diff -u b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node.yml
--- b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-id: d6_node_translation
-label: Node translations
+id: d6_node
+label: Nodes
 migration_tags:
   - Drupal 6
 deriver: Drupal\node\Plugin\migrate\D6NodeDeriver
 source:
   plugin: d6_node
-  translations: true
 process:
+  # In D6, nodes always have a tnid, but it's zero for untranslated nodes.
+  # We normalize it to equal the nid in that case.
+  # @see \Drupal\node\Plugin\migrate\source\d6\Node::prepareRow().
   nid: tnid
-  type: type
+  vid: vid
   langcode:
     plugin: default_value
     source: language
@@ -31,20 +33,19 @@
   revision_timestamp: timestamp
 
 #  unmapped d6 fields.
+#  tnid
 #  translate
 #  moderate
 #  comment
 
 destination:
   plugin: entity:node
-  translations: true
 migration_dependencies:
   required:
     - d6_user
     - d6_node_type
     - d6_node_settings
     - d6_filter_format
-    - language
   optional:
     - d6_field_instance_widget_settings
     - d6_field_formatter_settings
diff -u b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
--- b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
@@ -84,8 +84,13 @@
     $this->assertIdentical('Drupal Groups', $node->field_test_link->title);
     $this->assertIdentical([], $node->field_test_link->options['attributes']);
 
+    // Rerun migration with invalid link attributes and a different URL and
+    // title. If only the attributes are changed the error does not occur.
+    Database::getConnection('default', 'migrate')
+    $this->assertSame('Buy it now', $node->field_test_link->title);
+    $this->assertSame(['attributes' => ['target' => '_blank']], $node->field_test_link->options);
+
     // Test that translations are working.
-    $node = Node::load(9);
     $this->assertIdentical('en', $node->langcode->value);
     $this->assertIdentical('The Real McCoy', $node->title->value);
     $this->assertTrue($node->hasTranslation('fr'), "Node 9 has french translation");
@@ -93,12 +98,6 @@
     // Node 10 is a translation of node 9, and should not be imported separately.
     $this->assertNull(Node::load(10), "Node 10 doesn't exist in D8, it was a translation");
 
-    // Rerun migration with invalid link attributes and a different URL and
-    // title. If only the attributes are changed the error does not occur.
-    Database::getConnection('default', 'migrate')
-    $this->assertSame('Buy it now', $node->field_test_link->title);
-    $this->assertSame(['attributes' => ['target' => '_blank']], $node->field_test_link->options);
-
     // Rerun migration with two source database changes.
     // 1. Add an invalid link attributes and a different URL and
     // title. If only the attributes are changed the error does not occur.
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+id: d6_node_translation
+label: Node translations
+migration_tags:
+  - Drupal 6
+deriver: Drupal\node\Plugin\migrate\D6NodeDeriver
+source:
+  plugin: d6_node
+  translations: true
+process:
+  nid: tnid
+  type: type
+  langcode:
+    plugin: default_value
+    source: language
+    default_value: "und"
+  title: title
+  uid: node_uid
+  status: status
+  created: created
+  changed: changed
+  promote: promote
+  sticky: sticky
+  'body/format':
+    plugin: migration
+    migration: d6_filter_format
+    source: format
+  'body/value': body
+  'body/summary': teaser
+  revision_uid: revision_uid
+  revision_log: log
+  revision_timestamp: timestamp
+
+#  unmapped d6 fields.
+#  translate
+#  moderate
+#  comment
+
+destination:
+  plugin: entity:node
+  translations: true
+migration_dependencies:
+  required:
+    - d6_user
+    - d6_node_type
+    - d6_node_settings
+    - d6_filter_format
+    - language
+  optional:
+    - d6_field_instance_widget_settings
+    - d6_field_formatter_settings
+    - d6_upload_field_instance