diff --git a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
index 64657d011..a0eb21077 100644
--- a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
+++ b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ func Append(diagram *d2target.Diagram, ruler *textmeasure.Ruler, in []byte) []by
 // transformInternalLink turns
 // "root.layers.x.layers.y"
 // into
-// "[name] > x > y"
-func transformInternalLink(rootName, link string) string {
+// "root > x > y"
+func transformInternalLink(link string) string {
 	if link == "" || !strings.HasPrefix(link, "root") {
 		return link
 	}
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ func transformInternalLink(rootName, link string) string {
 
 	key := d2graph.Key(mk.Key)
 
-	key[0] = rootName
-
 	if len(key) > 1 {
 		for i := 1; i < len(key); i += 2 {
 			key[i] = ">"
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@ func generateAppendix(diagram *d2target.Diagram, ruler *textmeasure.Ruler, svg s
 	i := 1
 
 	for _, s := range diagram.Shapes {
-		for _, txt := range []string{s.Tooltip, transformInternalLink(diagram.Name, s.Link)} {
+		for _, txt := range []string{s.Tooltip, transformInternalLink(s.Link)} {
 			if txt != "" {
 				line, w, h := generateLine(i, br.Y+(PAD_TOP*2)+totalHeight, txt, ruler)
 				i++
diff --git a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/testdata/internal-links/sketch.exp.svg b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/testdata/internal-links/sketch.exp.svg
index 091ed3418..5a9da7228 100644
--- a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/testdata/internal-links/sketch.exp.svg
+++ b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/testdata/internal-links/sketch.exp.svg
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
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+</mask><line x1="-41.000000" x2="143.000000" y1="117.000000" y2="117.000000" class=" stroke-B2" /><g class="appendix" x="-1" y="67" width="104" height="100%"><g transform="translate(0 167)" class="appendix-icon"><circle cx="16" cy="0" r="16" fill="white" stroke="#DEE1EB" /><text class="text-bold" x="16" y="5" style="font-size: 16px;text-anchor:middle;">1</text></g><text class="text" x="48" y="167" style="font-size: 16px;">root &gt; x</text></g>
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