diff --git a/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php b/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
index 937491f..1319dc3 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ protected static function getUriAsDisplayableString($uri) {
     elseif ($scheme === 'entity') {
       list($entity_type, $entity_id) = explode('/', substr($uri, 7), 2);
       // Show the 'entity:' URI as the entity autocomplete would.
-      $entity_manager = \Drupal::entityManager();
-      if ($entity_manager->getDefinition($entity_type, FALSE) && $entity = \Drupal::entityManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->load($entity_id)) {
+      // @todo Support entity types other than 'node'. Will be fixed in
+      //    https://www.drupal.org/node/2423093.
+      if ($entity_type == 'node' && $entity = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()->getStorage($entity_type)->load($entity_id)) {
         $displayable_string = EntityAutocomplete::getEntityLabels([$entity]);
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php b/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
index 1fc644d..44afef2 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/link/tests/src/Functional/LinkFieldTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use Drupal\entity_test\Entity\EntityTest;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldConfig;
 use Drupal\link\LinkItemInterface;
+use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
 use Drupal\Tests\BrowserTestBase;
 use Drupal\field\Entity\FieldStorageConfig;
 
@@ -95,8 +96,7 @@ public function testURLValidation() {
     // Create a node to test the link widget.
     $node = $this->drupalCreateNode();
 
-    $restricted_node = $this->drupalCreateNode(['status' => NODE_NOT_PUBLISHED]);
-    $entity_test_no_label_access->save();
+    $restricted_node = $this->drupalCreateNode(['status' => NodeInterface::NOT_PUBLISHED]);
 
     // Define some valid URLs (keys are the entered values, values are the
     // strings displayed to the user).