diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/RevisionReferenceItem.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/RevisionReferenceItem.php
index 2b4fdba8c7..2812b39b77 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/RevisionReferenceItem.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/Field/FieldType/RevisionReferenceItem.php
@@ -19,21 +19,11 @@
  */
 class RevisionReferenceItem extends FieldItemBase {
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public static function defaultStorageSettings() {
-    return [
-        'target_type' => NULL,
-      ] + parent::defaultStorageSettings();
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function propertyDefinitions(FieldStorageDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
-    $settings = $field_definition->getSettings();
-    $target_type = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinition($settings['target_type']);
+    $target_type = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getDefinition($field_definition->getTargetEntityTypeId());
 
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Field\BaseFieldDefinition $revision_field_definition */
     $revision_field_definition = \Drupal::service('entity_field.manager')->getBaseFieldDefinitions($target_type->id())[$target_type->getKey('revision')];