diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/computed.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/computed.ts
index d2dd67bf97c..a5f8e5a3c2b 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/computed.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/computed.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import {
   type DebuggerEvent,
   type DebuggerOptions,
   EffectFlags,
-  type Link,
   type Subscriber,
   activeSub,
   refreshComputed,
 } from './effect'
 import type { Ref } from './ref'
 import { warn } from './warning'
-import { Dep, globalVersion } from './dep'
+import { Dep, type Link, globalVersion } from './dep'
 import { ReactiveFlags, TrackOpTypes } from './constants'
 
 declare const ComputedRefSymbol: unique symbol
diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/dep.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/dep.ts
index 6e0d43cce35..8e4ad1e649e 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/dep.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/dep.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { type TrackOpTypes, TriggerOpTypes } from './constants'
 import {
   type DebuggerEventExtraInfo,
   EffectFlags,
-  type Link,
+  type Subscriber,
   activeSub,
   endBatch,
   shouldTrack,
@@ -18,6 +18,49 @@ import {
  */
 export let globalVersion = 0
 
+/**
+ * Represents a link between a source (Dep) and a subscriber (Effect or Computed).
+ * Deps and subs have a many-to-many relationship - each link between a
+ * dep and a sub is represented by a Link instance.
+ *
+ * A Link is also a node in two doubly-linked lists - one for the associated
+ * sub to track all its deps, and one for the associated dep to track all its
+ * subs.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export class Link {
+  /**
+   * - Before each effect run, all previous dep links' version are reset to -1
+   * - During the run, a link's version is synced with the source dep on access
+   * - After the run, links with version -1 (that were never used) are cleaned
+   *   up
+   */
+  version: number
+
+  /**
+   * Pointers for doubly-linked lists
+   */
+  nextDep?: Link
+  prevDep?: Link
+  nextSub?: Link
+  prevSub?: Link
+  prevActiveLink?: Link
+
+  constructor(
+    public sub: Subscriber,
+    public dep: Dep,
+  ) {
+    this.version = dep.version
+    this.nextDep =
+      this.prevDep =
+      this.nextSub =
+      this.prevSub =
+      this.prevActiveLink =
+        undefined
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @internal
  */
@@ -52,16 +95,7 @@ export class Dep {
 
     let link = this.activeLink
     if (link === undefined || link.sub !== activeSub) {
-      link = this.activeLink = {
-        dep: this,
-        sub: activeSub,
-        version: this.version,
-        nextDep: undefined,
-        prevDep: undefined,
-        nextSub: undefined,
-        prevSub: undefined,
-        prevActiveLink: undefined,
-      }
+      link = this.activeLink = new Link(activeSub, this)
 
       // add the link to the activeEffect as a dep (as tail)
       if (!activeSub.deps) {
diff --git a/packages/reactivity/src/effect.ts b/packages/reactivity/src/effect.ts
index 678ee1982fe..32ea8ee0c81 100644
--- a/packages/reactivity/src/effect.ts
+++ b/packages/reactivity/src/effect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { extend, hasChanged } from '@vue/shared'
 import type { ComputedRefImpl } from './computed'
 import type { TrackOpTypes, TriggerOpTypes } from './constants'
-import { type Dep, globalVersion } from './dep'
+import { type Link, globalVersion } from './dep'
 import { activeEffectScope } from './effectScope'
 import { warn } from './warning'
 
@@ -72,41 +72,6 @@ export interface Subscriber extends DebuggerOptions {
   notify(): void
 }
 
-/**
- * Represents a link between a source (Dep) and a subscriber (Effect or Computed).
- * Deps and subs have a many-to-many relationship - each link between a
- * dep and a sub is represented by a Link instance.
- *
- * A Link is also a node in two doubly-linked lists - one for the associated
- * sub to track all its deps, and one for the associated dep to track all its
- * subs.
- *
- * @internal
- */
-export interface Link {
-  dep: Dep
-  sub: Subscriber
-
-  /**
-   * - Before each effect run, all previous dep links' version are reset to -1
-   * - During the run, a link's version is synced with the source dep on access
-   * - After the run, links with version -1 (that were never used) are cleaned
-   *   up
-   */
-  version: number
-
-  /**
-   * Pointers for doubly-linked lists
-   */
-  nextDep?: Link
-  prevDep?: Link
-
-  nextSub?: Link
-  prevSub?: Link
-
-  prevActiveLink?: Link
-}
-
 const pausedQueueEffects = new WeakSet<ReactiveEffect>()
 
 export class ReactiveEffect<T = any>