From 4a07ae1e121c5851d0f0737a2b6a3d95cc57bf3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Illia Kovalenko <23364749+illiakovalenko@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:18:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] [sitecore-jss-nextjs] Links inside RichText control cause
 page to be loaded twice (#659)

* Fix internal links initialization

* Add doc
---
 docs/data/routes/release-notes/en.md                     | 1 +
 packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/components/RichText.tsx | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/data/routes/release-notes/en.md b/docs/data/routes/release-notes/en.md
index 75e149b348..e1f6899916 100644
--- a/docs/data/routes/release-notes/en.md
+++ b/docs/data/routes/release-notes/en.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ There are [migration instructions](/upgrade-guides/18.0) from JSS 16-based appli
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [PR #659](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/659) [sitecore-jss-nextjs] Links inside RichText control cause page to be loaded twice
 * [PR #624](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/624):
 	* [sitecore-jss-react-native] [Image] Pass Object `style` type for `SvgUrI` instead of Array. 
 	* [sitecore-jss-react-native] [Date] Always render `<HtmlView/>` if `editable` is provided.
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/components/RichText.tsx b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/components/RichText.tsx
index 79010e87f1..f69d297a19 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/components/RichText.tsx
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-nextjs/src/components/RichText.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const RichText = (props: RichTextProps): JSX.Element => {
     if (hasText && !isEditing) {
       initializeLinks();
     }
-  });
+  }, []);
 
   const routeHandler = (ev: MouseEvent) => {
     if (!ev.target) return;
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export const RichText = (props: RichTextProps): JSX.Element => {
         prefetched[link.pathname] = true;
       }
 
-      link.removeEventListener('click', routeHandler, false);
       link.addEventListener('click', routeHandler, false);
     });
   };