diff --git a/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js b/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
index 5989c3cf06..a092f52fe6 100644
--- a/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
+++ b/platform/entanglement/src/services/LinkService.js
@@ -65,12 +65,7 @@ define(
                 );
             }
 
-            return parentObject.getCapability('composition').add(object)
-                .then(function (objectInNewContext) {
-                    return parentObject.getCapability('persistence')
-                        .persist()
-                        .then(function () { return objectInNewContext; });
-                });
+            return parentObject.getCapability('composition').add(object);
         };
 
         return LinkService;