diff --git a/lib/manifest.js b/lib/manifest.js
index fa3860efd..9d70b6f10 100755
--- a/lib/manifest.js
+++ b/lib/manifest.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ exports.describe = function (schema) {
             normalized = mapped;
         }
 
-        description[inner] = normalized;
+        description[inner] = inner === 'link' ? normalized[0] : normalized;
     }
 
     return description;
diff --git a/lib/types/link.js b/lib/types/link.js
index eddab6530..92ebe80a5 100755
--- a/lib/types/link.js
+++ b/lib/types/link.js
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ internals.Link = class extends Any {
         Hoek.assert(ref.ancestor > 0, 'Link cannot reference itself');
 
         const obj = this.clone();
-        obj._inners._link = [{ ref }];
+        obj._inners.link = [{ ref }];
         return obj;
     }
 
     _base(value, state, prefs) {
 
-        const ref = this._inners._link[0].ref;
+        const ref = this._inners.link[0].ref;
         const perspective = state.schemas[ref.ancestor];
         if (!perspective) {
             return { value, errors: this.createError('link.depth', value, { ref }, state, prefs) };
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ internals.Link = class extends Any {
         return schema._validate(value, state, prefs);
     }
 
-    // About
-
-    describe() {
-
-        const description = super.describe();
-        description.link = { ref: this._inners._link[0].ref.describe() };
-        return description;
-    }
-
     // Helpers
 
     concat(source) {
@@ -72,12 +63,12 @@ internals.Link = class extends Any {
 
     when(...args) {
 
-        const ref = this._inners._link[0].ref.clone();
+        const ref = this._inners.link[0].ref.clone();
         ++ref.ancestor;
         ref.updateDisplay();
 
         const obj = this.clone();
-        obj._inners._link = [{ ref }];
+        obj._inners.link = [{ ref }];
         return super.when.call(obj, ...args);
     }
 };