diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d7_menu_links.yml b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d7_menu_links.yml
index 8581e2c..7f049f7 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d7_menu_links.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d7_menu_links.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ process:
       plugin: skip_on_empty
       method: row
   'link/uri':
-    plugin: d7_internal_uri
+    plugin: link_uri
     source:
       - link_path
   'link/options': options
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUri.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUri.php
index 93656c8..839b639 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUri.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUri.php
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable
     $path = ltrim($path, '/');
 
     if (parse_url($path, PHP_URL_SCHEME) === NULL) {
+      if ($path == '<front>') {
+        $path = '';
+      }
       $path = 'internal:/' . $path;
 
       // Convert entity URIs to the entity scheme, if the path matches a route
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUri.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUri.php
index 9d37356..fc63675 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUri.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUri.php
@@ -2,42 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d7;
 
-use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
-use Drupal\migrate\ProcessPluginBase;
-use Drupal\migrate\Row;
+use Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\LinkUri;
 
 /**
- * Process a path into an 'internal:' URI.
+ * Processes an internal uri into an 'internal:' or 'entity:' URI.
  *
- * @MigrateProcessPlugin(
- *   id = "d7_internal_uri"
- * )
+ * @deprecated in Drupal 8.2.0, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0. Use
+ * \Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\LinkUri instead.
  */
-class InternalUri extends ProcessPluginBase {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable, Row $row, $destination_property) {
-    list($path) = $value;
-    $path = ltrim($path, '/');
-
-    if (parse_url($path, PHP_URL_SCHEME) == NULL) {
-      // If $path is the node page (i.e. node/[nid]) then return entity path.
-      if (preg_match('/^node\/\d+$/', $path)) {
-        // "entity: URI"s enable the menu link to appear in the Menu Settings
-        // section on the node edit page. Other entities (e.g. taxonomy terms,
-        // users) do not have the Menu Settings section.
-        return 'entity:' . $path;
-      }
-      elseif ($path == '<front>') {
-        return 'internal:/';
-      }
-      else {
-        return 'internal:/' . $path;
-      }
-    }
-    return $path;
-  }
-
-}
+class InternalUri extends LinkUri {}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateMenuLinkTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateMenuLinkTest.php
index 0c915d4..1d757a5 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateMenuLinkTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateMenuLinkTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuTreeParameters;
 use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
 use Drupal\menu_link_content\MenuLinkContentInterface;
+use Drupal\node\Entity\Node;
 use Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Kernel\d7\MigrateDrupal7TestBase;
 
 /**
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class MigrateMenuLinkTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static $modules = array('link', 'menu_ui', 'menu_link_content');
+  public static $modules = array('link', 'menu_ui', 'menu_link_content', 'node');
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
@@ -26,6 +27,13 @@ class MigrateMenuLinkTest extends MigrateDrupal7TestBase {
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
     $this->installEntitySchema('menu_link_content');
+    $this->installEntitySchema('node');
+    $node = Node::create([
+      'nid' => 3,
+      'title' => 'node link test',
+      'type' => 'article',
+    ]);
+    $node->save();
     $this->executeMigrations(['d7_menu', 'd7_menu_links']);
     \Drupal::service('router.builder')->rebuild();
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUriTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUriTest.php
index 073180f..d647612 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUriTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/LinkUriTest.php
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ public function providerTestTransform() {
     $expected = 'internal:/test';
     $tests['without_scheme'] = [$value, $expected];
 
+    $value = ['<front>'];
+    $expected = 'internal:/';
+    $tests['front'] = [$value, $expected];
+
     $url = Url::fromRoute('route_name');
     $tests['with_route'] = [$value, $expected, $url];
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUriTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUriTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9292718..0000000
--- a/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Unit/Plugin/migrate/process/d7/InternalUriTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\Tests\menu_link_content\Unit\Plugin\migrate\process\d7;
-
-use Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d7\InternalUri;
-use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
-use Drupal\migrate\Row;
-use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
-
-/**
- * Tests \Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d7\InternalUri.
- *
- * @group menu_link_content
- *
- * @coversDefaultClass \Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d7\InternalUri
- */
-class InternalUriTest extends UnitTestCase {
-
-  /**
-   * The 'd7_internal_uri' process plugin being tested.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d7\InternalUri
-   */
-  protected $processPlugin;
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-
-    $this->processPlugin = new InternalUri([], 'd7_internal_uri', []);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Tests InternalUri::transform().
-   *
-   * @param array $value
-   *   The value to pass to InternalUri::transform().
-   * @param string $expected
-   *   The expected return value of InternalUri::transform().
-   *
-   * @dataProvider providerTestTransform
-   *
-   * @covers ::transform
-   */
-  public function testTransform(array $value, $expected) {
-    $migrate_executable = $this->prophesize(MigrateExecutableInterface::class);
-    $row = $this->prophesize(Row::class);
-
-    $actual = $this->processPlugin->transform($value, $migrate_executable->reveal(), $row->reveal(), 'link/uri');
-    $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Provides test cases for InternalUriTest::testTransform().
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   An array of test cases, each which the following values:
-   *   - The value array to pass to InternalUri::transform().
-   *   - The expected path returned by InternalUri::transform().
-   */
-  public function providerTestTransform() {
-    $tests = [];
-    $tests['with_scheme'] = [['http://example.com'], 'http://example.com'];
-    $tests['leading_slash'] = [['/test'], 'internal:/test'];
-    $tests['without_scheme'] = [['test'], 'internal:/test'];
-    $tests['front'] = [['<front>'], 'internal:/'];
-    $tests['node'] = [['node/27'], 'entity:node/27'];
-    return $tests;
-  }
-
-}