diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 9c7d33abd00..eb523e906fe 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -3475,8 +3475,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.test.ts:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "1"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
@@ -3490,8 +3489,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "8"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "9"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "10"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "11"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "12"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "11"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/transform-trace-data.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.test.ts b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.test.ts
index d31063ffc7c..8ddcd4516f0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.test.ts
@@ -12,17 +12,13 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Trace, TraceLink, TraceSpan } from '../types';
+import { Trace } from '../types';
 
 import {
   processTemplate,
   createTestFunction,
-  getParameterInArray,
-  getParameterInAncestor,
   processLinkPattern,
   ProcessedLinkPattern,
-  computeLinks,
-  createGetLinks,
   computeTraceLink,
 } from './link-patterns';
 
@@ -153,179 +149,6 @@ describe('createTestFunction()', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('getParameterInArray()', () => {
-  const data = [
-    { key: 'mykey', value: 'ok' },
-    { key: 'otherkey', value: 'v' },
-  ];
-
-  it('returns an entry that is present', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInArray('mykey', data)).toBe(data[0]);
-    expect(getParameterInArray('otherkey', data)).toBe(data[1]);
-  });
-
-  it('returns undefined when the entry cannot be found', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInArray('myotherkey', data)).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-
-  it('returns undefined when there is no array', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInArray('otherkey')).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(getParameterInArray('otherkey', null)).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-});
-
-describe('getParameterInAncestor()', () => {
-  const spans = [
-    {
-      depth: 0,
-      process: {
-        tags: [
-          { key: 'a', value: 'a7' },
-          { key: 'b', value: 'b7' },
-          { key: 'c', value: 'c7' },
-          { key: 'd', value: 'd7' },
-          { key: 'e', value: 'e7' },
-          { key: 'f', value: 'f7' },
-          { key: 'g', value: 'g7' },
-          { key: 'h', value: 'h7' },
-        ],
-      },
-      tags: [
-        { key: 'a', value: 'a6' },
-        { key: 'b', value: 'b6' },
-        { key: 'c', value: 'c6' },
-        { key: 'd', value: 'd6' },
-        { key: 'e', value: 'e6' },
-        { key: 'f', value: 'f6' },
-        { key: 'g', value: 'g6' },
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      depth: 1,
-      process: {
-        tags: [
-          { key: 'a', value: 'a5' },
-          { key: 'b', value: 'b5' },
-          { key: 'c', value: 'c5' },
-          { key: 'd', value: 'd5' },
-          { key: 'e', value: 'e5' },
-          { key: 'f', value: 'f5' },
-        ],
-      },
-      tags: [
-        { key: 'a', value: 'a4' },
-        { key: 'b', value: 'b4' },
-        { key: 'c', value: 'c4' },
-        { key: 'd', value: 'd4' },
-        { key: 'e', value: 'e4' },
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      depth: 1,
-      process: {
-        tags: [
-          { key: 'a', value: 'a3' },
-          { key: 'b', value: 'b3' },
-          { key: 'c', value: 'c3' },
-          { key: 'd', value: 'd3' },
-        ],
-      },
-      tags: [
-        { key: 'a', value: 'a2' },
-        { key: 'b', value: 'b2' },
-        { key: 'c', value: 'c2' },
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      depth: 2,
-      process: {
-        tags: [
-          { key: 'a', value: 'a1' },
-          { key: 'b', value: 'b1' },
-        ],
-      },
-      tags: [{ key: 'a', value: 'a0' }],
-    },
-  ] as TraceSpan[];
-
-  spans[1].references = [
-    {
-      spanID: 's1',
-      traceID: 't2',
-      refType: 'CHILD_OF',
-      span: spans[0],
-    },
-  ];
-  spans[2].references = [
-    {
-      spanID: 's1',
-      traceID: 't2',
-      refType: 'CHILD_OF',
-      span: spans[0],
-    },
-  ];
-  spans[3].references = [
-    {
-      spanID: 's1',
-      traceID: 't2',
-      refType: 'CHILD_OF',
-      span: spans[2],
-    },
-  ];
-
-  it('uses current span tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('a', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'a', value: 'a0' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('a', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'a', value: 'a2' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('a', spans[1])).toEqual({ key: 'a', value: 'a4' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('a', spans[0])).toEqual({ key: 'a', value: 'a6' });
-  });
-
-  it('uses current span process tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('b', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'b', value: 'b1' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('d', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'd', value: 'd3' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('f', spans[1])).toEqual({ key: 'f', value: 'f5' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('h', spans[0])).toEqual({ key: 'h', value: 'h7' });
-  });
-
-  it('uses parent span tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('c', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'c', value: 'c2' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('e', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'e', value: 'e6' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('f', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'f', value: 'f6' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('g', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'g', value: 'g6' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('g', spans[1])).toEqual({ key: 'g', value: 'g6' });
-  });
-
-  it('uses parent span process tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('d', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'd', value: 'd3' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('h', spans[2])).toEqual({ key: 'h', value: 'h7' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('h', spans[1])).toEqual({ key: 'h', value: 'h7' });
-  });
-
-  it('uses grand-parent span tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('e', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'e', value: 'e6' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('f', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'f', value: 'f6' });
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('g', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'g', value: 'g6' });
-  });
-
-  it('uses grand-parent process tags', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('h', spans[3])).toEqual({ key: 'h', value: 'h7' });
-  });
-
-  it('returns undefined when the entry cannot be found', () => {
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('i', spans[3])).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-
-  it('does not break if some tags are not defined', () => {
-    const spansWithUndefinedTags = [
-      {
-        depth: 0,
-        process: {},
-      },
-    ] as TraceSpan[];
-    expect(getParameterInAncestor('a', spansWithUndefinedTags[0])).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-});
-
 describe('computeTraceLink()', () => {
   const linkPatterns = [
     {
@@ -359,95 +182,3 @@ describe('computeTraceLink()', () => {
     ]);
   });
 });
-
-describe('computeLinks()', () => {
-  const linkPatterns = [
-    {
-      type: 'tags',
-      key: 'myKey',
-      url: 'http://example.com/?myKey=#{myKey}',
-      text: 'first link (#{myKey})',
-    },
-    {
-      key: 'myOtherKey',
-      url: 'http://example.com/?myKey=#{myOtherKey}&myKey=#{myKey}',
-      text: 'second link (#{myOtherKey})',
-    },
-  ].map(processLinkPattern) as ProcessedLinkPattern[];
-
-  const spans = [
-    { depth: 0, process: {}, tags: [{ key: 'myKey', value: 'valueOfMyKey' }] },
-    { depth: 1, process: {}, logs: [{ fields: [{ key: 'myOtherKey', value: 'valueOfMy+Other+Key' }] }] },
-  ] as unknown as TraceSpan[];
-  spans[1].references = [
-    {
-      spanID: 's1',
-      traceID: 't2',
-      refType: 'CHILD_OF',
-      span: spans[0],
-    },
-  ];
-
-  it('correctly computes links', () => {
-    expect(computeLinks(linkPatterns, spans[0], spans[0].tags, 0)).toEqual([
-      {
-        url: 'http://example.com/?myKey=valueOfMyKey',
-        text: 'first link (valueOfMyKey)',
-      },
-    ]);
-    expect(computeLinks(linkPatterns, spans[1], spans[1].logs[0].fields, 0)).toEqual([
-      {
-        url: 'http://example.com/?myKey=valueOfMy%2BOther%2BKey&myKey=valueOfMyKey',
-        text: 'second link (valueOfMy+Other+Key)',
-      },
-    ]);
-  });
-});
-
-describe('getLinks()', () => {
-  const linkPatterns = [
-    {
-      key: 'mySpecialKey',
-      url: 'http://example.com/?mySpecialKey=#{mySpecialKey}',
-      text: 'special key link (#{mySpecialKey})',
-    },
-  ].map(processLinkPattern) as ProcessedLinkPattern[];
-  const template = jest.spyOn(linkPatterns[0]!.url, 'template');
-
-  const span = { depth: 0, process: {}, tags: [{ key: 'mySpecialKey', value: 'valueOfMyKey' }] } as TraceSpan;
-
-  let cache: WeakMap<object, any>;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cache = new WeakMap();
-    template.mockClear();
-  });
-
-  it('does not access the cache if there is no link pattern', () => {
-    cache.get = jest.fn();
-    const getLinks = createGetLinks([], cache);
-    expect(getLinks(span, span.tags, 0)).toEqual([]);
-    expect(cache.get).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('returns the result from the cache', () => {
-    const result: TraceLink[] = [];
-    cache.set(span.tags[0], result);
-    const getLinks = createGetLinks(linkPatterns, cache);
-    expect(getLinks(span, span.tags, 0)).toBe(result);
-    expect(template).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('adds the result to the cache', () => {
-    const getLinks = createGetLinks(linkPatterns, cache);
-    const result = getLinks(span, span.tags, 0);
-    expect(template).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(result).toEqual([
-      {
-        url: 'http://example.com/?mySpecialKey=valueOfMyKey',
-        text: 'special key link (valueOfMyKey)',
-      },
-    ]);
-    expect(cache.get(span.tags[0])).toBe(result);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.tsx
index 930fc541056..cf52965244d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/link-patterns.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 import { uniq as _uniq } from 'lodash';
 import memoize from 'lru-memoize';
 
-import { TraceSpan, TraceLink, TraceKeyValuePair, Trace, TNil } from '../types';
+import { Trace } from '../types';
 import { getConfigValue } from '../utils/config/get-config';
 
-import { getParent } from './span';
-
 const parameterRegExp = /#\{([^{}]*)\}/g;
 
 type ProcessedTemplate = {
@@ -119,25 +117,6 @@ export function processLinkPattern(pattern: any): ProcessedLinkPattern | null {
   }
 }
 
-export function getParameterInArray(name: string, array?: TraceKeyValuePair[] | TNil) {
-  if (array) {
-    return array.find((entry) => entry.key === name);
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
-export function getParameterInAncestor(name: string, span: TraceSpan) {
-  let currentSpan: TraceSpan | TNil = span;
-  while (currentSpan) {
-    const result = getParameterInArray(name, currentSpan.tags) || getParameterInArray(name, currentSpan.process.tags);
-    if (result) {
-      return result;
-    }
-    currentSpan = getParent(currentSpan);
-  }
-  return undefined;
-}
-
 function callTemplate(template: ProcessedTemplate, data: any) {
   return template.template(data);
 }
@@ -173,70 +152,6 @@ export function computeTraceLink(linkPatterns: ProcessedLinkPattern[], trace: Tr
   return result;
 }
 
-export function computeLinks(
-  linkPatterns: ProcessedLinkPattern[],
-  span: TraceSpan,
-  items: TraceKeyValuePair[],
-  itemIndex: number
-) {
-  const item = items[itemIndex];
-  let type = 'logs';
-  const processTags = span.process.tags === items;
-  if (processTags) {
-    type = 'process';
-  }
-  const spanTags = span.tags === items;
-  if (spanTags) {
-    type = 'tags';
-  }
-  const result: Array<{ url: string; text: string }> = [];
-  linkPatterns.forEach((pattern) => {
-    if (pattern.type(type) && pattern.key(item.key) && pattern.value(item.value)) {
-      const parameterValues: Record<string, any> = {};
-      const allParameters = pattern.parameters.every((parameter) => {
-        let entry = getParameterInArray(parameter, items);
-        if (!entry && !processTags) {
-          // do not look in ancestors for process tags because the same object may appear in different places in the hierarchy
-          // and the cache in getLinks uses that object as a key
-          entry = getParameterInAncestor(parameter, span);
-        }
-        if (entry) {
-          parameterValues[parameter] = entry.value;
-          return true;
-        }
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-        console.warn(
-          `Skipping link pattern, missing parameter ${parameter} for key ${item.key} in ${type}.`,
-          pattern.object
-        );
-        return false;
-      });
-      if (allParameters) {
-        result.push({
-          url: callTemplate(pattern.url, parameterValues),
-          text: callTemplate(pattern.text, parameterValues),
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  });
-  return result;
-}
-
-export function createGetLinks(linkPatterns: ProcessedLinkPattern[], cache: WeakMap<TraceKeyValuePair, TraceLink[]>) {
-  return (span: TraceSpan, items: TraceKeyValuePair[], itemIndex: number) => {
-    if (linkPatterns.length === 0) {
-      return [];
-    }
-    const item = items[itemIndex];
-    let result = cache.get(item);
-    if (!result) {
-      result = computeLinks(linkPatterns, span, items, itemIndex);
-      cache.set(item, result);
-    }
-    return result;
-  };
-}
-
 const processedLinks = (getConfigValue('linkPatterns') || [])
   .map(processLinkPattern)
   .filter((link: ProcessedLinkPattern | null): link is ProcessedLinkPattern => Boolean(link));
@@ -248,5 +163,3 @@ export const getTraceLinks: (trace: Trace | undefined) => TLinksRV = memoize(10)
   }
   return computeTraceLink(processedLinks, trace);
 });
-
-export default createGetLinks(processedLinks, new WeakMap());
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/span.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/span.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 07764898a24..00000000000
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/model/span.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 The Jaeger Authors.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-import { TraceSpan } from '../types';
-
-/**
- * Searches the span.references to find 'CHILD_OF' reference type or returns null.
- * @param  {TraceSpan} span The span whose parent is to be returned.
- * @returns {TraceSpan|null} The parent span if there is one, null otherwise.
- */
-export function getParent(span: TraceSpan) {
-  const parentRef = span.references ? span.references.find((ref) => ref.refType === 'CHILD_OF') : null;
-  return parentRef ? parentRef.span : null;
-}