diff --git a/src/link.ts b/src/link.ts
index 82afda7a..46887fdb 100644
--- a/src/link.ts
+++ b/src/link.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
-import { action } from '@ember/object';
 
 import { BEHAVIOR, type Behavior } from './-behavior.ts';
 import { getOwner, setOwner } from './-owner.ts';
@@ -208,9 +207,8 @@ export default class Link {
   /**
    * Transition into the target route.
    */
-  @action
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
-  transitionTo(event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined {
+  transitionTo = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined => {
     if (!this.canOpen(event)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -220,15 +218,14 @@ export default class Link {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
     return this._linkManager.router.transitionTo(...this._routeArgs);
-  }
+  };
 
   /**
    * Transition into the target route while replacing the current URL, if
    * possible.
    */
-  @action
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
-  replaceWith(event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined {
+  replaceWith = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined => {
     if (!this.canOpen(event)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -238,11 +235,10 @@ export default class Link {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
     // @ts-ignore
     return this._linkManager.router.replaceWith(...this._routeArgs);
-  }
+  };
 
-  @action
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
-  open(event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined {
+  open = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
     const method = this.behavior.open ?? 'transition';
 
@@ -251,5 +247,5 @@ export default class Link {
     }
 
     return this.transitionTo(event);
-  }
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/test-support/test-link.ts b/src/test-support/test-link.ts
index 055c44d0..25566573 100644
--- a/src/test-support/test-link.ts
+++ b/src/test-support/test-link.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import { action } from '@ember/object';
 import { guidFor } from '@ember/object/internals';
 
+import { preventDefault } from '../-behavior.ts';
 import Link from '../link.ts';
 
 import type Transition from '@ember/routing/transition';
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ export default class TestLink extends Link {
     return this.routeName;
   }
 
-  @action
-  transitionTo(event?: Event): Transition {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
+  transitionTo = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition => {
     this._preventTransitionOut(event);
 
     // Fire both the `onTransitionTo` event used for testing, as well as the
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ export default class TestLink extends Link {
     this.onTransitionTo?.();
 
     return this._createDummyTransition();
-  }
+  };
 
-  @action
-  replaceWith(event?: Event): Transition {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
+  replaceWith = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition => {
     this._preventTransitionOut(event);
 
     // Fire both the `onReplaceWith` event used for testing, as well as the
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ export default class TestLink extends Link {
     this.onReplaceWith?.();
 
     return this._createDummyTransition();
-  }
+  };
 
-  @action
-  open(event?: Event): Transition | undefined {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
+  open = (event?: Event | unknown): Transition | undefined => {
     const method = this.behavior.open;
 
     if (method === 'replace') {
@@ -113,11 +113,12 @@ export default class TestLink extends Link {
     }
 
     return this.transitionTo(event);
-  }
+  };
 
-  private _preventTransitionOut(event?: Event) {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-redundant-type-constituents
+  private _preventTransitionOut(event?: Event | unknown) {
     // Make sure we don't transition out of the testing page
-    event?.preventDefault();
+    preventDefault(event);
   }
 
   private _createDummyTransition(): Transition {