diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutTestBase.php b/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutTestBase.php
index 993897b..8c94435 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutTestBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutTestBase.php
@@ -45,10 +45,24 @@ abstract class ShortcutTestBase extends WebTestBase {
   function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
 
-    // Create Basic page and Article node types.
     if ($this->profile != 'standard') {
+      // Create Basic page and Article node types.
       $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'page', 'name' => 'Basic page'));
       $this->drupalCreateContentType(array('type' => 'article', 'name' => 'Article'));
+
+      // Populate the default shortcut set.
+      $shortcut_set = shortcut_set_load(SHORTCUT_DEFAULT_SET_NAME);
+      $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
+        'link_path' => 'node/add',
+        'link_title' => st('Add content'),
+        'weight' => -20,
+      );
+      $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
+        'link_path' => 'admin/content',
+        'link_title' => st('Find content'),
+        'weight' => -19,
+      );
+      shortcut_set_save($shortcut_set);
     }
 
     // Create users.
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.install b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
index 9ee9fd3..c4023d7 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
@@ -14,30 +14,6 @@ function shortcut_install() {
   $shortcut_set = new stdClass();
   $shortcut_set->title = $t('Default');
   $shortcut_set->links = array();
-  if (module_exists('node')) {
-    $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
-      'link_path' => 'node/add',
-      'link_title' => $t('Add content'),
-      'weight' => -20,
-    );
-    $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
-      'link_path' => 'admin/content',
-      'link_title' => $t('Find content'),
-      'weight' => -19,
-    );
-  }
-  // If Drupal is being installed, rebuild the menu before saving the shortcut
-  // set, to make sure the links defined above can be correctly saved. (During
-  // installation, the menu might not have been built at all yet, or it might
-  // have been built but without the node module's links in it.)
-  // drupal_installation_attempted() cannot be used here, as it relies on the
-  // MAINTENANCE_MODE constant value, which cannot be set when running tests, so
-  // we check the 'install_task' variable instead, which is only "done" when
-  // Drupal is already installed (i.e., we are not in the installer).
-  // @see http://drupal.org/node/1376150
-  if (variable_get('install_task', '') != 'done') {
-    menu_router_rebuild();
-  }
   shortcut_set_save($shortcut_set);
 }
 
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
index 32221b3..f3eaf29 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/standard.install
@@ -401,6 +401,20 @@ function standard_install() {
   );
   menu_link_save($item);
 
+  // Populate the default shortcut set.
+  $shortcut_set = shortcut_set_load(SHORTCUT_DEFAULT_SET_NAME);
+  $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
+    'link_path' => 'node/add',
+    'link_title' => st('Add content'),
+    'weight' => -20,
+  );
+  $shortcut_set->links[] = array(
+    'link_path' => 'admin/content',
+    'link_title' => st('Find content'),
+    'weight' => -19,
+  );
+  shortcut_set_save($shortcut_set);
+
   // Update the menu router information.
   menu_router_rebuild();