verify in the database.
-    $this->assertMenuLink($item->getPluginId(), array('hidden' => 0));
+    $this->assertMenuLink($mlid, array('hidden' => 0));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -751,19 +782,27 @@ public function testMenuParentsJsAccess() {
   /**
    * Returns standard menu link.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface
-   *   A menu link plugin.
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_link\Entity\MenuLink
+   *   A menu link entity.
    */
   private function getStandardMenuLink() {
+    $mlid = 0;
     // Retrieve menu link id of the Log out menu link, which will always be on
     // the front page.
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $result = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('user.logout');
-    $instance = reset($result);
+    $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+      ->condition('module', 'user')
+      ->condition('machine_name', 'user.logout');
+    $result = $query->execute();
+    if (!empty($result)) {
+      $mlid = reset($result);
+    }
 
-    $this->assertTrue((bool) $instance, 'Standard menu link was loaded');
-    return $instance;
+    $this->assertTrue($mlid > 0, 'Standard menu link id was found');
+    // Load menu link.
+    // Use api function so that link is translated for rendering.
+    $item = entity_load('menu_link', $mlid);
+    $this->assertTrue((bool) $item, 'Standard menu link was loaded');
+    return $item;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -794,9 +833,9 @@ private function verifyAccess($response = 200) {
       $this->assertText(t('Tools'), 'Tools menu page was displayed');
     }
 
-    // View menu edit page for a static link.
+    // View menu edit page.
     $item = $this->getStandardMenuLink();
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/link/' . $item->getPluginId() . '/edit');
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit');
     $this->assertResponse($response);
     if ($response == 200) {
       $this->assertText(t('Edit menu item'), 'Menu edit page was displayed');
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuWebTestBase.php b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuWebTestBase.php
index 60691974c1a3259d587fc3e2cde634b097309d89..5f16536e2155d41b7299830bfb08e4b6c67e1562 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuWebTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/src/Tests/MenuWebTestBase.php
@@ -19,58 +19,28 @@ abstract class MenuWebTestBase extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('menu_ui', 'menu_link_content');
+  public static $modules = array('menu_ui');
 
   /**
    * Fetchs the menu item from the database and compares it to expected item.
    *
-   * @param int $menu_plugin_id
+   * @param int $mlid
    *   Menu item id.
-   * @param array $expected_item
+   * @param array $item
    *   Array containing properties to verify.
    */
-  function assertMenuLink($menu_plugin_id, array $expected_item) {
+  function assertMenuLink($mlid, array $expected_item) {
     // Retrieve menu link.
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $menu_link_manager->resetDefinitions();
-    // Reset the static load cache.
-    \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link_content')->resetCache();
-    $definition = $menu_link_manager->getDefinition($menu_plugin_id);
-
-    $entity = NULL;
-
-    // Pull the path from the menu link content.
-    if (strpos($menu_plugin_id, 'menu_link_content') === 0) {
-      list(, $uuid) = explode(':', $menu_plugin_id, 2);
-      /** @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent $entity */
-      $entity = \Drupal::entityManager()->loadEntityByUuid('menu_link_content', $uuid);
-    }
-
-    if (isset($expected_item['children'])) {
-      $child_ids = array_values($menu_link_manager->getChildIds($menu_plugin_id));
-      sort($expected_item['children']);
-      if ($child_ids) {
-        sort($child_ids);
-      }
-      $this->assertEqual($expected_item['children'], $child_ids);
-      unset($expected_item['children']);
+    $item = entity_load('menu_link', $mlid);
+    $options = $item->options;
+    if (!empty($options['query'])) {
+      $item['link_path'] .= '?' . \Drupal::urlGenerator()->httpBuildQuery($options['query']);
     }
-
-    if (isset($expected_item['parents'])) {
-      $parent_ids = array_values($menu_link_manager->getParentIds($menu_plugin_id));
-      $this->assertEqual($expected_item['parents'], $parent_ids);
-      unset($expected_item['parents']);
-    }
-
-    if (isset($expected_item['langcode']) && $entity) {
-      $this->assertEqual($entity->langcode->value, $expected_item['langcode']);
-      unset($expected_item['langcode']);
+    if (!empty($options['fragment'])) {
+      $item['link_path'] .= '#' . $options['fragment'];
     }
-
     foreach ($expected_item as $key => $value) {
-      $this->assertTrue(isset($definition[$key]));
-      $this->assertEqual($definition[$key], $value);
+      $this->assertEqual($item[$key], $value);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/node.api.php b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
index 56154d17816b7fe08e2df255343c50bbc721c2ec..dd47b47c7ce7a160720b580ad7a69557d59ba344 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/node.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/node.api.php
@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ function hook_node_validate(\Drupal\node\NodeInterface $node, $form, &$form_stat
  * @ingroup entity_crud
  */
 function hook_node_submit(\Drupal\node\NodeInterface $node, $form, &$form_state) {
-  // Decompose the selected menu parent option into 'menu_name' and 'parent', if
+  // Decompose the selected menu parent option into 'menu_name' and 'plid', if
   // the form used the default parent selection widget.
   if (!empty($form_state['values']['menu']['parent'])) {
-    list($node->menu['menu_name'], $node->menu['parent']) = explode(':', $form_state['values']['menu']['parent']);
+    list($node->menu['menu_name'], $node->menu['plid']) = explode(':', $form_state['values']['menu']['parent']);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/simpletest/src/Tests/KernelTestBaseTest.php b/core/modules/simpletest/src/Tests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
index 288cf4d82a1d0447f0f4e276efbb855582fe6053..69e4235f7c43b7ca00f19d499682e631b5a16c9d 100644
--- a/core/modules/simpletest/src/Tests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/simpletest/src/Tests/KernelTestBaseTest.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function testInstallConfig() {
    */
   function testEnableModulesFixedList() {
     // Install system module.
-    $this->container->get('module_handler')->install(array('system', 'menu_link_content'));
+    $this->container->get('module_handler')->install(array('system', 'menu_link'));
     $entity_manager = \Drupal::entityManager();
 
     // entity_test is loaded via $modules; its entity type should exist.
diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/install/system.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/config/install/system.menu.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e73636c8232259bb96ef9e51b8b27e57e682eade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/install/system.menu.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+active_menus_default: []
diff --git a/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml
index 2e9219d42b1bb1a42cbf237bd563bc3b713d578e..537552443957f329c61e19acd2257e2b0c7b13b9 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/config/schema/system.schema.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,17 @@ system.logging:
       type: string
       label: 'Error messages to display'
 
+system.menu:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Menu settings'
+  mapping:
+    active_menus_default:
+      type: sequence
+      label: 'Active menus'
+      sequence:
+        - type: string
+          label: 'Menu'
+
 system.performance:
   type: mapping
   label: 'Performance settings'
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/AdminController.php b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/AdminController.php
index d9800f057afdaa1003caabf0d6bf7e0eec3a88d7..7445d52b143af71e361c0aeb505bad048f9e40a6 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/AdminController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/AdminController.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function index() {
         // Sort links by title.
         uasort($admin_tasks, array('\Drupal\Component\Utility\SortArray', 'sortByTitleElement'));
         // Move 'Configure permissions' links to the bottom of each section.
-        $permission_key = "user.admin_permissions.$module";
+        $permission_key = "user.admin.people.permissions.$module";
         if (isset($admin_tasks[$permission_key])) {
           $permission_task = $admin_tasks[$permission_key];
           unset($admin_tasks[$permission_key]);
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/SystemController.php b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/SystemController.php
index c811e85c7267f713b54160816e81148b70b4227f..b9609687ca4a2377ec72350d211d9f6aa1536acb 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Controller/SystemController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Controller/SystemController.php
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ThemeHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\Core\Theme\ThemeAccessCheck;
 use Drupal\system\SystemManager;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
@@ -58,13 +56,6 @@ class SystemController extends ControllerBase {
    */
   protected $themeHandler;
 
-  /**
-   * The menu link tree service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuLinkTree;
-
   /**
    * Constructs a new SystemController.
    *
@@ -78,16 +69,13 @@ class SystemController extends ControllerBase {
    *   The form builder.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ThemeHandlerInterface $theme_handler
    *   The theme handler.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
-   *   The menu link tree service.
    */
-  public function __construct(SystemManager $systemManager, QueryFactory $queryFactory, ThemeAccessCheck $theme_access, FormBuilderInterface $form_builder, ThemeHandlerInterface $theme_handler, MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_link_tree) {
+  public function __construct(SystemManager $systemManager, QueryFactory $queryFactory, ThemeAccessCheck $theme_access, FormBuilderInterface $form_builder, ThemeHandlerInterface $theme_handler) {
     $this->systemManager = $systemManager;
     $this->queryFactory = $queryFactory;
     $this->themeAccess = $theme_access;
     $this->formBuilder = $form_builder;
     $this->themeHandler = $theme_handler;
-    $this->menuLinkTree = $menu_link_tree;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -99,49 +87,66 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('entity.query'),
       $container->get('access_check.theme'),
       $container->get('form_builder'),
-      $container->get('theme_handler'),
-      $container->get('menu.link_tree')
+      $container->get('theme_handler')
     );
   }
 
   /**
    * Provide the administration overview page.
    *
-   * @param string $link_id
-   *   The ID of the administrative path link for which to display child links.
+   * @param string $path
+   *   The administrative path for which to display child links.
    *
    * @return array
    *   A renderable array of the administration overview page.
    */
-  public function overview($link_id) {
+  public function overview($path) {
     // Check for status report errors.
     if ($this->systemManager->checkRequirements() && $this->currentUser()->hasPermission('administer site configuration')) {
       drupal_set_message($this->t('One or more problems were detected with your Drupal installation. Check the <a href="@status">status report</a> for more information.', array('@status' => url('admin/reports/status'))), 'error');
     }
-    // Load all menu links below it.
-    $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-    $parameters->setRoot($link_id)->excludeRoot()->setTopLevelOnly()->excludeHiddenLinks();
-    $tree = $this->menuLinkTree->load(NULL, $parameters);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    );
-    $tree = $this->menuLinkTree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
     $blocks = array();
-    foreach ($tree as $key => $element) {
-      $link = $element->link;
-      $block['title'] = $link->getTitle();
-      $block['description'] = $link->getDescription();
-      $block['content'] = array(
-        '#theme' => 'admin_block_content',
-        '#content' => $this->systemManager->getAdminBlock($link),
-      );
+    // Load all links on $path and menu links below it.
+    $query = $this->queryFactory->get('menu_link')
+      ->condition('link_path', $path)
+      ->condition('module', 'system');
+    $result = $query->execute();
+    $menu_link_storage = $this->entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link');
+    if ($system_link = $menu_link_storage->loadMultiple($result)) {
+      $system_link = reset($system_link);
+      $query = $this->queryFactory->get('menu_link')
+        ->condition('link_path', 'admin/help', '<>')
+        ->condition('menu_name', $system_link->menu_name)
+        ->condition('plid', $system_link->id())
+        ->condition('hidden', 0);
+      $result = $query->execute();
+      if (!empty($result)) {
+        $menu_links = $menu_link_storage->loadMultiple($result);
+        foreach ($menu_links as $item) {
+          _menu_link_translate($item);
+          if (!$item['access']) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          // The link description, either derived from 'description' in hook_menu()
+          // or customized via Menu UI module is used as title attribute.
+          if (!empty($item['localized_options']['attributes']['title'])) {
+            $item['description'] = $item['localized_options']['attributes']['title'];
+            unset($item['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
+          }
+          $block = $item;
+          $block['content'] = array(
+            '#theme' => 'admin_block_content',
+            '#content' => $this->systemManager->getAdminBlock($item),
+          );
 
-      if (!empty($block['content']['#content'])) {
-        $blocks[$key] = $block;
+          if (!empty($block['content']['#content'])) {
+            // Prepare for sorting as in function _menu_tree_check_access().
+            // The weight is offset so it is always positive, with a uniform 5-digits.
+            $blocks[(50000 + $item['weight']) . ' ' . $item['title'] . ' ' . $item['mlid']] = $block;
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
-
     if ($blocks) {
       ksort($blocks);
       return array(
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Form/ModulesListForm.php b/core/modules/system/src/Form/ModulesListForm.php
index 2c5dd06b6365f9d4c23ad1bdd3ca8c4db5b52e4b..e25070f9f570fd3fc87f5319e43bea3689e21e54 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Form/ModulesListForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Form/ModulesListForm.php
@@ -9,20 +9,18 @@
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
-use Drupal\Core\Controller\TitleResolverInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactoryInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\KeyValueStore\KeyValueStoreExpirableInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteProviderInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
 /**
  * Provides module installation interface.
@@ -63,18 +61,11 @@ class ModulesListForm extends FormBase {
   protected $entityManager;
 
   /**
-   * The title resolver.
+   * The query factory.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Controller\TitleResolverInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory
    */
-  protected $titleResolver;
-
-  /**
-   * The route provider.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteProviderInterface
-   */
-  protected $routeProvider;
+  protected $queryFactory;
 
   /**
    * The current route match.
@@ -83,13 +74,6 @@ class ModulesListForm extends FormBase {
    */
   protected $routeMatch;
 
-  /**
-   * The menu link manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
-
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
@@ -99,11 +83,9 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
       $container->get('keyvalue.expirable')->get('module_list'),
       $container->get('access_manager'),
       $container->get('entity.manager'),
+      $container->get('entity.query'),
       $container->get('current_user'),
-      $container->get('current_route_match'),
-      $container->get('title_resolver'),
-      $container->get('router.route_provider'),
-      $container->get('plugin.manager.menu.link')
+      $container->get('current_route_match')
     );
   }
 
@@ -118,27 +100,21 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
    *   Access manager.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
    *   The entity manager.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\Query\QueryFactory $query_factory
+   *   The entity query factory.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $current_user
    *   The current user.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface $route_match
    *   The current route match.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Controller\TitleResolverInterface $title_resolver
-   *   The title resolver.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteProviderInterface $route_provider
-   *   The route provider.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager
-   *   The menu link manager.
    */
-  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, KeyValueStoreExpirableInterface $key_value_expirable, AccessManagerInterface $access_manager, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, AccountInterface $current_user,  RouteMatchInterface $route_match, TitleResolverInterface $title_resolver, RouteProviderInterface $route_provider, MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager) {
+  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, KeyValueStoreExpirableInterface $key_value_expirable, AccessManagerInterface $access_manager, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, QueryFactory $query_factory, AccountInterface $current_user, RouteMatchInterface $route_match) {
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
     $this->keyValueExpirable = $key_value_expirable;
     $this->accessManager = $access_manager;
     $this->entityManager = $entity_manager;
+    $this->queryFactory = $query_factory;
     $this->currentUser = $current_user;
     $this->routeMatch = $route_match;
-    $this->titleResolver = $title_resolver;
-    $this->routeProvider = $route_provider;
-    $this->menuLinkManager = $menu_link_manager;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -273,23 +249,11 @@ protected function buildRow(array $modules, Extension $module, $distribution) {
     if ($module->status && isset($module->info['configure'])) {
       $route_parameters = isset($module->info['configure_parameters']) ? $module->info['configure_parameters'] : array();
       if ($this->accessManager->checkNamedRoute($module->info['configure'], $route_parameters, $this->currentUser)) {
-
-        $links = $this->menuLinkManager->loadLinksByRoute($module->info['configure']);
-        /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $link */
-        $link = reset($links);
-        // Most configure links have a corresponding menu link, though some just
-        // have a route.
-        if ($link) {
-          $description = $link->getDescription();
-        }
-        else {
-          $request = new Request();
-          $request->attributes->set('_route_name', $module->info['configure']);
-          $route_object = $this->routeProvider->getRouteByName($module->info['configure']);
-          $request->attributes->set('_route', $route_object);
-          $description = $this->titleResolver->getTitle($request, $route_object);
-        }
-
+        $result = $this->queryFactory->get('menu_link')
+          ->condition('route_name', $module->info['configure'])
+          ->execute();
+        $menu_items = $this->entityManager->getStorage('menu_link')->loadMultiple($result);
+        $item = reset($menu_items);
         $row['links']['configure'] = array(
           '#type' => 'link',
           '#title' => $this->t('Configure'),
@@ -298,7 +262,7 @@ protected function buildRow(array $modules, Extension $module, $distribution) {
           '#options' => array(
             'attributes' => array(
               'class' => array('module-link', 'module-link-configure'),
-              'title' => $description,
+              'title' => $item['description'],
             ),
           ),
         );
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/Block/SystemMenuBlock.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/Block/SystemMenuBlock.php
index 258ffbb2d770065661bfafa33be0b3867c76c1b1..538147145e619871bd3efabc99db88f348904a52 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/Block/SystemMenuBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/Block/SystemMenuBlock.php
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\NestedArray;
 use Drupal\block\BlockBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface;
+use Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 
@@ -28,19 +27,12 @@
 class SystemMenuBlock extends BlockBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
 
   /**
-   * The menu link tree service.
+   * The menu tree.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface
    */
   protected $menuTree;
 
-  /**
-   * The active menu trail service.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuActiveTrail;
-
   /**
    * Constructs a new SystemMenuBlock.
    *
@@ -50,15 +42,12 @@ class SystemMenuBlock extends BlockBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterfa
    *   The plugin_id for the plugin instance.
    * @param array $plugin_definition
    *   The plugin implementation definition.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree
-   *   The menu tree service.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail
-   *   The active menu trail service.
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree
+   *   The menu tree.
    */
-  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail) {
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree) {
     parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
     $this->menuTree = $menu_tree;
-    $this->menuActiveTrail = $menu_active_trail;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -69,8 +58,7 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
       $configuration,
       $plugin_id,
       $plugin_definition,
-      $container->get('menu.link_tree'),
-      $container->get('menu.active_trail')
+      $container->get('menu_link.tree')
     );
   }
 
@@ -78,15 +66,8 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function build() {
-    $menu_name = $this->getDerivativeId();
-    $parameters = $this->menuTree->getCurrentRouteMenuTreeParameters($menu_name);
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->load($menu_name, $parameters);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    );
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
-    return $this->menuTree->build($tree);
+    $menu = $this->getDerivativeId();
+    return $this->menuTree->renderMenu($menu);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -110,7 +91,9 @@ public function defaultConfiguration() {
   public function getCacheKeys() {
     // Add a key for the active menu trail.
     $menu = $this->getDerivativeId();
-    return array_merge(parent::getCacheKeys(), array($this->menuActiveTrail->getActiveTrailCacheKey($menu)));
+    $active_trail = $this->menuTree->getActiveTrailIds($menu);
+    $active_trail_key = 'trail.' . implode('|', $active_trail);
+    return array_merge(parent::getCacheKeys(), array($active_trail_key));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -131,7 +114,7 @@ public function getCacheTags() {
   protected function getRequiredCacheContexts() {
     // Menu blocks must be cached per role: different roles may have access to
     // different menu links.
-    return array('cache_context.user.roles', 'cache_context.language');
+    return array('cache_context.user.roles');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/SystemManager.php b/core/modules/system/src/SystemManager.php
index 00f97aae4e9c1350fd706cd297456fefd1107730..696efc1e297ab6cbef0c525c492da9dbb5a611d6 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/SystemManager.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/SystemManager.php
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\system;
 
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Unicode;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Symfony\Cmf\Component\Routing\RouteObjectInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
@@ -36,25 +33,18 @@ class SystemManager {
   protected $database;
 
   /**
-   * The request stack.
+   * The menu link storage.
    *
-   * @var \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack
+   * @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageInterface
    */
-  protected $requestStack;
+  protected $menuLinkStorage;
 
   /**
-   * The menu link tree manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface
-   */
-  protected $menuTree;
-
-  /**
-   * The active menu trail service.
+   * The request stack.
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack
    */
-  protected $menuActiveTrail;
+  protected $requestStack;
 
   /**
    * A static cache of menu items.
@@ -89,17 +79,12 @@ class SystemManager {
    *   The entity manager.
    * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack $request_stack
    *   The request stack.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree
-   *   The menu tree manager.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail
-   *   The active menu trail service.
    */
-  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, Connection $database, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, RequestStack $request_stack, MenuLinkTreeInterface $menu_tree, MenuActiveTrailInterface $menu_active_trail) {
+  public function __construct(ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, Connection $database, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, RequestStack $request_stack) {
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
     $this->database = $database;
+    $this->menuLinkStorage = $entity_manager->getStorage('menu_link');
     $this->requestStack = $request_stack;
-    $this->menuTree = $menu_tree;
-    $this->menuActiveTrail = $menu_active_trail;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -186,10 +171,11 @@ public function getMaxSeverity(&$requirements) {
    *   A render array suitable for drupal_render.
    */
   public function getBlockContents() {
-    // We hard-code the menu name here since otherwise a link in the tools menu
-    // or elsewhere could give us a blank block.
-    $link = $this->menuActiveTrail->getActiveLink('admin');
-    if ($link && $content = $this->getAdminBlock($link)) {
+    $request = $this->requestStack->getCurrentRequest();
+    $route_name = $request->attributes->get(RouteObjectInterface::ROUTE_NAME);
+    $items = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadByProperties(array('route_name' => $route_name));
+    $item = reset($items);
+    if ($content = $this->getAdminBlock($item)) {
       $output = array(
         '#theme' => 'admin_block_content',
         '#content' => $content,
@@ -206,33 +192,48 @@ public function getBlockContents() {
   /**
    * Provide a single block on the administration overview page.
    *
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $instance
+   * @param \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkInterface|array $item
    *   The menu item to be displayed.
    *
    * @return array
    *   An array of menu items, as expected by theme_admin_block_content().
    */
-  public function getAdminBlock(MenuLinkInterface $instance) {
+  public function getAdminBlock($item) {
+    if (!isset($item['mlid'])) {
+      $menu_links = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadByProperties(array('link_path' => $item['path'], 'module' => 'system'));
+      if ($menu_links) {
+        $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
+        $item['mlid'] = $menu_link->id();
+        $item['menu_name'] = $menu_link->menu_name;
+      }
+      else {
+        return array();
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (isset($this->menuItems[$item['mlid']])) {
+      return $this->menuItems[$item['mlid']];
+    }
+
     $content = array();
-    // Only find the children of this link.
-    $link_id = $instance->getPluginId();
-    $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-    $parameters->setRoot($link_id)->excludeRoot()->setTopLevelOnly()->excludeHiddenLinks();
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->load(NULL, $parameters);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    );
-    $tree = $this->menuTree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
-    foreach ($tree as $key => $element) {
-      /** @var $link \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface */
-      $link = $element->link;
-      $content[$key]['title'] = $link->getTitle();
-      $content[$key]['options'] = $link->getOptions();
-      $content[$key]['description'] = $link->getDescription();
-      $content[$key]['url'] = $link->getUrlObject();
+    $menu_links = $this->menuLinkStorage->loadByProperties(array('plid' => $item['mlid'], 'menu_name' => $item['menu_name'], 'hidden' => 0));
+    foreach ($menu_links as $link) {
+      _menu_link_translate($link);
+      if ($link['access']) {
+        // The link description, either derived from 'description' in
+        // hook_menu() or customized via Menu UI module is used as title attribute.
+        if (!empty($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'])) {
+          $link['description'] = $link['localized_options']['attributes']['title'];
+          unset($link['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
+        }
+        // Prepare for sorting as in function _menu_tree_check_access().
+        // The weight is offset so it is always positive, with a uniform 5-digits.
+        $key = (50000 + $link['weight']) . ' ' . Unicode::strtolower($link['title']) . ' ' . $link['mlid'];
+        $content[$key] = $link;
+      }
     }
     ksort($content);
+    $this->menuItems[$item['mlid']] = $content;
     return $content;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
index ec6201aa89fe60ae15b6fd378bae4c296736f722..f1bf64041ae8e9d28648550c56f7a2b5cdb38d57 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
@@ -83,10 +83,15 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     );
     $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/structure/menu/manage/tools', $trail);
 
+    $mlid_node_add = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+      ->condition('machine_name', 'node.add_page')
+      ->condition('module', 'node')
+      ->execute();
+    $mlid_node_add = reset($mlid_node_add);
     $trail += array(
       'admin/structure/menu/manage/tools' => t('Tools'),
     );
-    $this->assertBreadcrumb("admin/structure/menu/link/node.add_page/edit", $trail);
+    $this->assertBreadcrumb("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid_node_add/edit", $trail);
     $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/structure/menu/manage/tools/add', $trail);
 
     // Verify Node administration breadcrumbs.
@@ -160,7 +165,7 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     // Alter node type menu settings.
     \Drupal::config("menu.entity.node.$type")
       ->set('available_menus', $menus)
-      ->set('parent', 'tools:')
+      ->set('parent', 'tools:0')
       ->save();
 
     foreach ($menus as $menu) {
@@ -169,13 +174,13 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
       $node2 = $this->drupalCreateNode(array(
         'type' => $type,
         'title' => $title,
-        'menu' => array(
-          'hidden' => 0,
-          'title' => 'Parent ' . $title,
+        'menu' => entity_create('menu_link', array(
+          'enabled' => 1,
+          'link_title' => 'Parent ' . $title,
           'description' => '',
           'menu_name' => $menu,
-          'parent' => '',
-        ),
+          'plid' => 0,
+        )),
       ));
 
       if ($menu == 'tools') {
@@ -187,26 +192,26 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     // link below it, and verify a full breadcrumb for the last child node.
     $menu = 'tools';
     $edit = array(
-      'title[0][value]' => 'Root',
-      'url' => 'node',
+      'link_title' => 'Root',
+      'link_path' => 'node',
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu/add", $edit, t('Save'));
-    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('title' => 'Root'));
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => 'Root'));
     $link = reset($menu_links);
 
     $edit = array(
-      'menu[menu_parent]' => $link->getMenuName() . ':' . $link->getPluginId(),
+      'menu[parent]' => $link['menu_name'] . ':' . $link['mlid'],
     );
     $this->drupalPostForm('node/' . $parent->id() . '/edit', $edit, t('Save and keep published'));
     $expected = array(
-      "node" => $link->getTitle(),
+      "node" => $link['link_title'],
     );
     $trail = $home + $expected;
     $tree = $expected + array(
-      'node/' . $parent->id() => $parent->menu['title'],
+      'node/' . $parent->id() => $parent->menu['link_title'],
     );
     $trail += array(
-      'node/' . $parent->id() => $parent->menu['title'],
+      'node/' . $parent->id() => $parent->menu['link_title'],
     );
 
     // Add a taxonomy term/tag to last node, and add a link for that term to the
@@ -236,36 +241,32 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
       }
       $parent_tid = $term->id();
     }
-    $parent_mlid = '';
+    $parent_mlid = 0;
     foreach ($tags as $name => $data) {
       $term = $data['term'];
       $edit = array(
-        'title[0][value]' => "$name link",
-        'url' => "taxonomy/term/{$term->id()}",
-        'menu_parent' => "$menu:{$parent_mlid}",
+        'link_title' => "$name link",
+        'link_path' => "taxonomy/term/{$term->id()}",
+        'parent' => "$menu:{$parent_mlid}",
       );
       $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu/add", $edit, t('Save'));
-      $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link_content', array('title' => $edit['title[0][value]'], 'route_name' => 'taxonomy.term_page', 'route_parameters' => serialize(array('taxonomy_term' => $term->id()))));
+      $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => $edit['link_title'], 'link_path' => $edit['link_path']));
       $tags[$name]['link'] = reset($menu_links);
-      $parent_mlid = $tags[$name]['link']->getPluginId();
+      $tags[$name]['link']['link_path'] = $edit['link_path'];
+      $parent_mlid = $tags[$name]['link']['mlid'];
     }
 
     // Verify expected breadcrumbs for menu links.
     $trail = $home;
     $tree = array();
-    // Logout the user because we want to check the active class as well, which
-    // is just rendered as anonymous user.
-    $this->drupalLogout();
     foreach ($tags as $name => $data) {
       $term = $data['term'];
-      /** @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContentInterface $link */
       $link = $data['link'];
 
-      $link_path = $link->getUrlObject()->getInternalPath();
       $tree += array(
-        $link_path => $link->getTitle(),
+        $link['link_path'] => $link['link_title'],
       );
-      $this->assertBreadcrumb($link_path, $trail, $term->getName(), $tree);
+      $this->assertBreadcrumb($link['link_path'], $trail, $term->getName(), $tree);
       $this->assertRaw(String::checkPlain($parent->getTitle()), 'Tagged node found.');
 
       // Additionally make sure that this link appears only once; i.e., the
@@ -274,14 +275,14 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
       // other than the breadcrumb trail.
       $elements = $this->xpath('//div[@id=:menu]/descendant::a[@href=:href]', array(
         ':menu' => 'block-bartik-tools',
-        ':href' => url($link_path),
+        ':href' => url($link['link_path']),
       ));
-      $this->assertTrue(count($elements) == 1, "Link to {$link_path} appears only once.");
+      $this->assertTrue(count($elements) == 1, "Link to {$link['link_path']} appears only once.");
 
       // Next iteration should expect this tag as parent link.
       // Note: Term name, not link name, due to taxonomy_term_page().
       $trail += array(
-        $link_path => $term->getName(),
+        $link['link_path'] => $term->getName(),
       );
     }
 
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     user_role_grant_permissions(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID, array(
       'access user profiles',
     ));
+    $this->drupalLogout();
 
     // Verify breadcrumb on front page.
     $this->assertBreadcrumb('<front>', array());
@@ -357,5 +359,4 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     $this->assertBreadcrumb('admin/reports/dblog', $trail, t('Recent log messages'));
     $this->assertNoResponse(403);
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/LinksTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/LinksTest.php
index 552b1ae08bc70ba256a3195e9020277c63f7701a..eecfb8c2ce255a926a183037e55a96efc8c159c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/LinksTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/LinksTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Menu;
 
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
 use Drupal\locale\TranslationString;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 
@@ -15,9 +14,6 @@
  * Tests handling of menu links hierarchies.
  *
  * @group Menu
- *
- * @todo Move this under menu_link_content module.
- *   https://www.drupal.org/node/2310353
  */
 class LinksTest extends WebTestBase {
 
@@ -26,14 +22,7 @@ class LinksTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('router_test', 'menu_link_content');
-
-  /**
-   * The menu link plugin manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menuLinkManager
-   */
-  protected $menuLinkManager;
+  public static $modules = array('router_test');
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -41,8 +30,6 @@ class LinksTest extends WebTestBase {
   public function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    $this->menuLinkManager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-
     entity_create('menu', array(
       'id' => 'menu_test',
       'label' => 'Test menu',
@@ -54,60 +41,55 @@ public function setUp() {
    * Create a simple hierarchy of links.
    */
   function createLinkHierarchy($module = 'menu_test') {
-    // First remove all the menu links in the menu.
-    $this->menuLinkManager->deleteLinksInMenu('menu_test');
+    // First remove all the menu links.
+    $menu_links = menu_link_load_multiple();
+    menu_link_delete_multiple(array_keys($menu_links), TRUE, TRUE);
 
     // Then create a simple link hierarchy:
-    // - parent
-    //   - child-1
-    //      - child-1-1
-    //      - child-1-2
-    //   - child-2
+    // - $parent
+    //   - $child-1
+    //      - $child-1-1
+    //      - $child-1-2
+    //   - $child-2
     $base_options = array(
-      'title' => 'Menu link test',
-      'provider' => $module,
+      'link_title' => 'Menu link test',
+      'module' => $module,
       'menu_name' => 'menu_test',
-      'bundle' => 'menu_link_content'
     );
 
-    $parent = $base_options + array(
-      'route_name' => 'menu_test.hierarchy_parent',
+    $links['parent'] = $base_options + array(
+      'link_path' => 'menu-test/parent',
     );
-    $link = entity_create('menu_link_content', $parent);
-    $link->save();
-    $links['parent'] = $link->getPluginId();
+    $links['parent'] = entity_create('menu_link', $links['parent']);
+    $links['parent']->save();
 
-    $child_1 = $base_options + array(
-      'route_name' => 'menu_test.hierarchy_parent_child',
-      'parent' => $links['parent'],
+    $links['child-1'] = $base_options + array(
+      'link_path' => 'menu-test/parent/child-1',
+      'plid' => $links['parent']['mlid'],
     );
-    $link = entity_create('menu_link_content', $child_1);
-    $link->save();
-    $links['child-1'] = $link->getPluginId();
+    $links['child-1'] = entity_create('menu_link', $links['child-1']);
+    $links['child-1']->save();
 
-    $child_1_1 = $base_options + array(
-      'route_name' => 'menu_test.hierarchy_parent_child2',
-      'parent' => $links['child-1'],
+    $links['child-1-1'] = $base_options + array(
+      'link_path' => 'menu-test/parent/child-1/child-1-1',
+      'plid' => $links['child-1']['mlid'],
     );
-    $link = entity_create('menu_link_content', $child_1_1);
-    $link->save();
-    $links['child-1-1'] = $link->getPluginId();
+    $links['child-1-1'] = entity_create('menu_link', $links['child-1-1']);
+    $links['child-1-1']->save();
 
-    $child_1_2 = $base_options + array(
-      'route_name' => 'menu_test.hierarchy_parent_child2',
-      'parent' => $links['child-1'],
+    $links['child-1-2'] = $base_options + array(
+      'link_path' => 'menu-test/parent/child-1/child-1-2',
+      'plid' => $links['child-1']['mlid'],
     );
-    $link = entity_create('menu_link_content', $child_1_2);
-    $link->save();
-    $links['child-1-2'] = $link->getPluginId();
+    $links['child-1-2'] = entity_create('menu_link', $links['child-1-2']);
+    $links['child-1-2']->save();
 
-    $child_2 = $base_options + array(
-      'route_name' => 'menu_test.hierarchy_parent_child',
-      'parent' => $links['parent'],
+    $links['child-2'] = $base_options + array(
+      'link_path' => 'menu-test/parent/child-2',
+      'plid' => $links['parent']['mlid'],
     );
-    $link = entity_create('menu_link_content', $child_2);
-    $link->save();
-    $links['child-2'] = $link->getPluginId();
+    $links['child-2'] = entity_create('menu_link', $links['child-2']);
+    $links['child-2']->save();
 
     return $links;
   }
@@ -116,12 +98,13 @@ function createLinkHierarchy($module = 'menu_test') {
    * Assert that at set of links is properly parented.
    */
   function assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy) {
-    foreach ($expected_hierarchy as $id => $parent) {
-      /* @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $menu_link_plugin  */
-      $menu_link_plugin = $this->menuLinkManager->createInstance($links[$id]);
-      $expected_parent = isset($links[$parent]) ? $links[$parent] : '';
+    foreach ($expected_hierarchy as $child => $parent) {
+      $mlid = $links[$child]['mlid'];
+      $plid = $parent ? $links[$parent]['mlid'] : 0;
 
-      $this->assertEqual($menu_link_plugin->getParent(), $expected_parent, String::format('Menu link %id has parent of %parent, expected %expected_parent.', array('%id' => $id, '%parent' => $menu_link_plugin->getParent(), '%expected_parent' => $expected_parent)));
+      $menu_link = menu_link_load($mlid);
+      menu_link_save($menu_link);
+      $this->assertEqual($menu_link['plid'], $plid, format_string('Menu link %mlid has parent of %plid, expected %expected_plid.', array('%mlid' => $mlid, '%plid' => $menu_link['plid'], '%expected_plid' => $plid)));
     }
   }
 
@@ -133,7 +116,7 @@ function testMenuLinkReparenting($module = 'menu_test') {
     $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy($module);
 
     $expected_hierarchy = array(
-      'parent' => '',
+      'parent' => FALSE,
       'child-1' => 'parent',
       'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
       'child-1-2' => 'child-1',
@@ -144,15 +127,11 @@ function testMenuLinkReparenting($module = 'menu_test') {
     // Start over, and move child-1 under child-2, and check that all the
     // childs of child-1 have been moved too.
     $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy($module);
-    /* @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $menu_link_plugin  */
-    $this->menuLinkManager->updateDefinition($links['child-1'], array('parent' => $links['child-2']));
-    // Verify that the entity was updated too.
-    $menu_link_plugin = $this->menuLinkManager->createInstance($links['child-1']);
-    $entity = \Drupal::entityManager()->loadEntityByUuid('menu_link_content', $menu_link_plugin->getDerivativeId());
-    $this->assertEqual($entity->getParentId(), $links['child-2']);
+    $links['child-1']['plid'] = $links['child-2']['mlid'];
+    menu_link_save($links['child-1']);
 
     $expected_hierarchy = array(
-      'parent' => '',
+      'parent' => FALSE,
       'child-1' => 'child-2',
       'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
       'child-1-2' => 'child-1',
@@ -161,9 +140,29 @@ function testMenuLinkReparenting($module = 'menu_test') {
     $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
 
     // Start over, and delete child-1, and check that the children of child-1
-    // have been reassigned to the parent.
+    // have been reassigned to the parent. menu_link_delete() will cowardly
+    // refuse to delete a menu link defined by the system module, so skip the
+    // test in that case.
+    if ($module != 'system') {
+      $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy($module);
+      menu_link_delete($links['child-1']['mlid']);
+
+      $expected_hierarchy = array(
+        'parent' => FALSE,
+        'child-1-1' => 'parent',
+        'child-1-2' => 'parent',
+        'child-2' => 'parent',
+      );
+      $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
+    }
+
+    // Start over, forcefully delete child-1 from the database, simulating a
+    // database crash. Check that the children of child-1 have been reassigned
+    // to the parent, going up on the old path hierarchy stored in each of the
+    // links.
     $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy($module);
-    $this->menuLinkManager->removeDefinition($links['child-1']);
+    // Don't do that at home.
+    entity_delete_multiple('menu_link', array($links['child-1']['mlid']));
 
     $expected_hierarchy = array(
       'parent' => FALSE,
@@ -173,26 +172,119 @@ function testMenuLinkReparenting($module = 'menu_test') {
     );
     $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
 
-    // @todo Figure out what makes sense to test in terms of automatic
-    //   re-parenting. https://www.drupal.org/node/2309531
+    // Start over, forcefully delete the parent from the database, simulating a
+    // database crash. Check that the children of parent are now top-level.
+    $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy($module);
+    // Don't do that at home.
+    db_delete('menu_links')
+      ->condition('mlid', $links['parent']['mlid'])
+      ->execute();
+
+    $expected_hierarchy = array(
+      'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
+      'child-1-2' => 'child-1',
+      'child-2' => FALSE,
+    );
+    $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests automatic reparenting.
+   *
+   * Runs tests on menu links defined by the menu_link.static service.
+   */
+  function testMenuLinkRouterReparenting() {
+    // Run all the standard parenting tests on menu links derived from
+    // menu routers.
+    $this->testMenuLinkReparenting('system');
+
+    // Additionnaly, test reparenting based on path.
+    $links = $this->createLinkHierarchy('system');
+
+    // Move child-1-2 has a child of child-2, making the link hierarchy
+    // inconsistent with the path hierarchy.
+    $links['child-1-2']['plid'] = $links['child-2']['mlid'];
+    menu_link_save($links['child-1-2']);
+
+    // Check the new hierarchy.
+    $expected_hierarchy = array(
+      'parent' => FALSE,
+      'child-1' => 'parent',
+      'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
+      'child-2' => 'parent',
+      'child-1-2' => 'child-2',
+    );
+    $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
+
+    // Now delete 'parent' directly from the database, simulating a database
+    // crash. 'child-1' and 'child-2' should get moved to the
+    // top-level.
+    // Don't do that at home.
+    db_delete('menu_links')
+      ->condition('mlid', $links['parent']['mlid'])
+      ->execute();
+    $expected_hierarchy = array(
+      'child-1' => FALSE,
+      'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
+      'child-2' => FALSE,
+      'child-1-2' => 'child-2',
+    );
+    $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
+
+    // Now delete 'child-2' directly from the database, simulating a database
+    // crash. 'child-1-2' will get reparented to the top.
+    // Don't do that at home.
+    db_delete('menu_links')
+      ->condition('mlid', $links['child-2']['mlid'])
+      ->execute();
+    $expected_hierarchy = array(
+      'child-1' => FALSE,
+      'child-1-1' => 'child-1',
+      'child-1-2' => FALSE,
+    );
+    $this->assertMenuLinkParents($links, $expected_hierarchy);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the router system integration (route_name and route_parameters).
+   */
+  public function testRouterIntegration() {
+    $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => 'router_test/test1',
+    ));
+    $menu_link->save();
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_name, 'router_test.1');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_parameters, array());
+
+    $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_path' => 'router_test/test3/test',
+    ));
+    $menu_link->save();
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_name, 'router_test.3');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_parameters, array('value' => 'test'));
+
+    $menu_link = entity_load('menu_link', $menu_link->id());
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_name, 'router_test.3');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->route_parameters, array('value' => 'test'));
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests uninstalling a module providing default links.
+   * Tests uninstall a module providing default links.
    */
   public function testModuleUninstalledMenuLinks() {
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->install(array('menu_test'));
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
-    \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link')->rebuild();
-    $menu_links = $this->menuLinkManager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.menu_test');
+    menu_link_rebuild_defaults();
+    $result = $menu_link = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')->condition('machine_name', 'menu_test')->execute();
+    $menu_links = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link')->loadMultiple($result);
     $this->assertEqual(count($menu_links), 1);
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->machine_name, 'menu_test');
 
     // Uninstall the module and ensure the menu link got removed.
     \Drupal::moduleHandler()->uninstall(array('menu_test'));
-    \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link')->rebuild();
-    $menu_links = $this->menuLinkManager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.menu_test');
+    $result = $menu_link = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')->condition('machine_name', 'menu_test')->execute();
+    $menu_links = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link')->loadMultiple($result);
     $this->assertEqual(count($menu_links), 0);
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkDefaultIntegrationTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkDefaultIntegrationTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 60788751198068ef1841472cef458b27d5da968e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkDefaultIntegrationTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\system\Tests\Menu\MenuLinkDefaultIntegrationTest.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Menu;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
-use Drupal\simpletest\KernelTestBase;
-
-/**
- * Tests integration of static menu links.
- *
- * @group Menu
- */
-class MenuLinkDefaultIntegrationTest extends KernelTestBase {
-
-  /**
-   * Modules to enable.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  public static $modules = array(
-    'system',
-    'menu_test',
-  );
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-    $this->installSchema('system', array('router'));
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests moving a static menu link without a specified menu to the root.
-   */
-  public function testMoveToRoot() {
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $menu_link_manager->rebuild();
-
-    $menu_link = $menu_link_manager->getDefinition('menu_test.child');
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link['parent'], 'menu_test.parent');
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link['menu_name'], 'test');
-
-    $tree = \Drupal::menuTree()->load('test', new MenuTreeParameters());
-    $this->assertEqual(count($tree), 1);
-    $this->assertEqual($tree['menu_test.parent']->link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test.parent');
-    $this->assertEqual($tree['menu_test.parent']->subtree['menu_test.child']->link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test.child');
-
-    // Ensure that the menu name is not forgotten.
-    $menu_link_manager->updateDefinition('menu_test.child', array('parent' => ''));
-    $menu_link = $menu_link_manager->getDefinition('menu_test.child');
-
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link['parent'], '');
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link['menu_name'], 'test');
-
-    $tree = \Drupal::menuTree()->load('test', new MenuTreeParameters());
-    $this->assertEqual(count($tree), 2);
-    $this->assertEqual($tree['menu_test.parent']->link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test.parent');
-    $this->assertEqual($tree['menu_test.child']->link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test.child');
-
-    $this->assertTrue(TRUE);
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkTreeTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkTreeTest.php
index 98b9685206339092198e3aebf1c78286b0e8c2a1..1b97c98ff41cfb39ae846540130b787ec0e37ec0 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkTreeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuLinkTreeTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class MenuLinkTreeTest extends KernelTestBase {
   public static $modules = array(
     'system',
     'menu_test',
+    'menu_link',
     'menu_link_content',
     'field',
   );
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterRebuildTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterRebuildTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e56796f12219243b7addb557dde5b4af1ed7a202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterRebuildTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\system\Tests\Menu\MenuRouterRebuildTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Menu;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
+
+/**
+ * Tests menu_router_rebuild().
+ *
+ * @group Menu
+ */
+class MenuRouterRebuildTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('language', 'menu_test');
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $language = new Language(array('id' => 'nl'));
+    language_save($language);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests configuration context when rebuilding the menu router table.
+   */
+  public function testMenuRouterRebuildContext() {
+    // Enter a language context before rebuilding the menu router tables.
+    \Drupal::languageManager()->setConfigOverrideLanguage(language_load('nl'));
+    \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
+
+    // Check that the language context was not used for building the menu item.
+    $menu_items = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link')->loadByProperties(array('route_name' => 'menu_test.context'));
+    $menu_item = reset($menu_items);
+    $this->assertTrue($menu_item['link_title'] == 'English', 'Config context overrides are ignored when rebuilding menu router items.');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterTest.php
index 270badce8664cf10289921bd9daf49a8ea1b50fe..26a0beb848af83b45d03d963a90671f7e1fdbffd 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuRouterTest.php
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ public function testMenuIntegration() {
     $this->doTestMenuOptionalPlaceholders();
     $this->doTestMenuOnRoute();
     $this->doTestMenuName();
-    $this->doTestMenuLinksDiscoveredAlter();
+    $this->doTestMenuLinkDefaultsAlter();
+    $this->doTestMenuItemTitlesCases();
+    $this->doTestMenuLinkMaintain();
+    $this->doTestMenuLinkOptions();
+    $this->doTestMenuItemHooks();
     $this->doTestHookMenuIntegration();
     $this->doTestExoticPath();
   }
@@ -104,61 +108,183 @@ protected function doTestDescriptionMenuItems() {
     $this->assertText(t('Menu item description text'));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests for menu_link_maintain().
+   */
+  protected function doTestMenuLinkMaintain() {
+    $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer site configuration'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
+
+    // Create three menu items.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'insert', 'menu_test_maintain/1', 'Menu link #1');
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'insert', 'menu_test_maintain/1', 'Menu link #1-main');
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'insert', 'menu_test_maintain/2', 'Menu link #2');
+
+    // Move second link to the main-menu, to test caching later on.
+    $menu_links_to_update = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_title' => 'Menu link #1-main', 'customized' => 0, 'module' => 'menu_test'));
+    foreach ($menu_links_to_update as $menu_link) {
+      $menu_link->menu_name = 'main';
+      $menu_link->save();
+    }
+
+    // Load front page.
+    $this->drupalGet('');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link #1');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link #1-main');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link #2');
+
+    // Rename all links for the given path.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'update', 'menu_test_maintain/1', 'Menu link updated');
+    // Load a different page to be sure that we have up to date information.
+    $this->drupalGet('menu_test_maintain/1');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link updated');
+    $this->assertNoLink('Menu link #1');
+    $this->assertNoLink('Menu link #1-main');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link #2');
+
+    // Delete all links for the given path.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'delete', 'menu_test_maintain/1', '');
+    // Load a different page to be sure that we have up to date information.
+    $this->drupalGet('menu_test_maintain/2');
+    $this->assertNoLink('Menu link updated');
+    $this->assertNoLink('Menu link #1');
+    $this->assertNoLink('Menu link #1-main');
+    $this->assertLink('Menu link #2');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests for menu_name parameter for default menu links.
    */
   protected function doTestMenuName() {
     $admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer site configuration'));
     $this->drupalLogin($admin_user);
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.menu_name_test');
+
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_path' => 'menu_name_test'));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->getMenuName(), 'original', 'Menu name is "original".');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->menu_name, 'original', 'Menu name is "original".');
 
     // Change the menu_name parameter in menu_test.module, then force a menu
     // rebuild.
     menu_test_menu_name('changed');
-    $menu_link_manager->rebuild();
+    \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
 
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.menu_name_test');
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_path' => 'menu_name_test'));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->getMenuName(), 'changed', 'Menu name was successfully changed after rebuild.');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->menu_name, 'changed', 'Menu name was successfully changed after rebuild.');
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests menu links added in hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+   * Tests menu links added in hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
    */
-  protected function doTestMenuLinksDiscoveredAlter() {
+  protected function doTestMenuLinkDefaultsAlter() {
     // Check that machine name does not need to be defined since it is already
     // set as the key of each menu link.
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.custom');
+    $menu_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('route_name' => 'menu_test.custom'));
     $menu_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->getPluginId(), 'menu_test.custom', 'Menu links added at hook_menu_links_discovered_alter() obtain the machine name from the $links key.');
+    $this->assertEqual($menu_link->machine_name, 'menu_test.custom', 'Menu links added at hook_menu_link_defaults_alter() obtain the machine name from the $links key.');
     // Make sure that rebuilding the menu tree does not produce duplicates of
-    // links added by hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+    // links added by hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
     $this->drupalGet('menu-test');
-    $this->assertUniqueText('Custom link', 'Menu links added by hook_menu_links_discovered_alter() do not duplicate after a menu rebuild.');
+    $this->assertUniqueText('Custom link', 'Menu links added by hook_menu_link_defaults_alter() do not duplicate after a menu rebuild.');
   }
 
   /**
    * Tests for menu hierarchy.
    */
   protected function doTestMenuHierarchy() {
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.hierarchy_parent');
-    $parent_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.hierarchy_parent.child');
-    $child_link = reset($menu_links);
-    $menu_links = $menu_link_manager->loadLinksByRoute('menu_test.hierarchy_parent.child2.child');
-    $unattached_child_link = reset($menu_links);
-
-    $this->assertEqual($child_link->getParent(), $parent_link->getPluginId(), 'The parent of a directly attached child is correct.');
-    $this->assertEqual($unattached_child_link->getParent(), $parent_link->getPluginId(), 'The parent of a non-directly attached child is correct.');
+    $parent_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_path' => 'menu-test/hierarchy/parent'));
+    $parent_link = reset($parent_links);
+    $child_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_path' => 'menu-test/hierarchy/parent/child'));
+    $child_link = reset($child_links);
+    $unattached_child_links = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('menu_link', array('link_path' => 'menu-test/hierarchy/parent/child2/child'));
+    $unattached_child_link = reset($unattached_child_links);
+
+    $this->assertEqual($child_link['plid'], $parent_link['mlid'], 'The parent of a directly attached child is correct.');
+    $this->assertEqual($unattached_child_link['plid'], $parent_link['mlid'], 'The parent of a non-directly attached child is correct.');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test menu maintenance hooks.
+   */
+  protected function doTestMenuItemHooks() {
+    // Create an item.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'insert', 'menu_test_maintain/4', 'Menu link #4');
+    $this->assertEqual(menu_test_static_variable(), 'insert', 'hook_menu_link_insert() fired correctly');
+    // Update the item.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'update', 'menu_test_maintain/4', 'Menu link updated');
+    $this->assertEqual(menu_test_static_variable(), 'update', 'hook_menu_link_update() fired correctly');
+    // Delete the item.
+    menu_link_maintain('menu_test', 'delete', 'menu_test_maintain/4', '');
+    $this->assertEqual(menu_test_static_variable(), 'delete', 'hook_menu_link_delete() fired correctly');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test menu link 'options' storage and rendering.
+   */
+  protected function doTestMenuLinkOptions() {
+    // Create a menu link with options.
+    $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+      'link_title' => 'Menu link options test',
+      'link_path' => 'test-page',
+      'module' => 'menu_test',
+      'options' => array(
+        'attributes' => array(
+          'title' => 'Test title attribute',
+        ),
+        'query' => array(
+          'testparam' => 'testvalue',
+        ),
+      ),
+    ));
+    menu_link_save($menu_link);
+
+    // Load front page.
+    $this->drupalGet('test-page');
+    $this->assertRaw('title="Test title attribute"', 'Title attribute of a menu link renders.');
+    $this->assertRaw('testparam=testvalue', 'Query parameter added to menu link.');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests the possible ways to set the title for menu items.
+   * Also tests that menu item titles work with string overrides.
+   */
+  protected function doTestMenuItemTitlesCases() {
+
+    // Build array with string overrides.
+    $test_data = array(
+      1 => array('Example title - Case 1' => 'Alternative example title - Case 1'),
+      2 => array('Example title' => 'Alternative example title'),
+      3 => array('Example title' => 'Alternative example title'),
+    );
+
+    foreach ($test_data as $case_no => $override) {
+      $this->menuItemTitlesCasesHelper($case_no);
+      $this->addCustomTranslations('en', array('' => $override));
+      $this->writeCustomTranslations();
+
+      $this->menuItemTitlesCasesHelper($case_no, TRUE);
+      $this->addCustomTranslations('en', array());
+      $this->writeCustomTranslations();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get a URL and assert the title given a case number. If override is true,
+   * the title is asserted to begin with "Alternative".
+   */
+  protected function menuItemTitlesCasesHelper($case_no, $override = FALSE) {
+    $this->drupalGet('menu-title-test/case' . $case_no);
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $asserted_title = $override ? 'Alternative example title - Case ' . $case_no : 'Example title - Case ' . $case_no;
+    $this->assertTitle($asserted_title . ' | Drupal', format_string('Menu title is: %title.', array('%title' => $asserted_title)), 'Menu');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the router for a given path.
+   */
+  protected function menuLoadRouter($router_path) {
+    return db_query('SELECT * FROM {menu_router} WHERE path = :path', array(':path' => $router_path))->fetchAssoc();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/AdminTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/AdminTest.php
index f5609c718b44bb4d2a2f9889f6d8324ae39afe46..950194f577c5ef31adc72435386c67f74612b7fa 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/AdminTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/System/AdminTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\system\Tests\System;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 
 /**
@@ -63,10 +62,9 @@ function testAdminPages() {
     // Verify that all visible, top-level administration links are listed on
     // the main administration page.
     foreach ($this->getTopLevelMenuLinks() as $item) {
-      $this->assertLink($item->getTitle());
-      $this->assertLinkByHref($item->getUrlObject()->toString());
-      // The description should appear below the link.
-      $this->assertText($item->getDescription());
+      $this->assertLink($item['title']);
+      $this->assertLinkByHref($item['link_path']);
+      $this->assertText($item['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
     }
 
     // For each administrative listing page on which the Locale module appears,
@@ -121,28 +119,26 @@ function testAdminPages() {
   /**
    * Returns all top level menu links.
    *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface[]
+   * @return \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkInterface[]
    */
   protected function getTopLevelMenuLinks() {
-    $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-
-    // The system.admin link is normally the parent of all top-level admin links.
-    $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-    $parameters->setRoot('system.admin')->excludeRoot()->setTopLevelOnly()->excludeHiddenLinks();
-    $tree = $menu_tree->load(NULL, $parameters);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:flatten'),
-    );
-    $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
-
-    // Transform the tree to a list of menu links.
-    $menu_links = array();
-    foreach ($tree as $element) {
-      $menu_links[] = $element->link;
+    $route_provider = \Drupal::service('router.route_provider');
+    $routes = array();
+    foreach ($route_provider->getAllRoutes() as $key => $value) {
+      $path = $value->getPath();
+      if (strpos($path, '/admin/') === 0 && count(explode('/', $path)) == 3) {
+        $routes[$key] = $key;
+      }
     }
+    $menu_link_ids = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+      ->condition('route_name', $routes)
+      ->execute();
 
-    return $menu_links;
+    $menu_items = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage('menu_link')->loadMultiple($menu_link_ids);
+    foreach ($menu_items as &$menu_item) {
+      _menu_link_translate($menu_item);
+    }
+    return $menu_items;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 1fa53e88c5eeb3e73e6ce69725aabbfc313e2798..71b0cec7b580eebd8ca224f0a93a6109452bf65c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function template_preprocess_admin_block_content(&$variables) {
       $variables['attributes']['class'][] = 'compact';
     }
     foreach ($variables['content'] as $key => $item) {
-      $variables['content'][$key]['link'] = \Drupal::linkGenerator()->generateFromUrl($item['title'], $item['url']);
+      $variables['content'][$key]['link'] = l($item['title'], $item['link_path'], $item['localized_options']);
       if (!$compact && isset($item['description'])) {
         $variables['content'][$key]['description'] = Xss::filterAdmin($item['description']);
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.api.php b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
index d78942e945f684b104b89c7b16b238d28987da04..7fc912bf483f6523e387155c997f53589a7263cc 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -397,13 +397,13 @@ function hook_page_build(&$page) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Alters all the menu links discovered by the menu link plugin manager.
+ * Alter links for menus.
  *
  * @param array $links
  *   The link definitions to be altered.
  *
  * @return array
- *   An array of discovered menu links. Each link has a key that is the machine
+ *   An array of default menu links. Each link has a key that is the machine
  *   name, which must be unique. By default, use the route name as the
  *   machine name. In cases where multiple links use the same route name, such
  *   as two links to the same page in different menus, or two links using the
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ function hook_page_build(&$page) {
  *
  * @ingroup menu
  */
-function hook_menu_links_discovered_alter(&$links) {
+function hook_menu_link_defaults_alter(&$links) {
   // Change the weight and title of the user.logout link.
   $links['user.logout']['weight'] = -10;
   $links['user.logout']['title'] = 'Logout';
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 8bbb5e77eb59e77e18a0d30235a7eac53ed23b0d..fc2c63f84ccff7144e6677ba79a434eab5cbf0b8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\TranslationWrapper;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\block\BlockPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\user\UserInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
@@ -1456,48 +1455,76 @@ function system_admin_compact_mode() {
  *   An array of task links.
  */
 function system_get_module_admin_tasks($module, array $info) {
-  $tree = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
-
-  $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-
-  if (!isset($tree)) {
-    $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-    $parameters->setRoot('system.admin')->excludeRoot()->excludeHiddenLinks();
-    $tree = $menu_tree->load('system.admin', $parameters);
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:flatten'),
-    );
-    $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
+  $links = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
+
+  if (!isset($links)) {
+    $links = array();
+    $menu_links = entity_get_controller('menu_link')->loadModuleAdminTasks();
+    foreach ($menu_links as $link) {
+      _menu_link_translate($link);
+      if ($link['access']) {
+        $links[$link['machine_name']] = $link;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   $admin_tasks = array();
-  foreach ($tree as $element) {
-    $link = $element->link;
-    if ($link->getProvider() != $module) {
+  $titles = array();
+  foreach ($links as $item) {
+    if ($item['module'] != $module) {
       continue;
     }
-    $admin_tasks[] = array(
-      'title' => $link->getTitle(),
-      'description' => $link->getDescription(),
-      'url' => $link->getUrlObject(),
-    );
+    $machine_name = $item['machine_name'];
+    if (isset($links[$machine_name])) {
+      $task = $links[$machine_name];
+      // The link description, either derived from 'description' in the default
+      // menu link or customized via Menu UI module is used as title attribute.
+      if (!empty($task['localized_options']['attributes']['title'])) {
+        $task['description'] = $task['localized_options']['attributes']['title'];
+        unset($task['localized_options']['attributes']['title']);
+      }
+
+      // Check the admin tasks for duplicate names. If one is found,
+      // append the parent menu item's title to differentiate.
+      $duplicate_path = array_search($task['title'], $titles);
+      if ($duplicate_path !== FALSE) {
+        if ($parent = menu_link_load($task['plid'])) {
+          // Append the parent item's title to this task's title.
+          $task['title'] = t('@original_title (@parent_title)', array('@original_title' => $task['title'], '@parent_title' => $parent['title']));
+        }
+        if ($parent = menu_link_load($admin_tasks[$duplicate_path]['plid'])) {
+          // Append the parent item's title to the duplicated task's title.
+          // We use $links[$duplicate_path] in case there are triplicates.
+          $admin_tasks[$duplicate_path]['title'] = t('@original_title (@parent_title)', array('@original_title' => $links[$duplicate_path]['title'], '@parent_title' => $parent['title']));
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        $titles[$machine_name] = $task['title'];
+      }
+
+      $admin_tasks[$machine_name] = $task;
+    }
   }
 
   // Append link for permissions.
   if (\Drupal::moduleHandler()->implementsHook($module, 'permission')) {
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManagerInterface $access_manager */
     $access_manager = \Drupal::service('access_manager');
+    /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageInterface $menu_link_storage */
+    $menu_link_storage = \Drupal::entityManager()
+      ->getStorage('menu_link');
     if ($access_manager->checkNamedRoute('user.admin_permissions', array(), \Drupal::currentUser())) {
-      /** @var \Drupal\Core\Url $url */
-      $url = new \Drupal\Core\Url('user.admin_permissions');
-      $url->setOption('fragment', 'module-' . $module);
-      $admin_tasks["user.admin_permissions.$module"] = array(
+      $path = \Drupal::urlGenerator()
+        ->getPathFromRoute('user.admin_permissions');
+      $options = array();
+      $options['fragment'] = 'module-' . $module;
+      $menu_link = $menu_link_storage->create(array(
+        'route_name' => 'user.admin_permissions',
+        'link_path' => $path,
         'title' => t('Configure @module permissions', array('@module' => $info['name'])),
-        'description' => '',
-        'url' => $url,
-      );
+        'localized_options' => $options
+      ));
+      $admin_tasks["user.admin.people.permissions.$module"] = $menu_link;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
index c22d93bad1b8859552cc628496ea4830aa712bd6..35e17f7bd2a46db80d2740879e477de70ffe7ad0 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.routing.yml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ system.admin_config:
   path: '/admin/config'
   defaults:
     _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::overview'
-    link_id: 'system.admin_config'
+    path: 'admin/config'
     _title: 'Configuration'
   requirements:
     _permission: 'access administration pages'
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ system.admin_content:
   path: '/admin/content'
   defaults:
     _content: '\Drupal\system\Controller\SystemController::overview'
-    link_id: 'system.admin_content'
+    path: 'admin/content'
     _title: 'Content'
   requirements:
     _permission: 'access administration pages'
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.services.yml b/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
index 9e09d193d81626b17efa519fdac5cfbf74c0256d..2b7046cb0ec0e4da10402fc7aa4d0ec641b74e69 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.services.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
       - { name: access_check, applies_to: _access_system_cron }
   system.manager:
     class: Drupal\system\SystemManager
-    arguments: ['@module_handler', '@database', '@entity.manager', '@request_stack', '@menu.link_tree', '@menu.active_trail']
+    arguments: ['@module_handler', '@database', '@entity.manager', '@request_stack']
   system.breadcrumb.default:
     class: Drupal\system\PathBasedBreadcrumbBuilder
     arguments: ['@router.request_context', '@access_manager', '@router', '@path_processor_manager', '@config.factory',  '@title_resolver', '@current_user']
diff --git a/core/modules/system/templates/menu-tree.html.twig b/core/modules/system/templates/menu-tree.html.twig
deleted file mode 100644
index 03acca6d20a0b91848b633d6f4d1cd41fc6e8a78..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/templates/menu-tree.html.twig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{#
-/**
- * @file
- * Default theme implementation for a menu tree.
- *
- * Available variables:
- * - attributes: Attributes for the UL containing the tree of links.
- * - tree: Menu tree to be output.
- * - heading: (optional) A heading to precede the links.
- *   - text: The heading text.
- *   - level: The heading level (e.g. 'h2', 'h3').
- *   - attributes: (optional) A keyed list of attributes for the heading.
- *   If the heading is a string, it will be used as the text of the heading and
- *   the level will default to 'h2'.
- *
- *   Headings should be used on navigation menus and any list of links that
- *   consistently appears on multiple pages. To make the heading invisible use
- *   the 'visually-hidden' CSS class. Do not use 'display:none', which
- *   removes it from screen-readers and assistive technology. Headings allow
- *   screen-reader and keyboard only users to navigate to or skip the links.
- *   See http://juicystudio.com/article/screen-readers-display-none.php and
- *   http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/H42.html for more information.
- *
- * @see template_preprocess_menu_tree()
- *
- * @ingroup themeable
- */
-#}
-{% if tree -%}
-  {%- if heading -%}
-    {%- if heading.level -%}
-      <{{ heading.level }}{{ heading.attributes }}>{{ heading.text }}</{{ heading.level }}>
-    {%- else -%}
-      <h2{{ heading.attributes }}>{{ heading.text }}</h2>
-    {%- endif -%}
-  {%- endif -%}
-  <ul{{ attributes }}>
-    {{ tree }}
-  </ul>
-{%- endif %}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.links.menu.yml
index 914fbd5e1fd315db11c91d6035e42654fa41c259..d9e7a39ad6aee14dc1ff352482cb692873cbe25c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.links.menu.yml
@@ -69,13 +69,3 @@ menu_test.menu-title-test.case3:
 menu_test.context:
   title: ''
   route_name: menu_test.context
-
-menu_test.parent:
-  title: 'Test menu_name parent'
-  route_name: menu_test.menu_name_test
-  menu_name: test
-
-menu_test.child:
-  title: 'Test menu_name child'
-  route_name: menu_test.menu_name_test
-  parent: menu_test.parent
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
index b4f76a2dd53b974e25f1436af00874d126b0f1d8..c222ce805b1a5f23b76b5dac77eeb43cc12ea4ff 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/menu_test/menu_test.module
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  * Module that implements various hooks for menu tests.
  */
 
+use Drupal\menu_link\Entity\MenuLink;
+
 /**
- * Implements hook_menu_links_discovered_alter().
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
  */
-function menu_test_menu_links_discovered_alter(&$links) {
+function menu_test_menu_link_defaults_alter(&$links) {
   // Many of the machine names here are slightly different from the route name.
   // Since the machine name is arbitrary, this helps ensure that core does not
   // add mistaken assumptions about the correlation.
@@ -94,6 +96,29 @@ function menu_test_callback() {
   return 'This is menu_test_callback().';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Page callback: Tests menu_test_menu_tree_set_path().
+ *
+ * Retrieves the current menu path and if the menu path is not empty updates
+ * the menu path that is used to determine the active menu trail.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *   A string that can be used for comparison.
+ *
+ * @see menu_test_menu().
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use \Drupal\menu_test\Controller\MenuTestController::menuTrail()
+ */
+function menu_test_menu_trail_callback() {
+  $menu_path = \Drupal::state()->get('menu_test.menu_tree_set_path') ?: array();
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+  if (!empty($menu_path)) {
+    $menu_tree->setPath($menu_path['menu_name'], $menu_path['path']);
+  }
+  return 'This is menu_test_menu_trail_callback().';
+}
+
 /**
  * Page callback: Tests the theme negotiation functionality.
  *
@@ -141,6 +166,44 @@ function menu_test_menu_name($new_name = '') {
   return $menu_name;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert() for menu_link entities.
+ */
+function menu_test_menu_link_insert(MenuLink $item) {
+  menu_test_static_variable('insert');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_update() for menu_link entities.
+ */
+function menu_test_menu_link_update(MenuLink $item) {
+  menu_test_static_variable('update');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_delete() for menu_link entities.
+ */
+function menu_test_menu_link_delete(MenuLink $item) {
+  menu_test_static_variable('delete');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets a static variable for testing hook results.
+ *
+ * @param null|string $value
+ *   (optional) The value to set or NULL to return the current value.
+ *
+ * @return null|string
+ *   A text string for comparison to test assertions.
+ */
+function menu_test_static_variable($value = NULL) {
+  static $variable;
+  if (!empty($value)) {
+    $variable = $value;
+  }
+  return $variable;
+}
+
 /**
  * Title callback: Concatenates the title and case number.
  *
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.links.menu.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 291fd7038f24431664392da0e308bfaa5da7056d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/test_page_test/test_page_test.links.menu.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-test_page_test.test_page:
-  route_name: test_page_test.test_page
-  title: 'Test front page link'
-  weight: 0
diff --git a/core/modules/toolbar/src/Tests/ToolbarAdminMenuTest.php b/core/modules/toolbar/src/Tests/ToolbarAdminMenuTest.php
index c01ac71946044b5f8f97a16bf1e718a43a8312c2..a227a7fe2fb7556625b79e49bc61d6cd2bff69c0 100644
--- a/core/modules/toolbar/src/Tests/ToolbarAdminMenuTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/toolbar/src/Tests/ToolbarAdminMenuTest.php
@@ -125,16 +125,30 @@ function testModuleStatusChangeSubtreesHashCacheClear() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests toolbar cache tags implementation.
+   * Tests toolbar_menu_link_update() hook implementation.
    */
   function testMenuLinkUpdateSubtreesHashCacheClear() {
-    // The ID of a (any) admin menu link.
-    $admin_menu_link_id = 'system.admin_config_development';
+    // Get subtree items for the admin menu.
+    $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link');
+    for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++) {
+      $query->sort('p' . $i, 'ASC');
+    }
+    $query->condition('menu_name', 'admin');
+    $query->condition('depth', '2', '>=');
+
+    // Build an ordered array of links using the query result object.
+    $links = array();
+    if ($result = $query->execute()) {
+      $links = menu_link_load_multiple($result);
+    }
+    // Get the first link in the set.
+    $links = array_values($links);
+    $link = array_shift($links);
 
     // Disable the link.
     $edit = array();
     $edit['enabled'] = FALSE;
-    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/link/" . $admin_menu_link_id . "/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
+    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/menu/item/" . $link['mlid'] . "/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     $this->assertText('The menu link has been saved.');
 
diff --git a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
index 6967bf65726ba0b3e0628fab07e657da66fc6ca3..269f7eccf084b9cb3e4951057a2b8966dc4c6081 100644
--- a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
+++ b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.info.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ package: Core
 version: VERSION
 dependencies:
   - breakpoint
+  - menu_link
diff --git a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
index d27a89e1c2c3c1baab0a50288970b56cafd15cb2..d8e5363398081f56cebdfc5eb0cee409b8a58f36 100644
--- a/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
+++ b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\Cache;
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\Core\Render\Element;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Template\Attribute;
 use Drupal\Component\Datetime\DateTimePlus;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\Crypt;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
+use Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkInterface;
 use Drupal\user\RoleInterface;
 use Drupal\user\UserInterface;
 
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ function toolbar_pre_render_item($element) {
  * Implements hook_toolbar().
  */
 function toolbar_toolbar() {
+  $items = array();
+
   // The 'Home' tab is a simple link, with no corresponding tray.
   $items['home'] = array(
     '#type' => 'toolbar_item',
@@ -350,13 +352,33 @@ function toolbar_toolbar() {
     '#weight' => -20,
   );
 
+  // Retrieve the administration menu from the database.
+  $tree = toolbar_get_menu_tree();
+
+  // Add attributes to the links before rendering.
+  toolbar_menu_navigation_links($tree);
+
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+
+  $menu = array(
+    '#heading' => t('Administration menu'),
+    'toolbar_administration' => array(
+      '#type' => 'container',
+      '#attributes' => array(
+        'class' => array('toolbar-menu-administration'),
+      ),
+      'administration_menu' => $menu_tree->renderTree($tree),
+    ),
+  );
+
   // To conserve bandwidth, we only include the top-level links in the HTML.
   // The subtrees are fetched through a JSONP script that is generated at the
   // toolbar_subtrees route. We provide the JavaScript requesting that JSONP
   // script here with the hash parameter that is needed for that route.
   // @see toolbar_subtrees_jsonp()
   $langcode = \Drupal::languageManager()->getCurrentLanguage()->id;
-  $subtrees_attached['js'][] = array(
+  $menu['toolbar_administration']['#attached']['js'][] = array(
     'type' => 'setting',
     'data' => array('toolbar' => array(
       'subtreesHash' => _toolbar_get_subtrees_hash($langcode),
@@ -383,19 +405,7 @@ function toolbar_toolbar() {
         'data-drupal-subtrees' => '',
       ),
     ),
-    'tray' => array(
-      '#heading' => t('Administration menu'),
-      '#attached' => $subtrees_attached,
-      'toolbar_administration' => array(
-        '#pre_render' => array(
-          'toolbar_prerender_toolbar_administration_tray',
-        ),
-        '#type' => 'container',
-        '#attributes' => array(
-          'class' => array('toolbar-menu-administration'),
-        ),
-      ),
-    ),
+    'tray' => $menu,
     '#weight' => -15,
   );
 
@@ -403,102 +413,90 @@ function toolbar_toolbar() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Renders the toolbar's administration tray.
+ * Gets only the top level items below the 'admin' path.
  *
- * @param array $element
- *   A renderable array.
- *
- * @return array
- *   The updated renderable array.
- *
- * @see drupal_render()
+ * @return
+ *   An array containing a menu tree of top level items below the 'admin' path.
  */
-function toolbar_prerender_toolbar_administration_tray(array $element) {
-  $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-  // Render the top-level administration menu links.
-  $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-  $parameters->setRoot('system.admin')->excludeRoot()->setTopLevelOnly()->excludeHiddenLinks();
-  $tree = $menu_tree->load(NULL, $parameters);
-  $manipulators = array(
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    array('callable' => 'toolbar_menu_navigation_links'),
-  );
-  $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
-  $element['administration_menu'] = $menu_tree->build($tree);
-  return $element;
+function toolbar_get_menu_tree() {
+  $tree = array();
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+  $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+    ->condition('menu_name', 'admin')
+    ->condition('module', 'system')
+    ->condition('link_path', 'admin');
+  $result = $query->execute();
+  if (!empty($result)) {
+    $admin_link = menu_link_load(reset($result));
+    $tree = $menu_tree->buildTree('admin', array(
+      'expanded' => array($admin_link['mlid']),
+      'min_depth' => $admin_link['depth'] + 1,
+      'max_depth' => $admin_link['depth'] + 1,
+    ));
+  }
+
+  return $tree;
 }
 
 /**
- * Adds toolbar-specific attributes to the menu link tree.
+ * Generates an array of links from a menu tree array.
  *
- * @param \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeElement[] $tree
- *   The menu link tree to manipulate.
+ * Based on menu_navigation_links(). Adds path based IDs and icon placeholders
+ * to the links.
  *
- * @return \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTreeElement[]
- *   The manipulated menu link tree.
+ * @return
+ *   An array of links as defined above.
  */
-function toolbar_menu_navigation_links(array $tree) {
-  foreach ($tree as $element) {
-    if ($element->subtree) {
-      toolbar_menu_navigation_links($element->subtree);
+function toolbar_menu_navigation_links(&$tree) {
+  foreach ($tree as $key => $item) {
+    // Configure sub-items.
+    if (!empty($item['below'])) {
+      toolbar_menu_navigation_links($tree[$key]['below']);
     }
-
     // Make sure we have a path specific ID in place, so we can attach icons
-    // and behaviors to the menu links.
-    $link = $element->link;
-    $url = $link->getUrlObject();
-    if ($url->isExternal()) {
-      // This is an unusual case, so just get a distinct, safe string.
-      $id = substr(Crypt::hashBase64($url->getPath()), 0, 16);
-    }
-    else {
-      $id = str_replace(array('.', '<', '>'), array('-', '', ''), $url->getRouteName());
-    }
-
-    // Get the non-localized title to make the icon class.
-    $definition = $link->getPluginDefinition();
-
-    $element->options['attributes']['id'] = 'toolbar-link-' . $id;
-    $element->options['attributes']['class'][] = 'toolbar-icon';
-    // @todo Change to use the plugin ID as class since titles might change.
-    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2310365
-    $element->options['attributes']['class'][] = 'toolbar-icon-' . strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $definition['title']));
-    $element->options['attributes']['title'] = String::checkPlain($link->getDescription());
+    // and behaviors to the items.
+    $tree[$key]['link']['localized_options']['attributes'] = array(
+      'id' => 'toolbar-link-' . str_replace(array('/', '<', '>'), array('-', '', ''), $item['link']['link_path']),
+      'class' => array(
+        'toolbar-icon',
+        'toolbar-icon-' . strtolower(str_replace(' ', '-', $item['link']['link_title'])),
+      ),
+      'title' => String::checkPlain($item['link']['description']),
+    );
   }
-  return $tree;
 }
 
 /**
  * Returns the rendered subtree of each top-level toolbar link.
  */
 function toolbar_get_rendered_subtrees() {
-  $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-  $parameters = new MenuTreeParameters();
-  $parameters->setRoot('system.admin')->excludeRoot()->setMaxDepth(3)->excludeHiddenLinks();
-  $tree = $menu_tree->load(NULL, $parameters);
-  $manipulators = array(
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-    array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:generateIndexAndSort'),
-    array('callable' => 'toolbar_menu_navigation_links'),
-  );
-  $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
   $subtrees = array();
-  foreach ($tree as $element) {
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $link */
-    $link = $element->link;
-    if ($element->subtree) {
-      $subtree = $menu_tree->build($element->subtree);
-      $output = drupal_render($subtree);
-    }
-    else {
-      $output = '';
-    }
-    // Many routes have dots as route name, while some special ones like <front>
-    // have <> characters in them.
-    $id = str_replace(array('.', '<', '>'), array('-', '', '' ), $link->getUrlObject()->getRouteName());
+  /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+  $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+  $tree = toolbar_get_menu_tree();
+  foreach ($tree as $tree_item) {
+    $item = $tree_item['link'];
+    if (!$item['hidden'] && $item['access']) {
+      if ($item['has_children']) {
+        $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
+          ->condition('has_children', 1);
+        for ($i=1; $i <= $item['depth']; $i++) {
+          $query->condition('p' . $i, $item['p' . $i]);
+        }
+        $parents = $query->execute();
+        $subtree = $menu_tree->buildTree($item['menu_name'], array('expanded' => $parents, 'min_depth' => $item['depth']+1));
+        toolbar_menu_navigation_links($subtree);
+        $subtree = $menu_tree->renderTree($subtree);
+        $subtree = drupal_render($subtree);
+      }
+      else {
+        $subtree = '';
+      }
 
-    $subtrees[$id] = $output;
+      $id = str_replace(array('/', '<', '>'), array('-', '', ''), $item['link_path']);
+      $subtrees[$id] = $subtree;
+    }
   }
   return $subtrees;
 }
@@ -525,7 +523,7 @@ function _toolbar_get_subtrees_hash($langcode) {
     // caches later, based on the user's ID regardless of language.
     // Clear the cache when the 'locale' tag is deleted. This ensures a fresh
     // subtrees rendering when string translations are made.
-    \Drupal::cache('toolbar')->set($cid, $hash, Cache::PERMANENT, array('user' => array($uid), 'locale' => TRUE, 'menu' => 'admin'));
+    \Drupal::cache('toolbar')->set($cid, $hash, Cache::PERMANENT, array('user' => array($uid), 'locale' => TRUE,));
   }
   return $hash;
 }
@@ -544,6 +542,15 @@ function toolbar_modules_uninstalled($modules) {
   _toolbar_clear_user_cache();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_update() for menu_link entities.
+ */
+function toolbar_menu_link_update(MenuLinkInterface $menu_link) {
+  if ($menu_link->menu_name === 'admin') {
+    _toolbar_clear_user_cache();
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_update() for user entities.
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Menu/MyAccountMenuLink.php b/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Menu/MyAccountMenuLink.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 91768cdfceac33a990f952daf4f9cd9ea69459aa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Plugin/Menu/MyAccountMenuLink.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\user\Plugin\Menu\MyAccountMenuLink.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\user\Plugin\Menu;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkDefault;
-
-/**
- * Provides custom logic for the user.page menu link.
- */
-class MyAccountMenuLink extends MenuLinkDefault {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function isHidden() {
-    // The path 'user' must be accessible for anonymous users, but only visible
-    // for authenticated users. Authenticated users should see "My account", but
-    // anonymous users should not see it at all.
-    // @todo Re-write this as a link to user.view with dynamic route parameters
-    //   to affect access since hidden should not be dynamic.
-    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2306991
-    return $this->pluginDefinition['hidden'] || \Drupal::currentUser()->isAnonymous();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function isCacheable() {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserAccountLinksTests.php b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserAccountLinksTests.php
index e602120195011071df0c45011779334ed5609831..d57e39b291f112bcbba1212bbb120daaae360576 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserAccountLinksTests.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Tests/UserAccountLinksTests.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\user\Tests;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 
 /**
@@ -44,14 +43,14 @@ function testSecondaryMenu() {
     // For a logged-in user, expect the secondary menu to have links for "My
     // account" and "Log out".
     $link = $this->xpath('//ul[@class=:menu_class]/li/a[contains(@href, :href) and text()=:text]', array(
-      ':menu_class' => 'menu',
+      ':menu_class' => 'links',
       ':href' => 'user',
       ':text' => 'My account',
     ));
     $this->assertEqual(count($link), 1, 'My account link is in secondary menu.');
 
     $link = $this->xpath('//ul[@class=:menu_class]/li/a[contains(@href, :href) and text()=:text]', array(
-      ':menu_class' => 'menu',
+      ':menu_class' => 'links',
       ':href' => 'user/logout',
       ':text' => 'Log out',
     ));
@@ -62,15 +61,13 @@ function testSecondaryMenu() {
     $this->drupalGet('<front>');
 
     // For a logged-out user, expect no secondary links.
-    $menu_tree = \Drupal::menuTree();
-    $tree = $menu_tree->load('account', new MenuTreeParameters());
-    $manipulators = array(
-      array('callable' => 'menu.default_tree_manipulators:checkAccess'),
-    );
-    $tree = $menu_tree->transform($tree, $manipulators);
+    /** @var \Drupal\menu_link\MenuTreeInterface $menu_tree */
+    $menu_tree = \Drupal::service('menu_link.tree');
+    $tree = $menu_tree->buildTree('account');
     $this->assertEqual(count($tree), 1, 'The secondary links menu contains only one menu link.');
-    $element = reset($tree);
-    $this->assertTrue($element->link->isHidden(), 'The menu link is hidden.');
+    $link = reset($tree);
+    $link = $link['link'];
+    $this->assertTrue((bool) $link->hidden, 'The menu link is hidden.');
   }
 
   /**
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ function testDisabledAccountLink() {
     // Verify that the 'My account' link exists before we check for its
     // disappearance.
     $link = $this->xpath('//ul[@class=:menu_class]/li/a[contains(@href, :href) and text()=:text]', array(
-      ':menu_class' => 'menu',
+      ':menu_class' => 'links',
       ':href' => 'user',
       ':text' => 'My account',
     ));
@@ -97,7 +94,10 @@ function testDisabledAccountLink() {
     $this->assertFieldChecked((string) $label[0], "The 'My account' link is enabled by default.");
 
     // Disable the 'My account' link.
-    $edit['links[menu_plugin_id:user.page][enabled]'] = FALSE;
+    $input = $this->xpath('//input[@id=:field_id]/@name', array(':field_id' => (string)$label[0]));
+    $edit = array(
+      (string) $input[0] => FALSE,
+    );
     $this->drupalPostForm('admin/structure/menu/manage/account', $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Get the homepage.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function testDisabledAccountLink() {
 
     // Verify that the 'My account' link does not appear when disabled.
     $link = $this->xpath('//ul[@class=:menu_class]/li/a[contains(@href, :href) and text()=:text]', array(
-      ':menu_class' => 'menu',
+      ':menu_class' => 'links',
       ':href' => 'user',
       ':text' => 'My account',
     ));
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
index 3490a8d83d03ff33b7eea456005872ae6bc0978c..bc421f0a2c7caceabd7e9237a5d78cc5ef5a8cba 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.links.menu.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ user.page:
   weight: -10
   route_name: user.page
   menu_name: account
-  class: Drupal\user\Plugin\Menu\MyAccountMenuLink
 user.logout:
   title: 'Log out'
   route_name: user.logout
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 0b3d45311d793bdb852775cae064d832c4223e91..2253d1ccd115748eb218f6dad2257969ce0eb0c1 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -633,6 +633,19 @@ function template_preprocess_username(&$variables) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_presave().
+ */
+function user_menu_link_presave(MenuLink $menu_link) {
+  // The path 'user' must be accessible for anonymous users, but only visible
+  // for authenticated users. Authenticated users should see "My account", but
+  // anonymous users should not see it at all. Therefore, invoke
+  // user_menu_link_load() to conditionally hide the link.
+  if ($menu_link->machine_name == 'user.page') {
+    $menu_link->options['alter'] = TRUE;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_menu_breadcrumb_alter().
  */
@@ -644,6 +657,16 @@ function user_menu_breadcrumb_alter(&$active_trail, $item) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_translated_menu_link_alter().
+ */
+function user_translated_menu_link_alter(MenuLink &$menu_link) {
+  // Hide the "User account" link for anonymous users.
+  if ($menu_link->machine_name == 'user.page' && \Drupal::currentUser()->isAnonymous()) {
+    $menu_link->hidden = 1;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Finalizes the login process and logs in a user.
  *
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Derivative/ViewsMenuLink.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Derivative/ViewsMenuLink.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e83af2be214e6cd9ff85aee33e51b2c58bc57d49..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Derivative/ViewsMenuLink.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\views\Plugin\Derivative\ViewsMenuLink.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\Derivative;
-
-use Drupal\Component\Plugin\Derivative\DeriverInterface;
-use Drupal\views\Views;
-
-/**
- * Provides menu links for Views.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\ViewsMenuLink
- */
-class ViewsMenuLink implements DeriverInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getDerivativeDefinition($derivative_id, $base_plugin_definition) {
-    if (!isset($this->derivatives)) {
-      $this->getDerivativeDefinitions($base_plugin_definition);
-    }
-    if (isset($this->derivatives[$derivative_id])) {
-      return $this->derivatives[$derivative_id];
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getDerivativeDefinitions($base_plugin_definition) {
-    $links = array();
-    // @todo Replace uses_hook_menu with an annotation.
-    //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2310371
-    $views = Views::getApplicableViews('uses_hook_menu');
-    foreach ($views as $data) {
-      /** @var \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view */
-      list($view, $display_id) = $data;
-      if ($result = $view->getMenuLinks($display_id)) {
-        foreach ($result as $link_id => $link) {
-          $links[$link_id] = $link + $base_plugin_definition;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return $links;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/Form/ViewsMenuLinkForm.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/Form/ViewsMenuLinkForm.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d97b204ff5b524a0a13908b73a6845a21da75923..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/Form/ViewsMenuLinkForm.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\Form\ViewsMenuLinkForm.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\Form;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\Form\MenuLinkDefaultForm;
-
-/**
- * Provides a form to edit Views menu links.
- *
- * This provides the feature to edit the title and description, in contrast to
- * the default menu link form.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\ViewsMenuLink
- */
-class ViewsMenuLinkForm extends MenuLinkDefaultForm {
-
-  /**
-   * The edited views menu link.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\ViewsMenuLink
-   */
-  protected $menuLink;
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function buildConfigurationForm(array $form, array &$form_state) {
-
-    // Put the title field first.
-    $form['title'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Title'),
-      // @todo Ensure that the view is not loaded with a localized title.
-      //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2309507
-      '#default_value' => $this->menuLink->getTitle(),
-      '#weight' => -10,
-    );
-
-    $form['description'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#title' => $this->t('Description'),
-      '#description' => $this->t('Shown when hovering over the menu link.'),
-      // @todo Ensure that the view is not loaded with a localized description.
-      //   https://www.drupal.org/node/2309507
-      '#default_value' => $this->menuLink->getDescription(),
-      '#weight' => -5,
-    );
-
-    $form += parent::buildConfigurationForm($form, $form_state);
-
-    $form['info']['#weight'] = -8;
-    $form['path']['#weight'] = -7;
-
-    $view = $this->menuLink->loadView();
-    $id = $view->storage->id();
-    $label = $view->storage->label();
-    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists('views_ui')) {
-      $message = $this->t('This link is provided by the Views module. The path can be changed by editing the view <a href="@url">@label</a>', array('@url' => \Drupal::url('views_ui.edit', array('view' => $id)), '@label' => $label));
-    }
-    else {
-      $message = $this->t('This link is provided by the Views module from view %label.', array('%label' => $label));
-    }
-    $form['info']['#title'] = $message;
-    return $form;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function extractFormValues(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
-    $definition = parent::extractFormValues($form, $form_state);
-    $definition['title'] = $form_state['values']['title'];
-    $definition['description'] = $form_state['values']['description'];
-
-    return $definition;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/ViewsMenuLink.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/ViewsMenuLink.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e164d739173ce8ebfa2984c2b31ae76e1d4ccd4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/Menu/ViewsMenuLink.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\ViewsMenuLink.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkBase;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
-use Drupal\views\ViewExecutableFactory;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
-
-/**
- * Defines menu links provided by views.
- *
- * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\Derivative\ViewsMenuLink
- */
-class ViewsMenuLink extends MenuLinkBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected $overrideAllowed = array(
-    'menu_name' => 1,
-    'parent' => 1,
-    'weight' => 1,
-    'expanded' => 1,
-    'hidden' => 1,
-    'title' => 1,
-    'description' => 1,
-    'metadata' => 1,
-  );
-
-  /**
-   * The entity manager.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface
-   */
-  protected $entityManager;
-
-  /**
-   * The view executable factory.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\views\ViewExecutableFactory
-   */
-  protected $viewExecutableFactory;
-
-  /**
-   * The view executable of the menu link.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable
-   */
-  protected $view;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs a new ViewsMenuLink.
-   *
-   * @param array $configuration
-   *   A configuration array containing information about the plugin instance.
-   * @param string $plugin_id
-   *   The plugin_id for the plugin instance.
-   * @param mixed $plugin_definition
-   *   The plugin implementation definition.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager
-   *   The entity manager
-   * @param \Drupal\views\ViewExecutableFactory $view_executable_factory
-   *   The view executable factory
-   */
-  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager, ViewExecutableFactory $view_executable_factory) {
-    $this->configuration = $configuration;
-    $this->pluginId = $plugin_id;
-    $this->pluginDefinition = $plugin_definition;
-
-    $this->entityManager = $entity_manager;
-    $this->viewExecutableFactory = $view_executable_factory;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
-    return new static(
-      $configuration,
-      $plugin_id,
-      $plugin_definition,
-      $container->get('entity.manager'),
-      $container->get('views.executable')
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Initializes the proper view.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable
-   *   The view executable.
-   */
-  public function loadView() {
-    if (empty($this->view)) {
-      $metadata = $this->getMetaData();
-      $view_id = $metadata['view_id'];
-      $display_id = $metadata['display_id'];
-      $view_entity = $this->entityManager->getStorage('view')->load($view_id);
-      $view = $this->viewExecutableFactory->get($view_entity);
-      $view->setDisplay($display_id);
-      $view->initDisplay();
-      $this->view = $view;
-    }
-    return $this->view;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getTitle() {
-    // @todo Get the translated value from the config without instantiating the
-    //   view. https://www.drupal.org/node/2310379
-    return $this->loadView()->display_handler->getOption('menu')['title'];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function getDescription() {
-    return $this->loadView()->display_handler->getOption('menu')['description'];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function updateLink(array $new_definition_values, $persist) {
-    $overrides = array_intersect_key($new_definition_values, $this->overrideAllowed);
-    if ($persist) {
-      $view = $this->loadView();
-      $display = &$view->storage->getDisplay($view->current_display);
-      // Just save the title to the original view.
-      $changed = FALSE;
-      foreach (array('title' => 'title', 'weight' => 'weight', 'menu' => 'name', 'description' => 'description') as $definition_key => $views_key) {
-        if ($display['display_options']['menu'][$views_key] != $new_definition_values[$definition_key]) {
-          $display['display_options']['menu'][$views_key] = $new_definition_values[$definition_key];
-          $changed = TRUE;
-        }
-      }
-      if ($changed) {
-        // @todo Improve this to not trigger a full rebuild of everything, if we
-        //   just changed some properties. https://www.drupal.org/node/2310389
-        $view->storage->save();
-      }
-    }
-    // Update the definition.
-    $this->pluginDefinition = $overrides + $this->pluginDefinition;
-    return $this->pluginDefinition;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
index 8507f906575874d641eda452d68ee7d5b637b15b..a5e6e1566e406295d96f86cacd03c45c9041022e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/DisplayPluginBase.php
@@ -2119,14 +2119,17 @@ public function renderMoreLink() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets menu links, if this display provides some.
+   * Creates menu links, if this display provides some.
+   *
+   * @param array $existing_links
+   *   An array of already existing menu items provided by drupal.
    *
    * @return array
    *   The menu links registers for this display.
    *
-   * @see \Drupal\views\Plugin\Derivative\ViewsMenuLink
+   * @see hook_menu_link_defaults()
    */
-  public function getMenuLinks() {
+  public function executeHookMenuLinkDefaults(array &$existing_links) {
     return array();
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
index 60f41ae6167b4723a2b171a587315ae4e5af0335..45756785a5e9b78c92527a11cdfab0b3439da143 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Plugin/views/display/PathPluginBase.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public function alterRoutes(RouteCollection $collection) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function getMenuLinks() {
+  public function executeHookMenuLinkDefaults(array &$existing_links) {
     $links = array();
 
     // Replace % with the link to our standard views argument loader
@@ -300,10 +300,7 @@ public function getMenuLinks() {
     $view_route_names = $this->state->get('views.view_route_names') ?: array();
 
     $path = implode('/', $bits);
-    $view_id = $this->view->storage->id();
-    $display_id = $this->display['id'];
-    $view_id_display =  "{$view_id}.{$display_id}";
-    $menu_link_id = 'views.' . str_replace('/', '.', $view_id_display);
+    $menu_link_id = 'views.' . str_replace('/', '.', $path);
 
     if ($path) {
       $menu = $this->getOption('menu');
@@ -311,11 +308,12 @@ public function getMenuLinks() {
         $links[$menu_link_id] = array();
         // Some views might override existing paths, so we have to set the route
         // name based upon the altering.
+        $view_id_display =  "{$this->view->storage->id()}.{$this->display['id']}";
         $links[$menu_link_id] = array(
           'route_name' => isset($view_route_names[$view_id_display]) ? $view_route_names[$view_id_display] : "view.$view_id_display",
           // Identify URL embedded arguments and correlate them to a handler.
           'load arguments'  => array($this->view->storage->id(), $this->display['id'], '%index'),
-          'id' => $menu_link_id,
+          'machine_name' => $menu_link_id,
         );
         $links[$menu_link_id]['title'] = $menu['title'];
         $links[$menu_link_id]['description'] = $menu['description'];
@@ -326,11 +324,6 @@ public function getMenuLinks() {
 
         // Insert item into the proper menu.
         $links[$menu_link_id]['menu_name'] = $menu['name'];
-        // Keep track of where we came from.
-        $links[$menu_link_id]['metadata'] = array(
-          'view_id' => $view_id,
-          'display_id' => $display_id,
-        );
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
index 97e5cb96a39e558a2267894011b1d644d1452121..0067ce3aa966128c72dc09afef24bbf1872ea6cc 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/DisplayPageTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\views\Tests\Plugin;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Session\AnonymousUserSession;
 use Drupal\views\Views;
 use Drupal\views\Tests\ViewUnitTestBase;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ class DisplayPageTest extends ViewUnitTestBase {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  public static $modules = array('system', 'user', 'field', 'entity');
+  public static $modules = array('system', 'user', 'menu_link', 'field', 'entity');
 
   /**
    * The router dumper to get all routes.
@@ -50,13 +49,13 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     // Setup the needed tables in order to make the drupal router working.
     $this->installSchema('system', array('url_alias'));
+    $this->installSchema('menu_link', 'menu_links');
   }
 
   /**
    * Checks the behavior of the page for access denied/not found behaviors.
    */
   public function testPageResponses() {
-    \Drupal::currentUser()->setAccount(new AnonymousUserSession());
     $subrequest = Request::create('/test_page_display_403', 'GET');
     $response = $this->container->get('http_kernel')->handle($subrequest, HttpKernelInterface::SUB_REQUEST);
     $this->assertEqual($response->getStatusCode(), 403);
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Wizard/MenuTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Wizard/MenuTest.php
index a245f578718e13df8edf6b46204d3a65b6dc1d76..3e9b8be40886cae66492335d55bd5590d5855fcf 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Wizard/MenuTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Wizard/MenuTest.php
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\views\Tests\Wizard;
 
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\String;
-
 /**
  * Tests the ability of the views wizard to put views in a menu.
  *
@@ -41,14 +39,15 @@ function testMenus() {
     $this->assertLinkByHref(url($view['page[path]']));
 
     // Make sure the link is associated with the main menu.
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-    $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkInterface $link */
-    $link = $menu_link_manager->createInstance('views_view:views.' . $view['id'] . '.page_1');
-    $url = $link->getUrlObject();
-    $this->assertEqual($url->getRouteName(), 'view.' . $view['id'] . '.page_1', String::format('Found a link to %path in the main menu', array('%path' => $view['page[path]'])));
-    $metadata = $link->getMetaData();
-    $this->assertEqual(array('view_id' => $view['id'], 'display_id' => 'page_1'), $metadata);
+    $links = menu_load_links('main');
+    $found = FALSE;
+    foreach ($links as $link) {
+      if ($link['link_path'] == $view['page[path]']) {
+        $found = TRUE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    $this->assertTrue($found, t('Found a link to %path in the main menu', array('%path' => $view['page[path]'])));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
index c7e810b769e4b0a307f014157266e74ef1dc0aa5..ad8e801560cac92097de3b35a9fc2e75e74ba98e 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
+++ b/core/modules/views/src/ViewExecutable.php
@@ -1509,16 +1509,17 @@ public function attachDisplays() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns menu links from the view and the named display handler.
+   * Returns default menu links from the view and the named display handler.
    *
    * @param string $display_id
    *   A display ID.
+   * @param array $links
+   *   An array of default menu link items passed from
+   *   views_menu_link_defaults_alter().
    *
    * @return array|bool
-   *   The generated menu links for this view and display, FALSE if the call
-   *   to ::setDisplay failed.
    */
-  public function getMenuLinks($display_id = NULL) {
+  public function executeHookMenuLinkDefaults($display_id = NULL, &$links = array()) {
     // Prepare the view with the information we have. This was probably already
     // called, but it's good to be safe.
     if (!$this->setDisplay($display_id)) {
@@ -1527,7 +1528,7 @@ public function getMenuLinks($display_id = NULL) {
 
     // Execute the hook.
     if (isset($this->display_handler)) {
-      return $this->display_handler->getMenuLinks();
+      return $this->display_handler->executeHookMenuLinkDefaults($links);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.links.menu.yml b/core/modules/views/views.links.menu.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 61886771a3d45cfbc2e504115992438cb4f602c9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/views.links.menu.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-views_view:
-  class: Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\ViewsMenuLink
-  form_class: Drupal\views\Plugin\Menu\Form\ViewsMenuLinkForm
-  deriver: \Drupal\views\Plugin\Derivative\ViewsMenuLink
diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index 7ad98f59a64d164e9aad63416180943b8f125332..d9d980501d48f85d160ba0064657d22c9940ab2d 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -304,6 +304,23 @@ function views_permission() {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu_link_defaults_alter().
+ */
+function views_menu_link_defaults_alter(array &$links) {
+  // @todo Decide what to do with all the crazy logic in views_menu_alter() in
+  // https://drupal.org/node/2107533.
+  $views = Views::getApplicableViews('uses_hook_menu');
+  foreach ($views as $data) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\views\ViewExecutable $view */
+    list($view, $display_id) = $data;
+    $result = $view->executeHookMenuLinkDefaults($display_id, $links);
+    foreach ($result as $link_id => $link) {
+      $links[$link_id] = $link;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_page_alter().
  */
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.info.yml b/core/profiles/standard/standard.info.yml
index a1c07b23815b55fed1b5aeeba7652589bc917967..70297392c11c4577b16938ecf3c6274856c95b19 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.info.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/standard.info.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ dependencies:
   - comment
   - contextual
   - contact
-  - menu_link_content
   - datetime
   - block_content
   - quickedit
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
index 673ddf7e2e43e9ad29b6d5907ddb13012da04aaf..f588cd3e7deccc4274b838f355f269d2d570f914 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
@@ -43,11 +43,16 @@ function standard_install() {
     ->fields(array('uid' => 1, 'rid' => 'administrator'))
     ->execute();
 
-  // Enable the Contact link in the footer menu.
-  /** @var \Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManagerInterface $menu_link_manager */
-  $menu_link_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.menu.link');
-  $menu_link_manager->updateDefinition('contact.site_page', array('hidden' => 0));
+  // Create a Home link in the main menu.
+  $menu_link = entity_create('menu_link', array(
+    'link_title' => t('Home'),
+    'link_path' => '<front>',
+    'menu_name' => 'main',
+  ));
+  $menu_link->save();
 
+  // Enable the Contact link in the footer menu.
+  menu_link_maintain('contact', 'enable', 'contact');
   user_role_grant_permissions(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID, array('access site-wide contact form'));
   user_role_grant_permissions(DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID, array('access site-wide contact form'));
 
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.links.menu.yml b/core/profiles/standard/standard.links.menu.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2278b2163b9b8d6d048f37482450476b6c106ca4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.links.menu.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-standard.front_page:
-  title: 'Home'
-  route_name: '<front>'
-  menu_name: main
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Menu/MenuLinkMock.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Menu/MenuLinkMock.php
index 9a9e98e4bc2d324f984e946d80650b3840f45cd7..7086aa6025d9c1d12871e5080feff19a9678ef87 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Menu/MenuLinkMock.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Menu/MenuLinkMock.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class MenuLinkMock extends MenuLinkBase {
     'options' => array(),
     'expanded' => '0',
     'hidden' => '0',
+    'discovered' => '1',
     'provider' => 'simpletest',
     'metadata' => array(),
     'class' => 'Drupal\\Tests\\Core\Menu\\MenuLinkMock',
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.theme b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.theme
index 27f8973c46134da113666bada07ee2c3aae651f3..836a8f72df4a7566a4566bbf6ac3e5d5f57feea5 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/bartik.theme
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/bartik.theme
@@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ function bartik_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
   // Store back the classes to the htmlpage object.
   $attributes['class'] = $classes;
 
-  // Set additional attributes on the primary and secondary navigation menus.
+  // Pass the main menu and secondary menu to the template as render arrays.
   if (!empty($variables['main_menu'])) {
     $variables['main_menu']['#attributes']['id'] = 'main-menu-links';
-    $variables['main_menu']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'links';
+    $variables['main_menu']['#attributes']['class'] = array('links', 'clearfix');
   }
   if (!empty($variables['secondary_menu'])) {
     $variables['secondary_menu']['#attributes']['id'] = 'secondary-menu-links';
-    $variables['secondary_menu']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'links';
-    $variables['secondary_menu']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'inline';
+    $variables['secondary_menu']['#attributes']['class'] = array(
+      'links',
+      'inline',
+      'clearfix',
+    );
   }
 
   // Set the options that apply to both page and maintenance page.
@@ -135,12 +138,10 @@ function bartik_preprocess_block(&$variables) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK() for menu-tree.html.twig.
- *
- * @see template_preprocess_menu_tree()
+ * Implements THEME_menu_tree().
  */
-function bartik_preprocess_menu_tree(&$variables) {
-  $variables['attributes']['class'][] = 'clearfix';
+function bartik_menu_tree($variables) {
+  return '<ul class="menu clearfix">' . $variables['tree'] . '</ul>';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/themes/seven/seven.theme b/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
index 0ff1bdd4da76f3f7c78c5084b11b29bed0f0d9dc..8cdc9c1725e1b8e992235564aebeddf4a8a4948c 100644
--- a/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
+++ b/core/themes/seven/seven.theme
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function seven_preprocess_block_content_add_list(&$variables) {
 function seven_preprocess_admin_block_content(&$variables) {
   if (!empty($variables['content'])) {
     foreach ($variables['content'] as $key => $item) {
-      $variables['content'][$key]['url'] = $item['url']->toString();
+      $variables['content'][$key]['url'] = url($item['link_path']);
     }
   }
 }