diff --git a/app/resources/linux/postinst b/app/resources/linux/postinst
index 3f88939a1f..695f8122c6 100755
--- a/app/resources/linux/postinst
+++ b/app/resources/linux/postinst
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-# add target symlink
-ln -sf @LINUX_TARGET_EXECUTABLE_PATH@ /usr/bin/trenchbroom
-
 # Add icons to the system icons
 XDG_ICON_RESOURCE="`which xdg-icon-resource 2> /dev/null || true`"
 if [ ! -x "$XDG_ICON_RESOURCE" ]; then
diff --git a/app/resources/linux/prerm b/app/resources/linux/prerm
index b172647abc..e1de2a795a 100755
--- a/app/resources/linux/prerm
+++ b/app/resources/linux/prerm
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-# remove target symlink
-rm -f /usr/bin/trenchbroom
-
 # Remove icons from the system icons
 XDG_ICON_RESOURCE="`which xdg-icon-resource 2> /dev/null || true`"
 if [ ! -x "$XDG_ICON_RESOURCE" ]; then