---
title: "`prefetch={true}` is deprecated (Pages Router)"
url: "https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/pages-router-prefetch-true-deprecated"
docs_index: /docs/llms.txt
---



## Why This Error Occurred

This message is about the Pages Router [`<Link>`](/docs/pages/api-reference/components/link) component from `next/link`.

Since [Next.js 9](/blog/next-9#prefetching-in-viewport-links), the Pages Router `<Link>` prefetches automatically: as a link enters the viewport, Next.js prefetches the route's assets in the background. Passing `prefetch={true}` asks for behavior that is already the default, so the prop is redundant and deprecated.

Prefetch requests are low priority and yield to `fetch()` and XHR requests. Next.js also skips them when the visitor has data-saver enabled.

## Possible Ways to Fix It

Remove the redundant `prefetch` prop, since automatic prefetching is already the default:

```jsx
// Before
<Link href="/about" prefetch={true}>
  About
</Link>

// After
<Link href="/about">About</Link>
```

To turn prefetching off for a specific link, set `prefetch={false}`:

```jsx
<Link href="/about" prefetch={false}>
  About
</Link>
```