diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index e52f98015cf9de33c37d398e7d11acf4c538fa26..4b50bd56281555acdb5c675754a32e8f7d39c75c 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -968,10 +968,6 @@ function node_link($type, $node = NULL, $teaser = FALSE) {
   $links = array();
 
   if ($type == 'node') {
-    if (array_key_exists('links', $node)) {
-      $links = $node->links;
-    }
-
     if ($teaser == 1 && $node->teaser && $node->readmore) {
       $links['node_read_more'] = array(
         'title' => t('read more'),