diff --git a/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/Cobol2002Checker.cs b/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/Cobol2002Checker.cs
index 4606d906c..ab1a83f95 100644
--- a/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/Cobol2002Checker.cs
+++ b/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/Cobol2002Checker.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ public static void OnNode(DataRedefines redefinesNode)
                 DiagnosticUtils.AddError(redefinesNode, message, redefinesSymbolReference, code: MessageCode.SemanticTCErrorInParser);
                 return;
             }
+            redefinedVariable.AddDataRedefinition(redefinesNode);
+
 
             if (redefinedVariable.IsStronglyTyped || redefinedVariable.IsStrictlyTyped)
             {
diff --git a/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/TypeCobolLinker.cs b/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/TypeCobolLinker.cs
index 9fc7690ea..ec9116646 100644
--- a/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/TypeCobolLinker.cs
+++ b/TypeCobol/Compiler/Diagnostics/TypeCobolLinker.cs
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ public override bool Visit(DataDescription dataEntry)
             return true;
         }
 
-        public override bool Visit(DataRedefines dataRedefinition)
-        {
-            RedefinitionReferencer(dataRedefinition);
-            return base.Visit(dataRedefinition);
-        }
-
         public override bool Visit(Paragraph paragraph)
         {
             return false;
@@ -152,14 +146,7 @@ private void TypeReferencer(DataDescription dataEntry, SymbolTable symbolTable)
                 TypeReferencer(dataDescTypeChild as DataDescription, symbolTable);
             }
         }
-
-        private void RedefinitionReferencer(DataRedefines dataRedefinition)
-        {
-            SymbolReference redefined = dataRedefinition.CodeElement.RedefinesDataName;
-            var result = dataRedefinition.SymbolTable.GetRedefinedVariable(dataRedefinition, redefined);
-
-            result?.AddDataRedefinition(dataRedefinition);
-        }
+        
 
     }
 }