diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Controller/MenuController.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Controller/MenuController.php
index 1bb13cd91f..35ea1b660d 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Controller/MenuController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Controller/MenuController.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ public function addLink(MenuInterface $menu) {
     $menu_link = $this->entityTypeManager()
       ->getStorage('menu_link_content')
       ->create([
-        'id' => '',
-        'parent' => '',
         'menu_name' => $menu->id(),
       ]);
     return $this->entityFormBuilder()->getForm($menu_link);