diff --git a/src/runtime/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue b/src/runtime/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
index 7eb16df7..5a767003 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/navigation/VerticalNavigation.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <template>
   <nav :class="ui.wrapper" v-bind="attrs">
-    <ul v-for="(section, sectionIndex) of linkSections" :key="`linkSection${sectionIndex}`">
-      <li v-for="(link, index) of section" :key="`linkSection${sectionIndex}-${index}`">
+    <ul v-for="(section, sectionIndex) of sections" :key="`section${sectionIndex}`">
+      <li v-for="(link, index) of section" :key="`section${sectionIndex}-${index}`">
         <ULink
           v-slot="{ isActive }"
-          v-bind="omit(link, ['label', 'labelClass', 'icon', 'iconClass', 'avatar', 'badge', 'click'])"
+          v-bind="getULinkProps(link)"
           :class="[ui.base, ui.padding, ui.width, ui.ring, ui.rounded, ui.font, ui.size]"
           :active-class="ui.active"
           :inactive-class="ui.inactive"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
           </slot>
         </ULink>
       </li>
-      <UDivider v-if="sectionIndex < linkSections.length - 1" :ui="ui.divider" />
+      <UDivider v-if="sectionIndex < sections.length - 1" :ui="ui.divider" />
     </ul>
   </nav>
 </template>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import UAvatar from '../elements/Avatar.vue'
 import ULink from '../elements/Link.vue'
 import UDivider from '../layout/Divider.vue'
 import { useUI } from '../../composables/useUI'
-import { mergeConfig, omit } from '../../utils'
+import { mergeConfig, getULinkProps } from '../../utils'
 import type { VerticalNavigationLink, Strategy } from '../../types'
 // @ts-expect-error
 import appConfig from '#build/app.config'
@@ -87,16 +87,14 @@ export default defineComponent({
   setup (props) {
     const { ui, attrs } = useUI('verticalNavigation', toRef(props, 'ui'), config, toRef(props, 'class'))
 
-    const linkSections = computed(() => {
-      return (Array.isArray(props.links[0]) ? props.links : [props.links]) as VerticalNavigationLink[][]
-    })
+    const sections = computed(() => (Array.isArray(props.links[0]) ? props.links : [props.links]) as VerticalNavigationLink[][])
 
     return {
       // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
       ui,
       attrs,
-      omit,
-      linkSections,
+      sections,
+      getULinkProps,
       twMerge,
       twJoin
     }