diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
index 277ab4df58c..7a79fc1aa75 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Menu/MenuTreeStorage.php
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ class MenuTreeStorage implements MenuTreeStorageInterface {
       foreach ($definitions as $id => $link) {
         // Flag this link as discovered, i.e. saved via rebuild().
         $link['discovered'] = 1;
-        // Note: The parent we set here might be just stored in the {menu_tree}
-        // table, so it will not end up in $top_links. Therefore the later loop
-        // on the orphan links, will handle those cases.
         if (!empty($link['parent'])) {
           $children[$link['parent']][$id] = $id;
         }
@@ -177,18 +174,8 @@ class MenuTreeStorage implements MenuTreeStorageInterface {
     // Handle any children we didn't find starting from top-level links.
     foreach ($children as $orphan_links) {
       foreach ($orphan_links as $id) {
-        // Check for a parent that is not loaded above since only internal links
-        // are loaded above.
-        $parent = $this->loadFull($links[$id]['parent']);
-        // If there is a parent add it to the links to be used in
-        // ::saveRecursive().
-        if ($parent) {
-          $links[$links[$id]['parent']] = $parent;
-        }
-        else {
-          // Force it to the top level.
-          $links[$id]['parent'] = '';
-        }
+        // Force it to the top level.
+        $links[$id]['parent'] = '';
         $this->saveRecursive($id, $children, $links);
       }
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuTreeStorageTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuTreeStorageTest.php
index 482eea94a22..57f1f2a0ff5 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuTreeStorageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Menu/MenuTreeStorageTest.php
@@ -319,37 +319,6 @@ class MenuTreeStorageTest extends KernelTestBase {
     $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child4'), 1);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Ensure hierarchy persists after a menu rebuild.
-   */
-  public function testMenuRebuild() {
-    // root
-    // - child1
-    // -- child2
-    // --- child3
-    // ---- child4
-    $this->addMenuLink('root');
-    $this->addMenuLink('child1', 'root');
-    $this->addMenuLink('child2', 'child1');
-    $this->addMenuLink('child3', 'child2');
-    $this->addMenuLink('child4', 'child3');
-
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('root'), 5);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child1'), 4);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child2'), 3);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child3'), 2);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child4'), 1);
-
-    // Intentionally leave child3 out to mimic static or external links.
-    $definitions = $this->treeStorage->loadMultiple(['root', 'child1', 'child2', 'child4']);
-    $this->treeStorage->rebuild($definitions);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('root'), 5);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child1'), 4);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child2'), 3);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child3'), 2);
-    $this->assertEqual($this->treeStorage->getSubtreeHeight('child4'), 1);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Tests MenuTreeStorage::loadByProperties().
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/MenuLinkTest.php b/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/MenuLinkTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4503dea8b04..00000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/src/Tests/Plugin/MenuLinkTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\views\Tests\Plugin\MenuLinkTest.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\views\Tests\Plugin;
-
-use Drupal\menu_link_content\Entity\MenuLinkContent;
-use Drupal\views\Tests\ViewTestBase;
-
-/**
- * Tests the menu links created in views.
- *
- * @group views
- */
-class MenuLinkTest extends ViewTestBase {
-
-  /**
-   * Views used by this test.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  public static $testViews = ['test_menu_link'];
-
-  /**
-   * Modules to enable.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  public static $modules = ['views', 'views_ui', 'user', 'node', 'menu_ui', 'block'];
-
-  /**
-   * A user with permission to administer views, menus and view content.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\user\UserInterface
-   */
-  protected $adminUser;
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function setUp() {
-    parent::setUp();
-
-    $this->enableViewsTestModule();
-
-    $this->adminUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(['administer views', 'administer menu']);
-    $this->drupalPlaceBlock('system_menu_block:main');
-    $this->drupalCreateContentType(['type' => 'page']);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Test that menu links using menu_link_content as parent are visible.
-   */
-  public function testHierarchicalMenuLinkVisibility() {
-    $this->drupalLogin($this->adminUser);
-
-    $node = $this->drupalCreateNode(['type' => 'page']);
-
-    // Create a primary level menu link to the node.
-    $link = MenuLinkContent::create([
-      'title' => 'Primary level node',
-      'menu_name' => 'main',
-      'bundle' => 'menu_link_content',
-      'parent' => '',
-      'link' => [['uri' => 'entity:node/' . $node->id()]],
-    ]);
-    $link->save();
-
-    $parent_menu_value = 'main:menu_link_content:' . $link->uuid();
-
-    // Alter the view's menu link in view page to use the menu link from the
-    // node as parent.
-    $this->drupalPostForm("admin/structure/views/nojs/display/test_menu_link/page_1/menu", [
-      'menu[type]' => 'normal',
-      'menu[title]' => 'Secondary level view page',
-      'menu[parent]' => $parent_menu_value,
-    ], 'Apply');
-
-    // Save view which has pending changes.
-    $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, [], 'Save');
-
-    // Test if the node as parent menu item is selected in our views settings.
-    $this->drupalGet('admin/structure/views/nojs/display/test_menu_link/page_1/menu');
-    $this->assertOptionSelected('edit-menu-parent', $parent_menu_value);
-
-    $this->drupalGet('');
-
-    // Test if the primary menu item (node) is visible, and the secondary menu
-    // item (view) is hidden.
-    $this->assertText('Primary level node');
-    $this->assertNoText('Secondary level view page');
-
-    // Go to the node page and ensure that both the first and second level items
-    // are visible.
-    $this->drupalGet($node->urlInfo());
-    $this->assertText('Primary level node');
-    $this->assertText('Secondary level view page');
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_menu_link.yml b/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_menu_link.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d51b92035f8..00000000000
--- a/core/modules/views/tests/modules/views_test_config/test_views/views.view.test_menu_link.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-langcode: en
-status: true
-dependencies: {  }
-id: test_menu_link
-label: ''
-module: views
-description: ''
-tag: ''
-base_table: views_test_data
-base_field: nid
-core: '8'
-display:
-  default:
-    display_options:
-      defaults:
-        fields: false
-        pager: false
-        sorts: false
-      fields:
-        age:
-          field: age
-          id: age
-          relationship: none
-          table: views_test_data
-          plugin_id: numeric
-    display_plugin: default
-    display_title: Master
-    id: default
-    position: 0
-  page_1:
-    display_plugin: page
-    display_title: 'Test page view'
-    id: page_1
-    position: 1
-    display_options:
-      display_extenders: {  }
-      path: test-menu-link
-