reverted:
--- b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php
+++ a/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/MenuLinkContentAccessControlHandler.php
@@ -50,20 +50,9 @@
   protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, AccountInterface $account) {
     switch ($operation) {
       case 'view':
+        // There is no direct viewing of a menu link, but still for purposes of
+        // content_translation we need a generic way to check access.
+        return AccessResult::allowedIfHasPermission($account, 'administer menu');
-        if ($account->hasPermission('administer menu')) {
-          return AccessResult::allowed()->cachePerPermissions()->addCacheableDependency($entity);
-        }
-        // If menu link is internal, and user has access, grant view access to menu link.
-        if (($url_object = $entity->getUrlObject()) && ($url_object->isRouted())) {
-          $link_access = $this->accessManager->checkNamedRoute($url_object->getRouteName(), $url_object->getRouteParameters(), $account, TRUE);
-          if ($link_access->isAllowed()) {
-            return AccessResult::allowed()->cachePerPermissions()->addCacheableDependency($entity);
-          }
-        }
-        // Grant view access to external links.
-        elseif ($url_object->isExternal()) {
-          return AccessResult::allowed()->cachePerPermissions()->addCacheableDependency($entity);
-        }
 
       case 'update':
         if (!$account->hasPermission('administer menu')) {
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     "type": "project",
     "license": "GPL-2.0+",
     "require": {
+        "drupal/admin_toolbar": "^1.20",
+        "drupal/devel": "^1.0",
         "composer/installers": "^1.0.24",
         "wikimedia/composer-merge-plugin": "^1.4"
     },