diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.js b/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.js
index 3a8524a586..16f44baaf7 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var INLINE_LINK = /(\S+)(?:\s+([\s\S]+))?/;
 module.exports = function linkInlineTagDef(getLinkInfo, createDocMessage, log) {
   return {
     name: 'link',
-    aliases: ['linkDocs'],
     failOnBadLink: false,
     description:
         'Process inline link tags (of the form {@link some/uri Some Title}), replacing them with HTML anchors',
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.spec.js
index 9d1a3b13c9..c380b2ce3c 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.spec.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/links-package/inline-tag-defs/link.spec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ describe('link inline-tag-def', function() {
   it('should be available as a service', () => {
     expect(tag).toBeDefined();
     expect(tag.name).toEqual('link');
-    expect(tag.aliases).toEqual(['linkDocs']);
   });
 
   it('should call getLinkInfo', () => {