diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_section_table.c b/src/linker/lnk_section_table.c
index ac36ca88..ccc48343 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_section_table.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_section_table.c
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ lnk_section_table_push(LNK_SectionTable *sectab, String8 name, COFF_SectionFlags
 
   LNK_SectionNode *sect_node = push_array(sectab->arena, LNK_SectionNode, 1);
   LNK_Section     *sect      = &sect_node->data;
-  sect->arena        = arena_alloc();
   sect->id           = sectab->id_max++;
-  sect->name         = push_str8_copy(sect->arena, name);
+  sect->name         = push_str8_copy(sectab->arena, name);
   sect->flags        = flags;
   sect->has_layout   = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_section_table.h b/src/linker/lnk_section_table.h
index 38e80288..3d0c2f8f 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_section_table.h
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_section_table.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ typedef struct LNK_SectionDefinition
 
 typedef struct LNK_Section
 {
-  Arena             *arena;
   U64                id;
   String8            name;
   COFF_SectionFlags  flags;