diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml b/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a0ca83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/config/schema/menu_link.schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+field.field_settings.menu_link:
+  type: mapping
+  label: 'Menu link settings'
+  mapping:
+    parent:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Parent menu item'
+    available_menus:
+      type: sequence
+      label: 'Menus'
+      sequence:
+        - type: string
+          label: 'Menu'
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
index 5cc31a2..e635e70 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/MenuLinkItem.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public static function defaultFieldSettings() {
     $settings = parent::defaultFieldSettings();
 
     $settings['available_menus'] = ['main'];
-    $settings['parent'] = ['main:'];
+    $settings['parent'] = 'main:';
     return $settings;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_ui/config/schema/menu_ui.schema.yml b/core/modules/menu_ui/config/schema/menu_ui.schema.yml
index ed1fef8..0da8ca4 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_ui/config/schema/menu_ui.schema.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu_ui/config/schema/menu_ui.schema.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,3 @@ menu_ui.settings:
     override_parent_selector:
       type: boolean
       label: 'Override parent selector'
-
-node_type.third_party.menu_ui:
-  type: mapping
-  label: 'Per-content type menu settings'
-  mapping:
-    available_menus:
-      type: sequence
-      label: 'Available menus'
-      sequence:
-       - type: string
-         label: 'Menu machine name'
-    parent:
-      type: string
-      label: 'Parent'