diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.c b/src/linker/lnk.c
index ce3cc0de..87081b2a 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.c
@@ -462,6 +462,12 @@ lnk_make_null_obj(Arena *arena)
 {
   COFF_ObjWriter *obj_writer = coff_obj_writer_alloc(0,COFF_MachineType_Unknown);
 
+  // make import stub
+  {
+    COFF_ObjSymbol *tag = coff_obj_writer_push_symbol_abs(obj_writer, str8_lit("RAD_IMPORT_STUB_NULL"), 0, COFF_SymStorageClass_Static);
+    coff_obj_writer_push_symbol_weak(obj_writer, str8_lit(LNK_IMPORT_STUB), COFF_WeakExt_AntiDependency, tag);
+  }
+
   // push .debug$T sections with null leaf
   String8 null_debug_data;
   {
@@ -1026,10 +1032,6 @@ THREAD_POOL_TASK_FUNC(lnk_undef_symbol_finder)
     if (has_defn) {
       continue;
     }
-    LNK_Symbol *has_import = lnk_symbol_table_search(task->symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Import, symbol->name);
-    if (has_import) {
-      continue;
-    }
     
     LNK_Symbol *member_symbol = lnk_symbol_table_search(task->symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Lib, symbol->name);
     if (member_symbol) {
@@ -1059,10 +1061,6 @@ THREAD_POOL_TASK_FUNC(lnk_weak_symbol_finder)
         continue;
       }
     }
-    LNK_Symbol *has_import = lnk_symbol_table_search(task->symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Import, symbol->name);
-    if (has_import) {
-      continue;
-    }
  
     LNK_Symbol *member_symbol = 0;
     {
@@ -1296,15 +1294,16 @@ lnk_build_link_context(TP_Context *tp, TP_Arena *tp_arena, LNK_Config *config)
           }
 
           // was import already created?
-          if (lnk_symbol_table_search(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Import, import_header.func_name)) {
+          if (lnk_symbol_table_search(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Defined, import_header.func_name)) {
             continue;
           }
 
           // create import stubs (later replaced with acutal imports generated by linker)
-          LNK_Symbol *thunk_symbol = lnk_make_import_symbol(scratch.arena, import_header.func_name, input->data.coff_import);
-          LNK_Symbol *imp_symbol = lnk_make_import_symbol(scratch.arena, push_str8f(scratch.arena, "__imp_%S", import_header.func_name), input->data.coff_import);
-          lnk_symbol_table_push(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Import, thunk_symbol);
-          lnk_symbol_table_push(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Import, imp_symbol);
+          LNK_Symbol *import_stub  = lnk_symbol_table_search(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Defined, str8_lit(LNK_IMPORT_STUB));
+          LNK_Symbol *thunk_symbol = lnk_make_defined_symbol(scratch.arena, import_header.func_name, import_stub->u.defined.obj, import_stub->u.defined.symbol_idx);
+          LNK_Symbol *imp_symbol   = lnk_make_defined_symbol(scratch.arena, push_str8f(scratch.arena, "__imp_%S", import_header.func_name), import_stub->u.defined.obj, import_stub->u.defined.symbol_idx);
+          lnk_symbol_table_push(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Defined, thunk_symbol);
+          lnk_symbol_table_push(symtab, LNK_SymbolScope_Defined, imp_symbol);
 
           // pick imports hash table
           HashTable *imports_ht;
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.h b/src/linker/lnk.h
index a9e72113..3d7ce197 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.h
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ typedef struct LNK_LinkContext
 
 // -- Image --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#define LNK_IMPORT_STUB "*** RAD_IMPORT_STUB ***"
 #define LNK_REMOVED_SECTION_NUMBER_32 (U32)-3
 #define LNK_REMOVED_SECTION_NUMBER_16 (U16)-3
 
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.c b/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.c
index e34046da..7d5b5dda 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.c
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ lnk_make_lib_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, struct LNK_Lib *lib, U64 member_
   return symbol;
 }
 
-internal LNK_Symbol *
-lnk_make_import_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, String8 import_header)
-{
-  LNK_Symbol *symbol = push_array(arena, LNK_Symbol, 1);
-  symbol->name                = name;
-  symbol->u.imp.import_header = import_header;
-  return symbol;
-}
-
 internal LNK_Symbol *
 lnk_make_undefined_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, struct LNK_Obj *obj)
 {
@@ -299,9 +290,6 @@ lnk_can_replace_symbol(LNK_SymbolScope scope, LNK_Symbol *dst, LNK_Symbol *src)
       lnk_error(LNK_Error_InvalidPath, "unable to find a suitable replacement logic for symbol combination");
     }
   } break;
-  case LNK_SymbolScope_Import: {
-    lnk_error_multiply_defined_symbol(dst, src);
-  } break;
   case LNK_SymbolScope_Lib: {
     // link.exe picks symbol from lib that is discovered first
     can_replace = lnk_symbol_lib_is_before(src, dst);
@@ -344,10 +332,6 @@ lnk_on_symbol_replace(LNK_SymbolScope scope, LNK_Symbol *dst, LNK_Symbol *src)
     }
 #endif
   } break;
-  case LNK_SymbolScope_Import: {
-    // illegal to replace imports
-    InvalidPath;
-  } break;
   case LNK_SymbolScope_Lib: {
     // nothing to replace
   } break;
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.h b/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.h
index ed1003c5..f6fed011 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.h
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_symbol_table.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 typedef enum
 {
   LNK_SymbolScope_Defined,
-  LNK_SymbolScope_Import,
   LNK_SymbolScope_Lib,
   LNK_SymbolScope_Count
 } LNK_SymbolScope;
@@ -30,18 +29,12 @@ typedef struct LNK_SymbolUndefined
   struct LNK_Obj *obj;
 } LNK_SymbolUndefined;
 
-typedef struct LNK_SymbolImport
-{
-  String8 import_header;
-} LNK_SymbolImport;
-
 typedef struct LNK_Symbol
 {
   String8 name;
   union {
     LNK_SymbolDefined   defined;
     LNK_SymbolLib       lib;
-    LNK_SymbolImport    imp;
     LNK_SymbolUndefined undef;
   } u;
 } LNK_Symbol;
@@ -120,7 +113,6 @@ typedef struct
 internal LNK_Symbol * lnk_make_defined_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, struct LNK_Obj *obj, U32 symbol_idx);
 internal LNK_Symbol * lnk_make_lib_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, struct LNK_Lib *lib, U64 member_offset);
 internal LNK_Symbol * lnk_make_undefined_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, struct LNK_Obj *obj);
-internal LNK_Symbol * lnk_make_import_symbol(Arena *arena, String8 name, String8 import_header);
 
 // --- Symbol Containers ------------------------------------------------------