diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml b/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml
index 10c6e5d..9b9aab4 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ field.field_settings.menu_link:
       label: 'Available menus'
       sequence:
         - type: string
-    parent:
-      type: string
-      label: 'Parent'
 
 field.value.menu_link:
   type: mapping
@@ -18,9 +15,6 @@ field.value.menu_link:
     menu_name:
       type: string
       label: 'Value'
-    parent:
-      type: string
-      label: 'Text format'
     weight:
       type: integer
       label: 'Weight'
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
index f2301df..16bcfa9 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
  *   label = @Translation("Menu link"),
  *   description = @Translation("Stores a title, menu and parent to insert a link to the current entity."),
  *   default_widget = "menu_link_default",
+ *   column_groups = {
+ *     "title-description-weight" = {
+ *       "label" = @Translation("Title, Description, and Weight"),
+ *       "translatable" = TRUE,
+ *       "columns" = {
+ *         "title", "description", "weight"
+ *       }
+ *     },
+ *   },
  *   list_class = "\Drupal\menu_link\Plugin\Field\MenuLinkItemList",
  * )
  */
@@ -59,7 +68,6 @@ public static function defaultFieldSettings() {
     $settings = parent::defaultFieldSettings();
 
     $settings['available_menus'] = ['main'];
-    $settings['parent'] = 'main:';
     return $settings;
   }
 
@@ -78,7 +86,6 @@ public function fieldSettingsForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#options' => $menu_options,
       '#description' => $this->t('The menus available to place links in for this kind of entity.'),
     ];
-    $form['parent'] = $this->menuParentFormSelector->getParentSelectOptions($this->getSetting('parent'));
 
     return $form;
   }
@@ -179,6 +186,14 @@ public function delete() {
    * Saves the plugin definition.
    */
   protected function doSave() {
+    // We only update the menu link definition when working with the original
+    // language value of the field, otherwise, we can never properly update or
+    // remove the menu link.
+    // @todo - use the FieldTranslationSynchronizer
+    // https://www.drupal.org/node/2403455
+    if ($this->getLangcode() != $this->getEntity()->getUntranslated()->language()->getId()) {
+      return;
+    }
     $plugin_id = $this->getMenuPluginId();
 
     // When the entity is saved via a plugin instance, we should not call the
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/MenuLinkWidget.php b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/MenuLinkWidget.php
index 01041dc..6cbeb1a 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/MenuLinkWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/MenuLinkWidget.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\menu_link\Plugin\Field\FieldWidget;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityFormInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldDefinitionInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\FieldItemListInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Field\WidgetBase;
@@ -87,11 +88,13 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
     $available_menus = array_filter($items->getSetting('available_menus'));
     $available_menus = array_combine($available_menus, $available_menus);
     $menu_names = array_keys($available_menus);
-    $menu = !empty($items[$delta]->menu) ? $items[$delta]->menu : reset($menu_names);
+    $menu = !empty($items[$delta]->menu_name) ? $items[$delta]->menu_name : reset($menu_names);
     $parent = !empty($items[$delta]->parent) ? $items[$delta]->parent : '';
     $default_menu_parent = "$menu:$parent";
     $default_title = isset($items[$delta]->title) ? $items[$delta]->title : NULL;
     $default_description = isset($items[$delta]->description) ? $items[$delta]->description : NULL;
+    $form_object = $form_state->getFormObject();
+    $in_translation_form = is_subclass_of($form_object, '\Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityFormInterface') && !$form_object->isDefaultFormLangcode($form_state);
 
     /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity */
     $entity = $items->getParent()->getValue();
@@ -121,6 +124,8 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
       '#title' => $this->t('Provide a menu link'),
       '#default_value' => (int) (bool) $has_plugin,
       '#attributes' => ['class' => ['menu-link-enabled']],
+      '#multilingual' => FALSE,
+      '#disabled' => $in_translation_form,
     ];
     $element['menu'] = [
       '#type' => 'details',
@@ -141,6 +146,8 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
     $element['menu_parent'] = $parent_element;
     $element['menu_parent']['#title'] = $this->t('Parent item');
     $element['menu_parent']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'menu-parent-select';
+    $element['menu_parent']['#multilingual'] = FALSE;
+    $element['menu_parent']['#disabled'] = $in_translation_form;
 
     $element['weight'] = [
       '#type' => 'number',
@@ -153,7 +160,7 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
   }
 
   /**
-   * Pre-render callback: Builds a renderable array for menu links.
+   * Pre-render callback: Builds a renderable array for the menu link widget.
    *
    * @param array $element
    *   A renderable array.
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Tests/MenuLinkFieldStandardTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Tests/MenuLinkFieldStandardTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e6c578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Tests/MenuLinkFieldStandardTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\menu_link\Tests\MenuLinkFieldStandardTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_link\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+class MenuLinkFieldStandardTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Test paths in the Standard profile.
+   */
+  protected $profile = 'standard';
+
+  /**
+   * An admin user with all permissions.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\user\Entity\User
+   */
+  protected $adminUser;
+
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $perms = array_keys(\Drupal::service('user.permissions')->getPermissions());
+    $this->adminUser = $this->drupalCreateUser($perms);
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->adminUser);
+  }
+
+  public function testLinkEdit() {
+    // Ensure that the field_menu link got created.
+    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array(
+      'type' => 'article',
+      'title' => 'Foobar',
+      'promote' => 1,
+      'status' => 1,
+    ));
+    $this->drupalGet("node/{$node->id()}/edit");
+    $this->assertNoFieldChecked('edit-field-menu-0-enabled');
+    $title = $this->randomString();
+    $edit = $this->translatePostValues([
+      'field_menu' => [
+        0 => [
+          'enabled' => 1,
+          'title' => $title,
+        ]
+      ],
+    ]);
+    $this->drupalPostForm("node/{$node->id()}/edit", $edit, 'Save and keep published');
+    $this->drupalGet("node/{$node->id()}/edit");
+    $this->assertFieldChecked('edit-field-menu-0-enabled');
+    $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-field-menu-0-menu-parent', 'main:');
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
index 5ab6ecc..1c96240 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/BreadcrumbTest.php
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ function testBreadCrumbs() {
     $field_storage_config->save();
     $field_config = FieldConfig::create(['entity_type' => 'node', 'bundle' => $type, 'field_name' => 'menu']);
     $field_config->settings['available_menus'] = array_combine($menus, $menus);
-    $field_config->settings['parent'] = 'tools:';
     $field_config->save();
 
     entity_get_form_display('node', $type, 'default')
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.article.field_menu.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.article.field_menu.yml
index f81abb6..f26a790 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.article.field_menu.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.article.field_menu.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ default_value_callback: ''
 settings:
   available_menus:
     - main
-  parent: 'main:'
 third_party_settings: {  }
 field_type: menu_link
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.page.field_menu.yml b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.page.field_menu.yml
index 732012f..d699227 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.page.field_menu.yml
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/config/install/field.field.node.page.field_menu.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ default_value_callback: ''
 settings:
   available_menus:
     - main
-  parent: 'main:'
 third_party_settings: {  }
 field_type: menu_link