diff --git a/modules/menu.module b/modules/menu.module
index ef14ca9d6a53f3bb6da9280922cee21325819469..8dfec27281df43ed911b8e0274fa2fb239d15bea 100644
--- a/modules/menu.module
+++ b/modules/menu.module
@@ -106,21 +106,17 @@ function menu_configure() {
     $primary_options[$mid] = $menu['items'][$mid]['title'];
   }
 
-  $form['settings_links'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Primary links settings'),
-  );
-
+  $form['settings_links'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Primary links settings'));
   $form['settings_links']['intro'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'item',
-    '#value' => t('Primary links is a navigation system which usually (depending on your theme) appears at the top-right of the browser window. There are usually two rows of links, primary and secondary. You may control which links appear in this area by choosing a menu from which the links will be generated and then placing your links into the menu using the <a href="%menu">menu administration</a> or the \'Menu settings\' pane on each node authoring form.', array('%menu' => url('admin/menu'))),
+    '#type' => 'markup',
+    '#value' => t('Primary links is a navigation system which usually (depending on your theme) appears at the top-right of the browser window. There are usually two rows of links, primary and secondary. You may control which links appear in this area by choosing a menu from which the links will be generated and then placing your links into the menu using the <a href="%menu">menu administration</a> or the \'Menu settings\' pane on each edit node form.', array('%menu' => url('admin/menu')))
   );
 
   $form['settings_links']['menu_primary_menu'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Menu containing primary links'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_primary_menu', 0),
-    '#options' => $primary_options,
+    '#options' => $primary_options
   );
 
   $secondary_options[0] = t('No secondary links');
@@ -133,30 +129,7 @@ function menu_configure() {
     '#title' => t('Menu containing secondary links'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_secondary_menu', 0),
     '#options' => $secondary_options,
-    '#description' => t('If you select the same menu as primary links then secondary links will display the appropriate second level of your navigation hierarchy.'),
-  );
-
-  $form['settings_authoring'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Node authoring form settings'),
-  );
-
-  $form['settings_authoring']['intro'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'item',
-    '#value' => t('On each post authoring form there is a \'Menu settings\' pane. This setting allows you to limit what is displayed in the \'Parent item\' drop-down menu of that pane. This can be used to force new menu items to be created in the primary links menu or to hide admin menu items.'),
-  );
-
-  $authoring_options = array(0 => t('Show all menus'));
-  foreach ($menu['items'][0]['children'] as $mid) {
-    $authoring_options[$mid] = $menu['items'][$mid]['title'];
-  }
-
-  $form['settings_authoring']['menu_parent_items'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'select',
-    '#title' => t('Restrict parent items to'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_parent_items', 0),
-    '#options' => $authoring_options,
-    '#description' => t('Choose the menu from which parent items will be made available. Only this menu item and its children will be shown.'),
+    '#description' => t('If you select the same menu as primary links then secondary links will display the appropriate second level of your navigation hierarchy.')
   );
 
   return system_settings_form('menu_configure', $form);
@@ -637,89 +610,22 @@ function menu_node_form($edit = array()) {
     }
   }
 
-  $form['menu'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Menu settings'),
-    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
-    '#collapsed' => TRUE,
-    '#tree' => TRUE,
-  );
+  $form['menu'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Menu settings'), '#collapsible' => TRUE, '#collapsed' => TRUE, '#tree' => TRUE);
 
-  $form['menu']['title'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('Title'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['title'],
-    '#size' => 60,
-    '#maxlength' => 128,
-    '#description' => t('The name to display for this link.'),
-  );
+  $form['menu']['title'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Title'), '#default_value' => $item['title'], '#description' => t('The name to display for this link.'));
 
-  $form['menu']['description'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('Description'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['description'],
-    '#size' => 60,
-    '#maxlength' => 128,
-    '#description' => t('The description displayed when hovering over a menu item.'),
-  );
+  // Generate a list of possible parents (not including this item or descendants).
+  $options = menu_parent_options($edit['mid']);
+  $form['menu']['pid'] = array('#type' => select, '#title' => t('Parent item'), '#default_value' => $item['pid'], '#options' => $options);
+  $form['menu']['description'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['description']);
+  $form['menu']['path'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['path']);
+  $form['menu']['weight'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['weight'] ? $item['weight'] : 0);
 
-  // Generate a list of possible parents. Exclude this item and its children.
-  $pid = variable_get('menu_parent_items', 0);
-  $options = array();
-  $menu = menu_get_menu();
-  $depth = 0;
-  // if $pid is not root, add it to the option list
-  if ($pid > 0 && isset($menu['items'][$pid])) {
-    $depth = 1;
-    $title = $menu['items'][$pid]['title'];
-    if (!($menu['items'][$pid]['type'] & MENU_VISIBLE_IN_TREE)) {
-      $title .= ' ('. t('disabled') .')';
-    }
-    $options[$pid] = $title;
-  }
-  $options += menu_parent_options($item['mid'], $pid, $depth);
-
-  $form['menu']['pid'] = array(
-    '#type' => select,
-    '#title' => t('Parent item'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['pid'],
-    '#options' => $options,
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['path'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['path'],
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['weight'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'weight',
-    '#title' => t('Weight'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['weight'],
-    '#delta' => 10,
-    '#description' => t('Optional. In the menu, the heavier items will sink and the lighter items will be positioned nearer the top.'),
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['mid'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['mid'] ? $item['mid'] : 0,
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['type'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['type'] ? $item['type'] : MENU_CUSTOM_ITEM,
-  );
+  $form['menu']['mid'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['mid'] ? $item['mid'] : 0);
+  $form['menu']['type'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['type'] ? $item['type'] : MENU_CUSTOM_ITEM);
 
   if ($item['mid'] > 0) {
-    $form['menu']['delete'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => t('Check to delete this menu item.'),
-      '#default_value' => $item['delete'],
-    );
-
-    $form['menu']['advanced'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'item',
-      '#value' => t('You may also <a href="%menuitem">edit the advanced settings</a> for this menu item.', array('%menuitem' => url("admin/menu/item/edit/{$item['mid']}"))),
-    );
+    $form['menu']['delete'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox', '#title' => t('Check to delete this menu item.'), '#default_value' => $item['delete']);
   }
 
   return $form;
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.module b/modules/menu/menu.module
index ef14ca9d6a53f3bb6da9280922cee21325819469..8dfec27281df43ed911b8e0274fa2fb239d15bea 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -106,21 +106,17 @@ function menu_configure() {
     $primary_options[$mid] = $menu['items'][$mid]['title'];
   }
 
-  $form['settings_links'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Primary links settings'),
-  );
-
+  $form['settings_links'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Primary links settings'));
   $form['settings_links']['intro'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'item',
-    '#value' => t('Primary links is a navigation system which usually (depending on your theme) appears at the top-right of the browser window. There are usually two rows of links, primary and secondary. You may control which links appear in this area by choosing a menu from which the links will be generated and then placing your links into the menu using the <a href="%menu">menu administration</a> or the \'Menu settings\' pane on each node authoring form.', array('%menu' => url('admin/menu'))),
+    '#type' => 'markup',
+    '#value' => t('Primary links is a navigation system which usually (depending on your theme) appears at the top-right of the browser window. There are usually two rows of links, primary and secondary. You may control which links appear in this area by choosing a menu from which the links will be generated and then placing your links into the menu using the <a href="%menu">menu administration</a> or the \'Menu settings\' pane on each edit node form.', array('%menu' => url('admin/menu')))
   );
 
   $form['settings_links']['menu_primary_menu'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Menu containing primary links'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_primary_menu', 0),
-    '#options' => $primary_options,
+    '#options' => $primary_options
   );
 
   $secondary_options[0] = t('No secondary links');
@@ -133,30 +129,7 @@ function menu_configure() {
     '#title' => t('Menu containing secondary links'),
     '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_secondary_menu', 0),
     '#options' => $secondary_options,
-    '#description' => t('If you select the same menu as primary links then secondary links will display the appropriate second level of your navigation hierarchy.'),
-  );
-
-  $form['settings_authoring'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Node authoring form settings'),
-  );
-
-  $form['settings_authoring']['intro'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'item',
-    '#value' => t('On each post authoring form there is a \'Menu settings\' pane. This setting allows you to limit what is displayed in the \'Parent item\' drop-down menu of that pane. This can be used to force new menu items to be created in the primary links menu or to hide admin menu items.'),
-  );
-
-  $authoring_options = array(0 => t('Show all menus'));
-  foreach ($menu['items'][0]['children'] as $mid) {
-    $authoring_options[$mid] = $menu['items'][$mid]['title'];
-  }
-
-  $form['settings_authoring']['menu_parent_items'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'select',
-    '#title' => t('Restrict parent items to'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_parent_items', 0),
-    '#options' => $authoring_options,
-    '#description' => t('Choose the menu from which parent items will be made available. Only this menu item and its children will be shown.'),
+    '#description' => t('If you select the same menu as primary links then secondary links will display the appropriate second level of your navigation hierarchy.')
   );
 
   return system_settings_form('menu_configure', $form);
@@ -637,89 +610,22 @@ function menu_node_form($edit = array()) {
     }
   }
 
-  $form['menu'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Menu settings'),
-    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
-    '#collapsed' => TRUE,
-    '#tree' => TRUE,
-  );
+  $form['menu'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Menu settings'), '#collapsible' => TRUE, '#collapsed' => TRUE, '#tree' => TRUE);
 
-  $form['menu']['title'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('Title'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['title'],
-    '#size' => 60,
-    '#maxlength' => 128,
-    '#description' => t('The name to display for this link.'),
-  );
+  $form['menu']['title'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Title'), '#default_value' => $item['title'], '#description' => t('The name to display for this link.'));
 
-  $form['menu']['description'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('Description'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['description'],
-    '#size' => 60,
-    '#maxlength' => 128,
-    '#description' => t('The description displayed when hovering over a menu item.'),
-  );
+  // Generate a list of possible parents (not including this item or descendants).
+  $options = menu_parent_options($edit['mid']);
+  $form['menu']['pid'] = array('#type' => select, '#title' => t('Parent item'), '#default_value' => $item['pid'], '#options' => $options);
+  $form['menu']['description'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['description']);
+  $form['menu']['path'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['path']);
+  $form['menu']['weight'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['weight'] ? $item['weight'] : 0);
 
-  // Generate a list of possible parents. Exclude this item and its children.
-  $pid = variable_get('menu_parent_items', 0);
-  $options = array();
-  $menu = menu_get_menu();
-  $depth = 0;
-  // if $pid is not root, add it to the option list
-  if ($pid > 0 && isset($menu['items'][$pid])) {
-    $depth = 1;
-    $title = $menu['items'][$pid]['title'];
-    if (!($menu['items'][$pid]['type'] & MENU_VISIBLE_IN_TREE)) {
-      $title .= ' ('. t('disabled') .')';
-    }
-    $options[$pid] = $title;
-  }
-  $options += menu_parent_options($item['mid'], $pid, $depth);
-
-  $form['menu']['pid'] = array(
-    '#type' => select,
-    '#title' => t('Parent item'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['pid'],
-    '#options' => $options,
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['path'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['path'],
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['weight'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'weight',
-    '#title' => t('Weight'),
-    '#default_value' => $item['weight'],
-    '#delta' => 10,
-    '#description' => t('Optional. In the menu, the heavier items will sink and the lighter items will be positioned nearer the top.'),
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['mid'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['mid'] ? $item['mid'] : 0,
-  );
-
-  $form['menu']['type'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $item['type'] ? $item['type'] : MENU_CUSTOM_ITEM,
-  );
+  $form['menu']['mid'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['mid'] ? $item['mid'] : 0);
+  $form['menu']['type'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $item['type'] ? $item['type'] : MENU_CUSTOM_ITEM);
 
   if ($item['mid'] > 0) {
-    $form['menu']['delete'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => t('Check to delete this menu item.'),
-      '#default_value' => $item['delete'],
-    );
-
-    $form['menu']['advanced'] = array(
-      '#type' => 'item',
-      '#value' => t('You may also <a href="%menuitem">edit the advanced settings</a> for this menu item.', array('%menuitem' => url("admin/menu/item/edit/{$item['mid']}"))),
-    );
+    $form['menu']['delete'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox', '#title' => t('Check to delete this menu item.'), '#default_value' => $item['delete']);
   }
 
   return $form;