diff --git a/packages/manager/src/components/TanstackLinks.tsx b/packages/manager/src/components/TanstackLinks.tsx
index ee18387cc78..f3cbdd59219 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/components/TanstackLinks.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/components/TanstackLinks.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ const CreatedMenuItemLinkComponent = createLink(MenuItemLinkComponent);
 export const TanstackLink: LinkComponent<typeof LinkComponent> = (props) => {
   return (
     <CreatedLinkComponent
-      preload="intent"
       {...props}
       sx={(theme) => ({
         ...(props.linkType === 'link' && {
@@ -68,5 +67,5 @@ export const TanstackLink: LinkComponent<typeof LinkComponent> = (props) => {
 export const TanstackMenuItemLink: LinkComponent<
   typeof MenuItemLinkComponent
 > = (props) => {
-  return <CreatedMenuItemLinkComponent {...props} preload="intent" />;
+  return <CreatedMenuItemLinkComponent {...props} />;
 };
diff --git a/packages/manager/src/routes/index.tsx b/packages/manager/src/routes/index.tsx
index 9681ad7166f..b608e3949b9 100644
--- a/packages/manager/src/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/manager/src/routes/index.tsx
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export const router = createRouter({
     queryClient: new QueryClient(),
   },
   defaultNotFoundComponent: () => <NotFound />,
+  defaultPreload: 'intent',
   routeTree,
 });
 
@@ -96,5 +97,6 @@ export const migrationRouter = createRouter({
     queryClient: new QueryClient(),
   },
   defaultNotFoundComponent: () => <NotFound />,
+  defaultPreload: 'intent',
   routeTree: migrationRouteTree,
 });