diff -u b/core/modules/action/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Action.php b/core/modules/action/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Action.php
--- b/core/modules/action/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Action.php
+++ b/core/modules/action/src/Plugin/migrate/source/Action.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
  *   id = "action",
- *   source_module = "system"
+ *   source_module = "action"
  * )
  */
 class Action extends DrupalSqlBase {
diff -u b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_maintenance.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_maintenance.yml
--- b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_maintenance.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_maintenance.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   plugin: i18n_variable
   variables:
     - site_offline_message
-  source_module: system
+  source_module: i18n
 process:
   langcode: language
   message: site_offline_message
diff -u b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_site.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_site.yml
--- b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_site.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_system_site.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     - site_frontpage
     - site_403
     - site_404
-  source_module: system
+  source_module: i18n
 process:
   langcode: language
   name: site_name
diff -u b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_mail.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_mail.yml
--- b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_mail.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_mail.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     - user_mail_register_pending_approval_body
     - user_mail_status_blocked_subject
     - user_mail_status_blocked_body
-  source_module: system
+  source_module: i18n
 process:
   langcode: language
   'status_activated/subject':
diff -u b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_settings.yml b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_settings.yml
--- b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_settings.yml
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/migration_templates/d6_i18n_user_settings.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     - user_email_verification
     - user_register
     - anonymous
-  source_module: system
+  source_module: i18n
 process:
   langcode: language
   'notify/status_blocked': user_mail_status_blocked_notify
diff -u b/core/modules/config_translation/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/I18nProfileField.php b/core/modules/config_translation/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/I18nProfileField.php
--- b/core/modules/config_translation/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/I18nProfileField.php
+++ b/core/modules/config_translation/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/I18nProfileField.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
  *   id = "d6_i18n_profile_field",
- *   source_module = "i18n"
+ *   source_module = "i18nprofile"
  * )
  */
 class I18nProfileField extends DrupalSqlBase {
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateSource.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateSource.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateSource.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateSource.php
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
    * Identifies the system providing the data the source plugin will read.
    *
    * This can be any type, and the source plugin itself determines how the value
-   * is used. For example, Migrate Drupal's source plugins expect
-   * source_module to be the name of a module that must be installed and
-   * enabled in the source database.
+   * is used. For example, Migrate Drupal's source plugins expect source_module
+   * to be the name of a module that must be installed and enabled in the source
+   * database.
    *
    * @see \Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\migrate\source\DrupalSqlBase::checkRequirements
    *
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Config.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Config.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Config.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/Config.php
@@ -200,10 +200,14 @@
    */
   public function getMigrationProvider() {
-    $destination_module = parent::getMigrationProvider();
-    // The migrate modules are not valid destination modules.
-    if (in_array($destination_module, ['migrate', 'migrate_drupal', 'migrate_drupal_ui'], TRUE)) {
-      $destination_module = !empty($this->configuration['config_name']) ? explode('.', $this->configuration['config_name'], 2)[0] : NULL;
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['destination_module'])) {
+      return $this->configuration['destination_module'];
     }
-    return $destination_module;
+    if (!empty($this->pluginDefinition['destination_module'])) {
+      return $this->pluginDefinition['destination_module'];
+    }
+    if (isset($this->configuration['translations'])) {
+      return 'config_translation';
+    }
+    return !empty($this->configuration['config_name']) ? explode('.', $this->configuration['config_name'], 2)[0] : NULL;
   }
 }
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/DestinationBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/DestinationBase.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/DestinationBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/DestinationBase.php
@@ -115,7 +115,18 @@
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getMigrationProvider() {
-    return !empty($this->configuration['destination_module']) ? $this->configuration['destination_module'] : $this->pluginDefinition['provider'];
+    if (!empty($this->configuration['destination_module'])) {
+      return $this->configuration['destination_module'];
+    }
+    if (!empty($this->pluginDefinition['destination_module'])) {
+        return $this->pluginDefinition['destination_module'];
+    }
+    if (is_string($this->migration->provider)) {
+      return $this->migration->provider;
+    }
+    else {
+      return reset($this->migration->provider);
+    }
   }
 
 }
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityBaseFieldOverride.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityBaseFieldOverride.php
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
  * Provides entity base field override plugin.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "entity:base_field_override"
- *   id = "entity:base_field_override",
- *   provider = "core"
  * )
  */
 class EntityBaseFieldOverride extends EntityConfigBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityFieldInstance.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityFieldInstance.php
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
  * Provides entity field instance plugin.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "entity:field_config"
- *   id = "entity:field_config",
- *   provider = "core"
  * )
  */
 class EntityFieldInstance extends EntityConfigBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityFieldStorageConfig.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityFieldStorageConfig.php
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
  * Provides entity field storage configuration plugin.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "entity:field_storage_config"
- *   id = "entity:field_storage_config",
- *   provider = "core"
  * )
  */
 class EntityFieldStorageConfig extends EntityConfigBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityViewMode.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityViewMode.php
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
  * "targetEntityType") to an "entity_view_mode" entity.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "entity:entity_view_mode"
- *   id = "entity:entity_view_mode",
- *   provider = "core"
  * )
  */
 class EntityViewMode extends EntityConfigBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/PerComponentEntityDisplay.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/PerComponentEntityDisplay.php
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
  * "options" constant, for example the label will be hidden.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "component_entity_display"
- *   id = "component_entity_display",
- *   provider = "core",
  * )
  */
 class PerComponentEntityDisplay extends ComponentEntityDisplayBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/PerComponentEntityFormDisplay.php
+++ a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/PerComponentEntityFormDisplay.php
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
  * entity type with options defined by the "options" constant.
  *
  * @MigrateDestination(
+ *   id = "component_entity_form_display"
- *   id = "component_entity_form_display",
- *   provider = "core"
  * )
  */
 class PerComponentEntityFormDisplay extends ComponentEntityDisplayBase {
diff -u b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml
--- b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d6_node_translation.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 source:
   plugin: d6_node
   translations: true
+  source_module: translation
 process:
   # If you are using this file to build a custom migration consider removing
   # the nid field to allow incremental migrations.
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 destination:
   plugin: entity:node
   translations: true
+  destination_module: content_translation
 migration_dependencies:
   required:
     - d6_user
@@ -55 +56,0 @@
-source_module: migrate_drupal
diff -u b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d7_node_translation.yml b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d7_node_translation.yml
--- b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d7_node_translation.yml
+++ b/core/modules/node/migration_templates/d7_node_translation.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 source:
   plugin: d7_node
   translations: true
+  source_module: translation
 process:
   # If you are using this file to build a custom migration consider removing
   # the nid field to allow incremental migrations.
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
   translations: true
   content_translation_update_definitions:
     - node
+  destination_module: content_translation
 migration_dependencies:
   required:
     - d7_user
@@ -42 +43,0 @@
-source_module: migrate_drupal
diff -u b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VocabularyTranslation.php b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VocabularyTranslation.php
--- b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VocabularyTranslation.php
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/src/Plugin/migrate/source/d6/VocabularyTranslation.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * @MigrateSource(
  *   id = "d6_taxonomy_vocabulary_translation",
- *   source_module = "taxonomy"
+ *   source_module = "i18ntaxonomy"
  * )
  */
 class VocabularyTranslation extends DrupalSqlBase {
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/user/migration_templates/user_profile_entity_display.yml
+++ a/core/modules/user/migration_templates/user_profile_entity_display.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
       4: true # PROFILE_HIDDEN
 destination:
   plugin: component_entity_display
-  source_module: user
 migration_dependencies:
   required:
     - user_profile_field_instance
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateDestination.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Annotation/MigrateDestination.php
@@ -43,4 +43,15 @@ class MigrateDestination extends Plugin {
    */
   public $requirements_met = TRUE;
 
+  /**
+   * Identifies the system handling the data the destination plugin will write.
+   *
+   * This can be any type, and the destination plugin itself determines how the
+   * value is used. For example, Migrate Drupal's destination plugins expect
+   * destination_module to be the name of a module that must be installed on the
+   * destination.
+   *
+   * @var mixed
+   */
+  public $destination_module;
 }