diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.cpp
index 0b447ef786..985d2333bc 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             const TemplateId& linkTargetId,
             const TemplateId& linkSourceId,
             const InstanceAlias& instanceAlias,
-            PrefabDom linkPatch,
+            const PrefabDomConstReference linkPatches,
             const LinkId& linkId)
         {
             if (linkTargetId == InvalidTemplateId)
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 rapidjson::StringRef(PrefabDomUtils::SourceName), rapidjson::StringRef(sourceTemplate.GetFilePath().c_str()),
                 newLink.GetLinkDom().GetAllocator());
 
-            if (linkPatch.IsArray() && !(linkPatch.Empty()))
+            if (linkPatches && linkPatches->get().IsArray() && !(linkPatches->get().Empty()))
             {
-                m_instanceToTemplatePropagator.AddPatchesToLink(AZStd::move(linkPatch), newLink);
+                m_instanceToTemplatePropagator.AddPatchesToLink(linkPatches.value(), newLink);
             }
 
             //update the target template dom to have the proper values for the source template dom
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.h
index b5f499296d..0a9a450f64 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponent.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 const TemplateId& linkTargetId,
                 const TemplateId& linkSourceId,
                 const InstanceAlias& instanceAlias,
-                PrefabDom linkPatch,
+                const PrefabDomConstReference linkPatches,
                 const LinkId& linkId = InvalidLinkId) override;
 
             /**
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponentInterface.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponentInterface.h
index 347b48a648..f47941254a 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponentInterface.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabSystemComponentInterface.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 PrefabDomValue::MemberIterator& instanceIterator, InstanceOptionalReference instance) = 0;
 
             //creates a new Link
-            virtual LinkId CreateLink(const TemplateId& linkTargetId, const TemplateId& linkSourceId,
-                const InstanceAlias& instanceAlias, PrefabDom linkPatch,
-                const LinkId& linkId = InvalidLinkId) = 0;
+            virtual LinkId CreateLink(
+                const TemplateId& linkTargetId, const TemplateId& linkSourceId, const InstanceAlias& instanceAlias,
+                const PrefabDomConstReference linkPatches, const LinkId& linkId = InvalidLinkId) = 0;
 
             virtual void RemoveLink(const LinkId& linkId) = 0;
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabUndo.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabUndo.cpp
index e82e9da90a..aadcdcdea0 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabUndo.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabUndo.cpp
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
 
         void PrefabUndoInstanceLink::AddLink()
         {
-            PrefabDom linkPatchesCopy;
-            linkPatchesCopy.CopyFrom(m_linkPatches, linkPatchesCopy.GetAllocator());
-            m_linkId = m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->CreateLink(m_targetId, m_sourceId, m_instanceAlias, AZStd::move(linkPatchesCopy), m_linkId);
+            m_linkId = m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->CreateLink(m_targetId, m_sourceId, m_instanceAlias, m_linkPatches, m_linkId);
         }
 
         void PrefabUndoInstanceLink::RemoveLink()
@@ -230,9 +228,6 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 m_linkDomPrevious.CopyFrom(link->get().GetLinkDom(), m_linkDomPrevious.GetAllocator());
             }
 
-            PrefabDomUtils::PrintPrefabDomValue("m_linkDomPrevious is : ", m_linkDomPrevious);
-            PrefabDomUtils::PrintPrefabDomValue("link->get().GetLinkDom() is : ", link->get().GetLinkDom());
-
             //get source templateDom
             TemplateReference sourceTemplate = m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->FindTemplate(link->get().GetSourceTemplateId());
 
@@ -305,15 +300,8 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
                 return;
             }
 
-            /*
-            PrefabDom moveLink;
-            moveLink.CopyFrom(linkDom, linkDom.GetAllocator());
-            link->get().GetLinkDom() = AZStd::move(moveLink);
-            */
             link->get().SetLinkDom(linkDom);
 
-            PrefabDomUtils::PrintPrefabDomValue("dom after updating link is : ", link->get().GetLinkDom());
-
             //propagate the link changes
             link->get().UpdateTarget();
             m_prefabSystemComponentInterface->PropagateTemplateChanges(link->get().GetTargetTemplateId());