diff --git a/pkg/symbol/table.go b/pkg/symbol/table.go
index f5cdfd93..e36cc230 100644
--- a/pkg/symbol/table.go
+++ b/pkg/symbol/table.go
@@ -168,19 +168,6 @@ func (t *Table) insert(sym *Symbol) error {
 		t.unlinks[sym.ID()] = unlinks
 	}
 
-	for name, locations := range t.linked[sym.ID()] {
-		p1, ok := sym.Port(name)
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		for _, location := range locations {
-			ref := t.symbols[location.ID]
-			if p2, ok := ref.Port(location.Port); ok {
-				p1.Link(p2)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := t.load(sym); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/symbol/table_test.go b/pkg/symbol/table_test.go
index 5da48a8d..7214063f 100644
--- a/pkg/symbol/table_test.go
+++ b/pkg/symbol/table_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package symbol
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/go-faker/faker/v4"
 	"github.com/oklog/ulid/v2"
 	"github.com/siyul-park/uniflow/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/siyul-park/uniflow/pkg/scheme"
@@ -267,3 +268,23 @@ func TestTable_LookupByID(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, sym, r)
 }
+
+func TestTable_LookupByName(t *testing.T) {
+	tb := NewTable()
+	defer tb.Close()
+
+	n := node.NewOneToOneNode(node.OneToOneNodeConfig{})
+	defer n.Close()
+	spec := &scheme.SpecMeta{
+		ID: n.ID(),
+		Namespace: scheme.NamespaceDefault,
+		Name: faker.Word(),
+	}
+	sym := &Symbol{Node: n, Spec: spec}
+
+	_ = tb.Insert(sym)
+
+	r, ok := tb.LookupByName(spec.GetNamespace(), spec.GetName())
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, sym, r)
+}