diff -u b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d6_menu_links_translation.yml b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d6_menu_links_translation.yml
--- b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d6_menu_links_translation.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/migration_templates/d6_menu_links_translation.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,25 @@
       method: row
       source: migrate
   title:
-    plugin: menu_link_translation
-    source:
-      - title_untranslated
-      - title_translated
+    -
+      plugin: callback
+      source:
+        - title_translated
+        - title_untranslated
+      callable: array_filter
+    -
+      plugin: callback
+      callable: current
   description:
-    plugin: menu_link_translation
-    source:
-      - description_untranslated
-      - description_translated
+    -
+      plugin: callback
+      source:
+        - description_translated
+        - description_untranslated
+      callable: array_filter
+    -
+      plugin: callback
+      callable: current
   menu_name:
     -
       plugin: migration
reverted:
--- b/core/modules/menu_link_content/src/Plugin/migrate/process/d6/MenuLinkTranslation.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Drupal\menu_link_content\Plugin\migrate\process\d6;
-
-use Drupal\migrate\MigrateExecutableInterface;
-use Drupal\migrate\ProcessPluginBase;
-use Drupal\migrate\Row;
-
-/**
- * Processes a menu link translation.
- *
- * @MigrateProcessPlugin(
- *   id = "menu_link_translation"
- * )
- */
-class MenuLinkTranslation extends ProcessPluginBase {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function transform($value, MigrateExecutableInterface $migrate_executable, Row $row, $destination_property) {
-    list($untranslated, $translated) = $value;
-    if ($translated) {
-      return $translated;
-    }
-    else {
-      return $untranslated;
-    }
-  }
-
-}
diff -u b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateMenuLinkTranslationTest.php b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateMenuLinkTranslationTest.php
--- b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateMenuLinkTranslationTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link_content/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateMenuLinkTranslationTest.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
     $menu_link = MenuLinkContent::load(140)->getTranslation('fr');
     $this->assertSame('fr - Drupal.org', $menu_link->getTitle());
-    $this->assertNull($menu_link->getDescription());
+    $this->assertSame('', $menu_link->getDescription());
     $this->assertSame('secondary-links', $menu_link->getMenuName());
     $this->assertSame(TRUE, $menu_link->isEnabled());
     $this->assertSame(FALSE, $menu_link->isExpanded());