diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be426a6e..b9a246ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * `inline-parser` -  `BangInlineProcessor` properly returns `null` if no image node is found (possible to define other inline parsers that use `!` as special character)
 * `image` - `AsyncDrawable` won't trigger loading if it has result (aim: `RecyclerView` due to multiple attach/detach events of a View)
 * `image` - `AsyncDrawable` will resume result if it is `Animatable` and was playing before detach event (aim: `RecyclerView`) ([#241])
+* `core` - `MarkwonReducer` filter out `LinkReferenceDefinition` nodes
 
 #### Fixed
 * `image-glide` cache `RequestManager` in  `GlideImagesPlugin#create(Context)` factory method ([#259])
diff --git a/app-sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/app/readme/ReadMeActivity.kt b/app-sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/app/readme/ReadMeActivity.kt
index 3a5231f8..45143557 100644
--- a/app-sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/app/readme/ReadMeActivity.kt
+++ b/app-sample/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/app/readme/ReadMeActivity.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import io.noties.markwon.recycler.table.TableEntry
 import io.noties.markwon.recycler.table.TableEntryPlugin
 import io.noties.markwon.syntax.Prism4jThemeDefault
 import io.noties.markwon.syntax.SyntaxHighlightPlugin
-import io.noties.markwon.utils.DumpNodes
 import io.noties.prism4j.Prism4j
 import io.noties.prism4j.annotations.PrismBundle
 import okhttp3.Call
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ class ReadMeActivity : Activity() {
                 is Result.Success -> {
                     val markwon = markwon
                     val node = markwon.parse(result.markdown)
-                    Debug.i(DumpNodes.dump(node))
                     if (window != null) {
                         recyclerView.post {
                             adapter.setParsedMarkdown(markwon, node)
diff --git a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/MarkwonReducer.java b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/MarkwonReducer.java
index c54f8c2d..146b20e3 100644
--- a/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/MarkwonReducer.java
+++ b/markwon-core/src/main/java/io/noties/markwon/MarkwonReducer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.noties.markwon;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
+import org.commonmark.node.LinkReferenceDefinition;
 import org.commonmark.node.Node;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -48,7 +49,11 @@ public abstract class MarkwonReducer {
                 Node temp;
 
                 while (node != null) {
-                    list.add(node);
+                    // @since $nap; do not include LinkReferenceDefinition node (would result
+                    //  in empty textView if rendered in recycler-view)
+                    if (!(node instanceof LinkReferenceDefinition)) {
+                        list.add(node);
+                    }
                     temp = node.getNext();
                     node.unlink();
                     node = temp;