diff --git a/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.ContentFields/Indexing/SQL/LinkFieldIndexProvider.cs b/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.ContentFields/Indexing/SQL/LinkFieldIndexProvider.cs
index 9c40ac3daa4..0410d57feb7 100644
--- a/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.ContentFields/Indexing/SQL/LinkFieldIndexProvider.cs
+++ b/src/OrchardCore.Modules/OrchardCore.ContentFields/Indexing/SQL/LinkFieldIndexProvider.cs
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ public override void Describe(DescribeContext<ContentItem> context)
                         return null;
                     }
 
-                    if (!contentItem.Latest && !contentItem.Published)
-                    {
-                        return null;
-                    }
-
                     // Lazy initialization because of ISession cyclic dependency
                     _contentDefinitionManager ??= _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<IContentDefinitionManager>();