diff --git a/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php b/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
index 2f51a4c..27072ee 100644
--- a/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/LinkWidget.php
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
     // Post-process the title field to make it conditionally required if URL is
     // non-empty. Omit the validation on the field edit form, since the field
     // settings cannot be saved otherwise.
-    // @todo
-    $is_field_edit_form = ($element['#entity'] === NULL);
-    if (!$is_field_edit_form && $this->getFieldSetting('title') == DRUPAL_REQUIRED) {
+    if (empty($form_state['default_value_widget']) && $this->getFieldSetting('title') == DRUPAL_REQUIRED) {
       $element['#element_validate'][] = array($this, 'validateTitle');
     }