diff --git a/core/modules/menu/config/schema/menu.schema.yml b/core/modules/menu/config/schema/menu.schema.yml
index e91b4d7..5431b7b 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/config/schema/menu.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu/config/schema/menu.schema.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ menu.settings:
     override_parent_selector:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Override parent selector'
+
+menu.entity.node.*:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Per-content type menu settings'
+  mapping:
+    available_menus:
+      type: array
+      label: 'Available menus'
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.module b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
index 189c479..7cbfe09 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function menu_parent_options(array $menus, MenuLink $menu_link = NULL, $type = N
   }
   else {
     // If a node type is set, use all available menus for this type.
-    $type_menus = variable_get('menu_options_' . $type, array('main' => 'main'));
+    $type_menus =\Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type)->get('available_menus') ?: array('main');
     foreach ($type_menus as $menu) {
       $available_menus[$menu] = $menu;
     }
@@ -403,12 +403,13 @@ function menu_node_predelete(EntityInterface $node) {
 function menu_node_prepare_form(NodeInterface $node, $form_display, $operation, array &$form_state) {
   if (empty($node->menu)) {
     // Prepare the node for the edit form so that $node->menu always exists.
-    $menu_name = strtok(variable_get('menu_parent_' . $node->getType(), 'main:0'), ':');
+    $node_type_config = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$node->getType());
+    $menu_name = strtok($node_type_config->get('parent') ?: 'main:0', ':');
     $menu_link = FALSE;
     if ($node->id()) {
       $mlid = FALSE;
       // Give priority to the default menu
-      $type_menus = variable_get('menu_options_' . $node->getType(), array('main' => 'main'));
+      $type_menus = $node_type_config->get('available_menus') ?: array('main');
       if (in_array($menu_name, $type_menus)) {
         $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('menu_link')
           ->condition('link_path', 'node/' . $node->id())
@@ -526,7 +527,12 @@ function menu_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     '#description' => t('Shown when hovering over the menu link.'),
   );
 
-  $default = ($link['mlid'] ? $link['menu_name'] . ':' . $link['plid'] : variable_get('menu_parent_' . $type, 'main:0'));
+  if ($link['mlid']) {
+    $default = $link['menu_name'] . ':' . $link['plid'];
+  }
+  else {
+    $default = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type)->get('parent') ?: 'main:0';
+  }
   // 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
@@ -576,10 +582,14 @@ function menu_node_submit(EntityInterface $node, $form, $form_state) {
  * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter().
  *
  * Adds menu options to the node type form.
+ *
+ * @see NodeTypeFormController::form().
+ * @see menu_form_node_type_form_submit().
  */
 function menu_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   $menu_options = menu_get_menus();
   $type = $form_state['controller']->getEntity();
+  $node_type_config = \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type->id());
   $form['menu'] = array(
     '#type' => 'details',
     '#title' => t('Menu settings'),
@@ -592,7 +602,7 @@ function menu_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   $form['menu']['menu_options'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkboxes',
     '#title' => t('Available menus'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_options_' . $type->id(), array('main')),
+    '#default_value' => $node_type_config->get('available_menus') ?: array('main'),
     '#options' => $menu_options,
     '#description' => t('The menus available to place links in for this content type.'),
   );
@@ -605,7 +615,7 @@ function menu_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   $form['menu']['menu_parent'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Default parent item'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('menu_parent_' . $type->id(), 'main:0'),
+    '#default_value' => $node_type_config->get('parent') ?: 'main:0',
     '#options' => $options,
     '#description' => t('Choose the menu item to be the default parent for a new link in the content authoring form.'),
     '#attributes' => array('class' => array('menu-title-select')),
@@ -617,6 +627,27 @@ function menu_form_node_type_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     '(function ($) { Drupal.menuUpdateParentList(); })(jQuery);',
     array('scope' => 'footer', 'type' => 'inline')
   );
+
+  $form['actions']['submit']['#submit'][] = 'menu_form_node_type_form_submit';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Submit handler for forms with menu options.
+ *
+ * @see menu_form_node_type_form_alter().
+ */
+function menu_form_node_type_form_submit(&$form, $form_state) {
+  $type = $form_state['controller']->getEntity();
+  $available_menus = array();
+  foreach ($form_state['values']['menu_options'] as $value) {
+    if (!empty($value)) {
+      $available_menus[] = $value;
+    }
+  }
+  \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type->id())
+    ->set('available_menus', $available_menus)
+    ->set('parent', $form_state['values']['menu_parent'])
+    ->save();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTypeFormController.php b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTypeFormController.php
index d9d5666..99b0a6f 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTypeFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/lib/Drupal/node/NodeTypeFormController.php
@@ -197,32 +197,6 @@ public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     // module alters the title field.
     $type->has_title = ($type->title_label != '');
 
-    $variables = $form_state['values'];
-
-    // Do not save settings from vertical tabs.
-    // @todo Fix vertical_tabs.
-    unset($variables['additional_settings__active_tab']);
-
-    // @todo Remove the entire following code after converting node settings of
-    //   Comment and Menu module. https://drupal.org/node/2026165
-    // Remove all node type entity properties.
-    foreach (get_class_vars(get_class($type)) as $key => $value) {
-      unset($variables[$key]);
-    }
-    // Save or reset persistent variable values.
-    foreach ($variables as $key => $value) {
-      $variable_new = $key . '_' . $type->id();
-      $variable_old = $key . '_' . $type->getOriginalID();
-      if (is_array($value)) {
-        $value = array_keys(array_filter($value));
-      }
-      variable_set($variable_new, $value);
-      if ($variable_new != $variable_old) {
-        variable_del($variable_old);
-      }
-    }
-    // Saving the content type after saving the variables allows modules to act
-    // on those variables via hook_node_type_insert().
     $status = $type->save();
 
     $t_args = array('%name' => $type->label());
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
index 31bc82b..c607477 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     //   breadcrumbs may differ, possibly due to theme overrides.
     $menus = array('main', 'tools');
     // Alter node type menu settings.
-    variable_set("menu_options_$type", $menus);
-    variable_set("menu_parent_$type", 'tools:0');
+    \Drupal::config('menu.entity.node.'.$type)
+      ->set('available_menus', $menus)
+      ->set('parent', 'tools:0')
+      ->save();
 
     foreach ($menus as $menu) {
       // Create a parent node in the current menu.