diff --git a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.c b/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.c
deleted file mode 120000
index b8daeb423..000000000
--- a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../src/fu-device.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.h b/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.h
deleted file mode 120000
index 5b14984ad..000000000
--- a/plugins/ebitdo/fu-device.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../src/fu-device.h
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build b/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
index 02b76ce93..6698b74dc 100644
--- a/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/ebitdo/meson.build
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ executable(
   sources : [
     'fu-ebitdo-tool.c',
     'fu-ebitdo-common.c',
-    'fu-device.c',
     'fu-device-ebitdo.c',
   ],
   include_directories : [
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ executable(
   ],
   link_with : [
     fwupd,
+    libfwupdprivate,
   ],
   c_args : cargs,
 )
diff --git a/plugins/unifying/fu-device.c b/plugins/unifying/fu-device.c
deleted file mode 120000
index b8daeb423..000000000
--- a/plugins/unifying/fu-device.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../src/fu-device.c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/unifying/fu-device.h b/plugins/unifying/fu-device.h
deleted file mode 120000
index 5b14984ad..000000000
--- a/plugins/unifying/fu-device.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../src/fu-device.h
\ No newline at end of file