diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index e50491d23..1735c1166 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends libreoffice libreoffice-pdfimport
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     # configures some settings and runs npm run test
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends libreoffice libreoffice-pdfimport
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: Install etherpad plugins
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
index 3b178622e..fa2afb221 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.job }}
       run: tests/frontend/travis/sauce_tunnel.sh
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: export GIT_HASH to env
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-${{ github.job }}
       run: tests/frontend/travis/sauce_tunnel.sh
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: Install etherpad plugins
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
index 095adc785..3cf6d76b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: Install etherpad-load-test
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: Install all dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: Install etherpad-load-test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
index 4bdfc2194..b631ed3bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rate-limit.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         docker run -p 8081:80 --rm --network ep_net --ip 172.23.42.1 -d nginx-latest
         docker run --rm --network ep_net --ip 172.23.42.3 --name anotherip -dt anotherip
 
-    - name: install dependencies and create symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
+    - name: install dependencies
       run: bin/installDeps.sh
 
     - name: run rate limit test
diff --git a/bin/installDeps.sh b/bin/installDeps.sh
index bdce38fc7..5f1c8ff42 100755
--- a/bin/installDeps.sh
+++ b/bin/installDeps.sh
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ fi
 
 log "Ensure that all dependencies are up to date...  If this is the first time you have run Etherpad please be patient."
 (
-  mkdir -p node_modules
-  cd node_modules
-  [ -e ep_etherpad-lite ] || ln -s ../src ep_etherpad-lite
-  cd ep_etherpad-lite
   npm ci
 ) || {
   rm -rf src/node_modules
+  rm -rf node_modules
+  git restore node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite
   exit 1
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/installOnWindows.bat b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
index 3c6bf58c0..f728a1c98 100644
--- a/bin/installOnWindows.bat
+++ b/bin/installOnWindows.bat
@@ -9,15 +9,8 @@ cmd /C node -e "" || ( echo "Please install node.js ( https://nodejs.org )" && e
 echo _
 echo Ensure that all dependencies are up to date...  If this is the first time you have run Etherpad please be patient.
 
-mkdir node_modules
-cd /D node_modules
-mklink /D "ep_etherpad-lite" "..\src"
-
-cd /D "ep_etherpad-lite"
 cmd /C npm ci || exit /B 1
 
-cd /D "%~dp0\.."
-
 echo _
 echo Clearing cache...
 del /S var\minified*
diff --git a/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml b/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
index 8d94ce88a..8a0eb7d1c 100644
--- a/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
+++ b/bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       # Etherpad plugins from piggybacking off of ep_etherpad-lite's
       # devDependencies. If we had that, we could change this line to only
       # install production dependencies.
-      - run: cd ../etherpad-lite/src && npm ci
+      - run: cd ../etherpad-lite && npm ci
       - run: npm ci
       # This runs some sanity checks and creates a symlink at
       # node_modules/ep_etherpad-lite that points to ../../etherpad-lite/src.
diff --git a/bin/plugins/lib/travis.yml b/bin/plugins/lib/travis.yml
index 099d7e445..05f823486 100644
--- a/bin/plugins/lib/travis.yml
+++ b/bin/plugins/lib/travis.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         - "mv ../[plugin_name] node_modules"
         - "bin/installDeps.sh"
         - "export GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD)"
-        - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
+        - "npm install"
       script:
         - "tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh"
     - name: "Test the Frontend"