diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install
index 8a04d02859..f5b4bbc9d2 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/menu_link_content.install
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * Install, update and uninstall functions for the menu_link_content module.
  */
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\SqlEntityStorageInterface;
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_install().
  */
@@ -42,3 +44,25 @@ function menu_link_content_update_8601() {
 
   return t('The publishing status entity key has been added to custom menu links.');
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove the bundle field.
+ */
+function menu_link_content_update_8800() {
+  $definition_update_manager = \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager();
+  $entity_type = $definition_update_manager->getEntityType('menu_link_content');
+  $field_storage_definition = $definition_update_manager->getFieldStorageDefinition('bundle', 'menu_link_content');
+  $schema = \Drupal::database()->schema();
+
+  if (\Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage('menu_link_content') instanceof SqlEntityStorageInterface) {
+    if ($schema->tableExists($entity_type->getBaseTable())) {
+      $schema->dropField($entity_type->getBaseTable(), 'bundle');
+    }
+  }
+
+  $keys = $entity_type->getKeys();
+  unset($keys['bundle']);
+  $entity_type->set('entity_keys', $keys);
+  $definition_update_manager->updateEntityType($entity_type);
+  $definition_update_manager->uninstallFieldStorageDefinition($field_storage_definition);
+}