diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/src/utils/getPermalinks.ts b/packages/remark-wiki-link/src/utils/getPermalinks.ts
index c3f6a6c91..b2b73149c 100644
--- a/packages/remark-wiki-link/src/utils/getPermalinks.ts
+++ b/packages/remark-wiki-link/src/utils/getPermalinks.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ const defaultPathToPermalinkFunc = (
     .replace(markdownFolder, "") // make the permalink relative to the markdown folder
     .replace(/\.(mdx|md)/, "")
     .replace(/\\/g, "/") // replace windows backslash with forward slash
-    .replace(/\/index$/, ""); // remove index from the end of the permalink
   return permalink.length > 0 ? permalink : "/"; // for home page
 };
diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/blog/index.md b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/blog/index.md
rename to packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/README.md
diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/index.md b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/blog/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/index.md
rename to packages/remark-wiki-link/test/fixtures/content/blog/README.md
diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/getPermalinks.spec.ts b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/getPermalinks.spec.ts
index de916171a..ddd2e9796 100644
--- a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/getPermalinks.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/getPermalinks.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from "path";
-// import * as url from "url";
 import { getPermalinks } from "../src/utils";
 
-// const __dirname = url.fileURLToPath(new URL(".", import.meta.url));
-// const markdownFolder = path.join(__dirname, "/fixtures/content");
 const markdownFolder = path.join(
   ".",
   "test/fixtures/content"
@@ -12,12 +9,12 @@ const markdownFolder = path.join(
 describe("getPermalinks", () => {
   test("should return an array of permalinks", () => {
     const expectedPermalinks = [
-      "/", // /index.md
+      "/README",
       "/abc",
       "/blog/first-post",
       "/blog/Second Post",
       "/blog/third-post",
-      "/blog", // /blog/index.md
+      "/blog/README",
       "/blog/tutorials/first-tutorial",
       "/assets/Pasted Image 123.png",
     ];
@@ -28,35 +25,4 @@ describe("getPermalinks", () => {
       expect(expectedPermalinks).toContain(permalink);
     });
   });
-
-  test("should return an array of permalinks with custom path -> permalink converter function", () => {
-    const expectedPermalinks = [
-      "/", // /index.md
-      "/abc",
-      "/blog/first-post",
-      "/blog/second-post",
-      "/blog/third-post",
-      "/blog", // /blog/index.md
-      "/blog/tutorials/first-tutorial",
-      "/assets/pasted-image-123.png",
-    ];
-
-    const func = (filePath: string, markdownFolder: string) => {
-      const permalink = filePath
-        .replace(markdownFolder, "") // make the permalink relative to the markdown folder
-        .replace(/\.(mdx|md)/, "")
-        .replace(/\\/g, "/") // replace windows backslash with forward slash
-        .replace(/\/index$/, "") // remove index from the end of the permalink
-        .replace(/ /g, "-") // replace spaces with hyphens
-        .toLowerCase(); // convert to lowercase
-
-      return permalink.length > 0 ? permalink : "/"; // for home page
-    };
-
-    const permalinks = getPermalinks(markdownFolder, [/\.DS_Store/], func);
-    expect(permalinks).toHaveLength(expectedPermalinks.length);
-    permalinks.forEach((permalink) => {
-      expect(expectedPermalinks).toContain(permalink);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/micromarkExtensionWikiLink.spec.ts b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/micromarkExtensionWikiLink.spec.ts
index 5f2f9e8e7..da010cdc0 100644
--- a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/micromarkExtensionWikiLink.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/micromarkExtensionWikiLink.spec.ts
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ describe("micromark-extension-wiki-link", () => {
       });
       expect(serialized).toBe(
         '<p><img src="My Image.jpg" alt="My Image.jpg" class="internal" width="200" height="200" /></p>'
-        );
-      });
-      
+      );
+    });
+
     // TODO: Fix alt attribute
-      test("Can identify the dimensions of the image if exists", () => {
+    test("Can identify the dimensions of the image if exists", () => {
       const serialized = micromark("![[My Image.jpg|200x200]]", "ascii", {
         extensions: [syntax()],
         htmlExtensions: [html({ permalinks: ["My Image.jpg"] }) as any], // TODO type fix
@@ -286,56 +286,6 @@ describe("micromark-extension-wiki-link", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test("parses wiki links to index files", () => {
-    const serialized = micromark("[[/some/folder/index]]", "ascii", {
-      extensions: [syntax()],
-      htmlExtensions: [html() as any], // TODO type fix
-    });
-    expect(serialized).toBe(
-      '<p><a href="/some/folder" class="internal new">/some/folder/index</a></p>'
-    );
-  });
-
-  describe("other", () => {
-    test("parses a wiki link to some index page in a folder with no matching permalink", () => {
-      const serialized = micromark("[[/some/folder/index]]", "ascii", {
-        extensions: [syntax()],
-        htmlExtensions: [html() as any], // TODO type fix
-      });
-      expect(serialized).toBe(
-        '<p><a href="/some/folder" class="internal new">/some/folder/index</a></p>'
-      );
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to some index page in a folder with a matching permalink", () => {
-      const serialized = micromark("[[/some/folder/index]]", "ascii", {
-        extensions: [syntax()],
-        htmlExtensions: [html({ permalinks: ["/some/folder"] }) as any], // TODO type fix
-      });
-      expect(serialized).toBe(
-        '<p><a href="/some/folder" class="internal">/some/folder/index</a></p>'
-      );
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to home index page with no matching permalink", () => {
-      const serialized = micromark("[[/index]]", "ascii", {
-        extensions: [syntax()],
-        htmlExtensions: [html() as any], // TODO type fix
-      });
-      expect(serialized).toBe(
-        '<p><a href="/" class="internal new">/index</a></p>'
-      );
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to home index page with a matching permalink", () => {
-      const serialized = micromark("[[/index]]", "ascii", {
-        extensions: [syntax()],
-        htmlExtensions: [html({ permalinks: ["/"] }) as any], // TODO type fix
-      });
-      expect(serialized).toBe('<p><a href="/" class="internal">/index</a></p>');
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("transclusions", () => {
     test("parsers a transclusion as a regular wiki link", () => {
       const serialized = micromark("![[Some Page]]", "ascii", {
diff --git a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/remarkWikiLink.spec.ts b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/remarkWikiLink.spec.ts
index 051cc42c3..72975df09 100644
--- a/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/remarkWikiLink.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/remark-wiki-link/test/remarkWikiLink.spec.ts
@@ -485,109 +485,6 @@ describe("remark-wiki-link", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test("parses wiki links to index files", () => {
-    const processor = unified().use(markdown).use(wikiLinkPlugin);
-
-    let ast = processor.parse("[[/some/folder/index]]");
-    ast = processor.runSync(ast);
-
-    expect(select("wikiLink", ast)).not.toEqual(null);
-
-    visit(ast, "wikiLink", (node: Node) => {
-      expect(node.data?.exists).toEqual(false);
-      expect(node.data?.permalink).toEqual("/some/folder");
-      expect(node.data?.alias).toEqual(null);
-      expect(node.data?.hName).toEqual("a");
-      expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).className).toEqual("internal new");
-      expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).href).toEqual("/some/folder");
-      expect((node.data?.hChildren as any)[0].value).toEqual(
-        "/some/folder/index"
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe("other", () => {
-    test("parses a wiki link to some index page in a folder with no matching permalink", () => {
-      const processor = unified().use(markdown).use(wikiLinkPlugin);
-
-      let ast = processor.parse("[[/some/folder/index]]");
-      ast = processor.runSync(ast);
-
-      visit(ast, "wikiLink", (node: Node) => {
-        expect(node.data?.exists).toEqual(false);
-        expect(node.data?.permalink).toEqual("/some/folder");
-        expect(node.data?.alias).toEqual(null);
-        expect(node.data?.hName).toEqual("a");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).className).toEqual(
-          "internal new"
-        );
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).href).toEqual("/some/folder");
-        expect((node.data?.hChildren as any)[0].value).toEqual(
-          "/some/folder/index"
-        );
-      });
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to some index page in a folder with a matching permalink", () => {
-      const processor = unified()
-        .use(markdown)
-        .use(wikiLinkPlugin, { permalinks: ["/some/folder"] });
-
-      let ast = processor.parse("[[/some/folder/index]]");
-      ast = processor.runSync(ast);
-
-      visit(ast, "wikiLink", (node: Node) => {
-        expect(node.data?.exists).toEqual(true);
-        expect(node.data?.permalink).toEqual("/some/folder");
-        expect(node.data?.alias).toEqual(null);
-        expect(node.data?.hName).toEqual("a");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).className).toEqual("internal");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).href).toEqual("/some/folder");
-        expect((node.data?.hChildren as any)[0].value).toEqual(
-          "/some/folder/index"
-        );
-      });
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to home index page with no matching permalink", () => {
-      const processor = unified().use(markdown).use(wikiLinkPlugin);
-
-      let ast = processor.parse("[[/index]]");
-      ast = processor.runSync(ast);
-
-      visit(ast, "wikiLink", (node: Node) => {
-        expect(node.data?.exists).toEqual(false);
-        expect(node.data?.permalink).toEqual("/");
-        expect(node.data?.alias).toEqual(null);
-        expect(node.data?.hName).toEqual("a");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).className).toEqual(
-          "internal new"
-        );
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).href).toEqual("/");
-        expect((node.data?.hChildren as any)[0].value).toEqual("/index");
-      });
-    });
-
-    test("parses a wiki link to home index page with a matching permalink", () => {
-      const processor = unified()
-        .use(markdown)
-        .use(wikiLinkPlugin, { permalinks: ["/"] });
-
-      let ast = processor.parse("[[/index]]");
-      ast = processor.runSync(ast);
-
-      visit(ast, "wikiLink", (node: Node) => {
-        expect(node.data?.exists).toEqual(true);
-        expect(node.data?.permalink).toEqual("/");
-        expect(node.data?.alias).toEqual(null);
-        expect(node.data?.hName).toEqual("a");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).className).toEqual("internal");
-        expect((node.data?.hProperties as any).href).toEqual("/");
-        expect((node.data?.hChildren as any)[0].value).toEqual("/index");
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("transclusions", () => {
     test("replaces a transclusion with a regular wiki link", () => {
       const processor = unified().use(markdown).use(wikiLinkPlugin);