diff --git a/d2compiler/compile.go b/d2compiler/compile.go
index 581c1beb5..27f12ed28 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileMap(obj *d2graph.Object, m *d2ir.Map) {
 		}
 
 		for _, e := range m.Edges {
-			c.compileEdge(obj, e, m)
+			c.compileEdge(obj, e)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ func (c *compiler) compileField(obj *d2graph.Object, f *d2ir.Field) {
 	}
 
 	obj = obj.EnsureChild(d2graphIDA([]string{f.Name}))
-
 	if f.Primary() != nil {
 		c.compileLabel(&obj.Attributes, f)
 	}
@@ -704,13 +703,7 @@ func compileStyleFieldInit(attrs *d2graph.Attributes, f *d2ir.Field) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *compiler) compileEdge(obj *d2graph.Object, e *d2ir.Edge, m *d2ir.Map) {
-	if e.Primary() != nil {
-		if _, ok := e.Primary().Value.(*d2ast.Null); ok {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
+func (c *compiler) compileEdge(obj *d2graph.Object, e *d2ir.Edge) {
 	edge, err := obj.Connect(d2graphIDA(e.ID.SrcPath), d2graphIDA(e.ID.DstPath), e.ID.SrcArrow, e.ID.DstArrow, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		c.errorf(e.References[0].AST(), err.Error())
diff --git a/d2ir/compile.go b/d2ir/compile.go
index be97b62f2..20a03b103 100644
--- a/d2ir/compile.go
+++ b/d2ir/compile.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func (c *compiler) compileField(dst *Map, kp *d2ast.KeyPath, refctx *RefContext)
 			parent: f,
 			Value:  refctx.Key.Primary.Unbox(),
 		}
-
 	}
 	if refctx.Key.Value.Array != nil {
 		a := &Array{
diff --git a/d2ir/d2ir.go b/d2ir/d2ir.go
index 4ff2ddac4..7234256f7 100644
--- a/d2ir/d2ir.go
+++ b/d2ir/d2ir.go
@@ -786,20 +786,6 @@ func (m *Map) GetEdges(eid *EdgeID) []*Edge {
 	return ea
 }
 
-func (m *Map) DeleteEdge(eid *EdgeID) *Edge {
-	if eid == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	for i, e := range m.Edges {
-		if e.ID.Match(eid) {
-			m.Edges = append(m.Edges[:i], m.Edges[i+1:]...)
-			return e
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *Map) CreateEdge(eid *EdgeID, refctx *RefContext) (*Edge, error) {
 	if ParentEdge(m) != nil {
 		return nil, d2parser.Errorf(refctx.Edge, "cannot create edge inside edge")