diff --git a/src/core/xfa/bind.js b/src/core/xfa/bind.js
index 32f58d54e..6bfb1e806 100644
--- a/src/core/xfa/bind.js
+++ b/src/core/xfa/bind.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   $getDataValue,
   $getParent,
   $getRealChildrenByNameIt,
-  $global,
   $hasSettableValue,
   $indexOf,
   $insertAt,
@@ -158,19 +157,13 @@ class Binder {
     // (which is the location of global variables).
     generator = this.data[$getRealChildrenByNameIt](
       name,
-      /* allTransparent = */ false,
+      /* allTransparent = */ true,
       /* skipConsumed = */ false
     );
 
-    while (true) {
-      match = generator.next().value;
-      if (!match) {
-        break;
-      }
-
-      if (match[$global]) {
-        return match;
-      }
+    match = generator.next().value;
+    if (match) {
+      return match;
     }
 
     // Thirdly, try to find it in attributes.
@@ -590,6 +583,7 @@ class Binder {
               dataNode,
               global
             );
+
             if (!found) {
               break;
             }
diff --git a/src/core/xfa/datasets.js b/src/core/xfa/datasets.js
index 33f80ecc9..911a87741 100644
--- a/src/core/xfa/datasets.js
+++ b/src/core/xfa/datasets.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import {
   $appendChild,
-  $global,
   $namespaceId,
   $nodeName,
   $onChild,
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ class Datasets extends XFAObject {
         child[$namespaceId] === NamespaceIds.signature.id)
     ) {
       this[name] = child;
-    } else {
-      child[$global] = true;
     }
     this[$appendChild](child);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/xfa/xfa_object.js b/src/core/xfa/xfa_object.js
index d8fbaa09a..8fd327204 100644
--- a/src/core/xfa/xfa_object.js
+++ b/src/core/xfa/xfa_object.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ const $getNextPage = Symbol();
 const $getSubformParent = Symbol();
 const $getParent = Symbol();
 const $getTemplateRoot = Symbol();
-const $global = Symbol();
 const $globalData = Symbol();
 const $hasSettableValue = Symbol();
 const $ids = Symbol();
@@ -1063,7 +1062,6 @@ export {
   $getRealChildrenByNameIt,
   $getSubformParent,
   $getTemplateRoot,
-  $global,
   $globalData,
   $hasSettableValue,
   $ids,
diff --git a/test/pdfs/xfa_bug1718725.pdf.link b/test/pdfs/xfa_bug1718725.pdf.link
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e36bbf6cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pdfs/xfa_bug1718725.pdf.link
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=9229341
diff --git a/test/test_manifest.json b/test/test_manifest.json
index c758a7b03..fde6fce0d 100644
--- a/test/test_manifest.json
+++ b/test/test_manifest.json
@@ -944,6 +944,14 @@
        "lastPage": 2,
        "type": "eq"
     },
+    {  "id": "xfa_bug1718725",
+       "file": "pdfs/xfa_bug1718725.pdf",
+       "md5": "09c7a599338ff75491f29a8f1f94454b",
+       "link": true,
+       "rounds": 1,
+       "enableXfa": true,
+       "type": "eq"
+    },
     {  "id": "xfa_bug1718740",
        "file": "pdfs/xfa_bug1718740.pdf",
        "md5": "fab4277f2c70fd1edb35f597f5fe6819",