diff --git a/cpg-language-go/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/golang/ExpressionHandler.kt b/cpg-language-go/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/golang/ExpressionHandler.kt
index 6055a14c7a6..488bedb528f 100644
--- a/cpg-language-go/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/golang/ExpressionHandler.kt
+++ b/cpg-language-go/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/golang/ExpressionHandler.kt
@@ -149,16 +149,7 @@ class ExpressionHandler(frontend: GoLanguageFrontend) :
             return literal
         }
 
-        val ref = newReference(ident.name, rawNode = ident)
-
-        // Check, if this refers to a package import
-        val import = frontend.currentTU?.getIncludeByName(ident.name)
-        // Then set the refersTo, because our regular CPG passes will not resolve them
-        if (import != null) {
-            ref.refersTo = import
-        }
-
-        return ref
+        return newReference(ident.name, rawNode = ident)
     }
 
     private fun handleIndexExpr(indexExpr: GoStandardLibrary.Ast.IndexExpr): SubscriptExpression {