diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index 17cdecb..6cf85db 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -178,6 +178,36 @@ def upsert_link(chassis_a, port_a, chassis_b, port_b):
     conn.close()
 
 
+def prune_stale_links(chassis_id, current):
+    """
+    Drop links on a just-scanned switch that its own LLDP table no longer backs.
+    current = set of (local_port, neighbor_chassis_id) the switch reported this
+    scan. Dept scans don't clear_links() first, so without this a re-cabled port
+    (e.g. a new switch inserted mid-run) keeps its old link alongside the new one.
+    Must run after the switch's upsert_link calls, which rewrite its side of each
+    surviving link to the self-reported port name compared here.
+    """
+    conn = get_conn()
+    rows = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT id, chassis_a, port_a, chassis_b, port_b FROM links
+        WHERE chassis_a=? OR chassis_b=?
+    """, (chassis_id, chassis_id)).fetchall()
+    stale = []
+    for r in rows:
+        if r['chassis_a'] == chassis_id:
+            key = (r['port_a'], r['chassis_b'])
+        else:
+            key = (r['port_b'], r['chassis_a'])
+        if key not in current:
+            stale.append((r['id'],))
+    conn.executemany("DELETE FROM links WHERE id=?", stale)
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    if stale:
+        logger.info(f"prune_stale_links: removed {len(stale)} stale link(s) on {chassis_id}")
+    return len(stale)
+
+
 def clear_stale_switches(since_dt):
     """Remove switches not seen since the given datetime string."""
     conn = get_conn()
diff --git a/scanner.py b/scanner.py
index 40e6107..476df99 100644
--- a/scanner.py
+++ b/scanner.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import threading
 from nocodb_client import get_switches
 from ssh_client import scan_all_switches
 from db import (
-    upsert_switch, upsert_link, clear_links,
+    upsert_switch, upsert_link, clear_links, prune_stale_links,
     log_scan_start, log_scan_finish, merge_duplicate_switches
 )
 from parser import parse_neighbor_description
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ def run_scan(dept: str = None, workers: int = 5, login_delay: int = 3):
                     chassis_b=neighbor["chassis_id"],
                     port_b=neighbor["remote_port"],
                 )
+            prune_stale_links(
+                result["chassis_id"],
+                {(n["local_port"], n["chassis_id"]) for n in result["neighbors"]},
+            )
         else:
             scan_state["fail"] += 1
             error = result.get("error", "Unknown error")