diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
index 7330147..06731bc 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkStorageController.php
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ protected function attachLoad(&$menu_links, $load_revision = FALSE) {
    * Overrides DatabaseStorageController::save().
    */
   public function save(EntityInterface $entity) {
-    $entity_class = $this->entityInfo['class'];
 
     // We return SAVED_UPDATED by default because the logic below might not
     // update the entity if its values haven't changed, so returning FALSE