diff --git a/admin/Makefile.am b/admin/Makefile.am
index a774b5825..21d015780 100644
--- a/admin/Makefile.am
+++ b/admin/Makefile.am
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ man_MANS = ktutil.1
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ktutil
 
-# Install a symbolic link from ${sbindir}/ktutil to ${bindir}/ktutil for
-# backwards compatibility
-
-install-exec-hook::
-	$(LN_S) $(bindir)/ktutil $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/ktutil
-
 dist_ktutil_SOURCES =				\
 	add.c					\
 	change.c				\
diff --git a/kadmin/Makefile.am b/kadmin/Makefile.am
index a736d7962..3ac6950a0 100644
--- a/kadmin/Makefile.am
+++ b/kadmin/Makefile.am
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += $(INCLUDE_libintl) $(INCLUDE_readline) $(INCLUDE_hcrypto) -I$(src
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = kadmin
 
-# Install a symbolic link from ${sbindir}/kadmin to ${bindir}/kadmin for
-# backwards compatibility
-
-install-exec-hook::
-	$(LN_S) $(bindir)/kadmin $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/kadmin
-
 libexec_PROGRAMS = kadmind
 
 man_MANS = kadmin.1 kadmind.8