diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-compute/.circleci/config.yml b/packages/google-cloud-compute/.circleci/config.yml
index 58598b1944d..f528f664c28 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-compute/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-compute/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |-
             mkdir -p /home/node/.npm-global
             npm install
-            npm link
             chmod +x node_modules/@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools/bin/tools
           environment:
             NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
@@ -109,9 +108,8 @@ jobs:
           name: Link the module being tested to the samples.
           command: |
             cd samples/
-            npm link @google-cloud/compute
             npm install
-            cd ..
+            npm link ../
           environment:
             NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX: /home/node/.npm-global
       - run: