diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 201121634..962f84a14 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d7bec452..2d543c907 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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     "async-mutex": "0.3.1",
     "axios": "0.21.1",
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     "body-parser": "1.19.0",
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@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/routes/api/link_map.js b/src/routes/api/link_map.js
index 707941881..ee87e61fd 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/link_map.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/link_map.js
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ function getRelations(noteIds) {
     noteIds = Array.from(noteIds);
 
     return [
-        // first read all non-image relations
+        // first read all relations
+        // some "system" relations are not included since they are rarely useful to see (#1820)
         ...sql.getManyRows(`
             SELECT noteId, name, value AS targetNoteId
             FROM attributes
             WHERE (noteId IN (???) OR value IN (???))
               AND type = 'relation'
-              AND name != 'imageLink'
+              AND name NOT IN ('imageLink', 'relationMapLink', 'template')
               AND isDeleted = 0
               AND noteId != ''
               AND value != ''`, noteIds),
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             WHERE (rel.noteId IN (???) OR rel.value IN (???))
               AND rel.type = 'relation'
-              AND rel.name = 'imageLink'
+              AND name NOT IN ('imageLink', 'relationMapLink', 'template')
               AND rel.isDeleted = 0
               AND rel.noteId != ''
               AND rel.value != ''