diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index 2eb644f23d1..c6c0ee78603 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -237,32 +237,23 @@ function theme_menu_overview_form($variables) {
  * Menu callback; Build the menu link editing form.
  */
 function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
-
-  $form['menu'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'fieldset',
-    '#title' => t('Menu settings'),
-    '#collapsible' => FALSE,
-    '#tree' => TRUE,
-    '#weight' => -2,
-    '#attributes' => array('class' => array('menu-item-form')),
-    '#item' => $item,
-  );
   if ($type == 'add' || empty($item)) {
     // This is an add form, initialize the menu link.
     $item = array('link_title' => '', 'mlid' => 0, 'plid' => 0, 'menu_name' => $menu['menu_name'], 'weight' => 0, 'link_path' => '', 'options' => array(), 'module' => 'menu', 'expanded' => 0, 'hidden' => 0, 'has_children' => 0);
   }
-  $form['menu']['link_title'] = array('#type' => 'textfield',
+  $form['link_title'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Menu link title'),
     '#default_value' => $item['link_title'],
     '#description' => t('The text to be used for this link in the menu.'),
     '#required' => TRUE,
   );
   foreach (array('link_path', 'mlid', 'module', 'has_children', 'options') as $key) {
-    $form['menu'][$key] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $item[$key]);
+    $form[$key] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $item[$key]);
   }
   // Any item created or edited via this interface is considered "customized".
-  $form['menu']['customized'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => 1);
-  $form['menu']['original_item'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $item);
+  $form['customized'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => 1);
+  $form['original_item'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $item);
 
   $path = $item['link_path'];
   if (isset($item['options']['query'])) {
@@ -272,7 +263,7 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
     $path .= '#' . $item['options']['fragment'];
   }
   if ($item['module'] == 'menu') {
-    $form['menu']['link_path'] = array(
+    $form['link_path'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Path'),
       '#default_value' => $path,
@@ -288,26 +279,26 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
     );
   }
   else {
-    $form['menu']['_path'] = array(
+    $form['_path'] = array(
       '#type' => 'item',
       '#title' => t('Path'),
       '#description' => l($item['link_title'], $item['href'], $item['options']),
     );
   }
-  $form['menu']['description'] = array(
+  $form['description'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#title' => t('Description'),
     '#default_value' => isset($item['options']['attributes']['title']) ? $item['options']['attributes']['title'] : '',
     '#rows' => 1,
     '#description' => t('The description displayed when hovering over a menu link.'),
   );
-  $form['menu']['enabled'] = array(
+  $form['enabled'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#title' => t('Enabled'),
     '#default_value' => !$item['hidden'],
     '#description' => t('Menu links that are not enabled will not be listed in any menu.'),
   );
-  $form['menu']['expanded'] = array(
+  $form['expanded'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
     '#title' => t('Show as expanded'),
     '#default_value' => $item['expanded'],
@@ -320,7 +311,7 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
   if (!isset($options[$default])) {
     $default = 'navigation:0';
   }
-  $form['menu']['parent'] = array(
+  $form['parent'] = array(
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#title' => t('Parent link'),
     '#default_value' => $default,
@@ -328,7 +319,7 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
     '#description' => t('The maximum depth for a link and all its children is fixed at !maxdepth. Some menu links may not be available as parents if selecting them would exceed this limit.', array('!maxdepth' => MENU_MAX_DEPTH)),
     '#attributes' => array('class' => array('menu-title-select')),
   );
-  $form['menu']['weight'] = array(
+  $form['weight'] = array(
     '#type' => 'weight',
     '#title' => t('Weight'),
     '#delta' => 50,
@@ -337,7 +328,6 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
   );
   $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Save'));
 
-
   return $form;
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +335,7 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
  * Validate form values for a menu link being added or edited.
  */
 function menu_edit_item_validate($form, &$form_state) {
-  $item = &$form_state['values']['menu'];
+  $item = &$form_state['values'];
   $normal_path = drupal_get_normal_path($item['link_path']);
   if ($item['link_path'] != $normal_path) {
     drupal_set_message(t('The menu system stores system paths only, but will use the URL alias for display. %link_path has been stored as %normal_path', array('%link_path' => $item['link_path'], '%normal_path' => $normal_path)));
@@ -372,14 +362,14 @@ function menu_edit_item_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  * Submit function for the delete button on the menu item editing form.
  */
 function menu_item_delete_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $form_state['values']['menu']['mlid'] . '/delete';
+  $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $form_state['values']['mlid'] . '/delete';
 }
 
 /**
  * Process menu and menu item add/edit form submissions.
  */
 function menu_edit_item_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  $item = &$form_state['values']['menu'];
+  $item = &$form_state['values'];
 
   // The value of "hidden" is the opposite of the value
   // supplied by the "enabled" checkbox.
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.test b/modules/menu/menu.test
index 4396b495342..e3efe094ba6 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.test
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.test
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     $title = '!link_' . $this->randomName(16);
     $edit = array(
-      'menu[link_path]' => $link,
-      'menu[link_title]' => $title,
-      'menu[description]' => '',
-      'menu[enabled]' => TRUE, // Use this to disable the menu and test.
-      'menu[expanded]' => TRUE, // Setting this to true should test whether it works when we do the std_user tests.
-      'menu[parent]' =>  $menu_name . ':' . $plid,
-      'menu[weight]' => '0',
+      'link_path' => $link,
+      'link_title' => $title,
+      'description' => '',
+      'enabled' => TRUE, // Use this to disable the menu and test.
+      'expanded' => TRUE, // Setting this to true should test whether it works when we do the std_user tests.
+      'parent' =>  $menu_name . ':' . $plid,
+      'weight' => '0',
     );
 
     // Add menu link.
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   function addInvalidMenuLink($menu_name = 'navigation') {
     foreach (array('-&-', 'admin/config/people/permissions') as $link_path) {
       $edit = array(
-        'menu[link_path]' => $link_path,
-        'menu[link_title]' => 'title',
+        'link_path' => $link_path,
+        'link_title' => 'title',
       );
       $this->drupalPost("admin/structure/menu/manage/$menu_name/add", $edit, t('Save'));
       $this->assertRaw(t("The path '@path' is either invalid or you do not have access to it.", array('@path' => $link_path)), 'Menu link was not created');
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Edit menu link.
     $edit = array();
-    $edit['menu[link_title]'] = $title;
+    $edit['link_title'] = $title;
     $this->drupalPost("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
     $this->assertResponse(200);
     // Unlike most other modules, there is no confirmation message displayed.
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function disableMenuLink($item) {
     $mlid = $item['mlid'];
-    $edit['menu[enabled]'] = FALSE;
+    $edit['enabled'] = FALSE;
     $this->drupalPost("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Unlike most other modules, there is no confirmation message displayed.
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function enableMenuLink($item) {
     $mlid = $item['mlid'];
-    $edit['menu[enabled]'] = TRUE;
+    $edit['enabled'] = TRUE;
     $this->drupalPost("admin/structure/menu/item/$mlid/edit", $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Verify in the database.