diff --git a/lib/next_ls/db.ex b/lib/next_ls/db.ex
index 3a356df6..48a9a600 100644
--- a/lib/next_ls/db.ex
+++ b/lib/next_ls/db.ex
@@ -142,23 +142,6 @@ defmodule NextLS.DB do
       {{meta[:line], col},
        {meta[:line], col + String.length(identifier |> to_string() |> String.replace("Elixir.", ""))}}
 
-    __query__(
-      {conn, s.logger},
-      ~Q"""
-      DELETE FROM 'references' AS refs
-      WHERE refs.file = ?
-          AND (? <= refs.start_line
-              AND refs.start_line <= ?
-              AND ? <= refs.start_column
-              AND refs.start_column <= ?)
-          OR (? <= refs.end_line
-              AND refs.end_line <= ?
-              AND ? <= refs.end_column
-              AND refs.end_column <= ?);
-      """,
-      [file, start_line, end_line, start_column, end_column, start_line, end_line, start_column, end_column]
-    )
-
     __query__(
       {conn, s.logger},
       ~Q"""
diff --git a/lib/next_ls/definition.ex b/lib/next_ls/definition.ex
index 5cd7ab6a..bc9f0b1a 100644
--- a/lib/next_ls/definition.ex
+++ b/lib/next_ls/definition.ex
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ defmodule NextLS.Definition do
                  AND ? <= refs.end_line
                  AND refs.start_column <= ?
                  AND ? <= refs.end_column
-             ORDER BY refs.id desc
+             ORDER BY refs.id asc
              LIMIT 1;
-
              """,
              [file, line, line, col, col]
            ) do