diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index b83cd5a..659c45f 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ local M = {}
 ---@field dirty? boolean
 ---@field updated? {from:string, to:string}
 ---@field is_local boolean
----@field is_symlink? boolean
 ---@field cloned? boolean
 ---@field dep? boolean True if this plugin is only in the spec as a dependency
 
@@ -165,11 +164,13 @@ function M.update_state()
         or plugin.cmd
       plugin.lazy = lazy and true or false
     end
-    plugin.dir = Config.root .. "/" .. plugin.name
-    plugin._.is_local = plugin.uri:sub(1, 4) ~= "http" and plugin.uri:sub(1, 3) ~= "git"
-    plugin._.is_symlink = installed[plugin.name] == "link"
-    plugin._.installed = installed[plugin.name] ~= nil
-    if plugin._.is_local == plugin._.is_symlink then
+    if plugin.uri:sub(1, 4) ~= "http" and plugin.uri:sub(1, 3) ~= "git" then
+      plugin._.is_local = true
+      plugin.dir = plugin.uri
+      plugin._.installed = true -- user should make sure the directory exists
+    else
+      plugin.dir = Config.root .. "/" .. plugin.name
+      plugin._.installed = installed[plugin.name] ~= nil
       installed[plugin.name] = nil
     end
   end
@@ -240,11 +241,8 @@ end
 -- Finds the plugin that has this path
 ---@param path string
 function M.find(path)
-  if path:find(Config.root, 1, true) == 1 then
-    local plugin = path:sub(#Config.root + 2)
-    local idx = plugin:find("/", 1, true)
-    return idx and Config.plugins[plugin:sub(1, idx - 1)] or nil
-  end
+  local name = path:match("/([^/]+)/lua") or path:match("/([^/]+)/?$")
+  return name and Config.plugins[name] or nil
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/init.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/init.lua
index 8817c16..2e22e93 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/init.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ end
 function M.install(opts)
   M.run({
     pipeline = {
-      "fs.symlink",
       "git.clone",
       "git.checkout",
       "plugin.docs",
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ function M.update(opts)
   opts = opts or {}
   M.run({
     pipeline = {
-      "fs.symlink",
       "git.branch",
       "git.fetch",
       { "git.checkout", lockfile = opts.lockfile },
diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/task/fs.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/task/fs.lua
index 47659d9..57839f4 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/task/fs.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/task/fs.lua
@@ -1,52 +1,31 @@
 local Util = require("lazy.util")
+local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
 
 ---@type table<string, LazyTaskDef>
 local M = {}
 
 M.clean = {
+  skip = function(plugin)
+    return plugin._.is_local
+  end,
   run = function(self)
     local dir = self.plugin.dir:gsub("/+$", "")
-    local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(dir)
+    assert(dir:find(Config.root, 1, true) == 1, self.plugin.dir .. " should be under packpath!")
 
-    if stat.type == "directory" then
-      Util.walk(dir, function(path, _, type)
-        if type == "directory" then
-          vim.loop.fs_rmdir(path)
-        else
-          vim.loop.fs_unlink(path)
-        end
-      end)
-      vim.loop.fs_rmdir(dir)
-    else
-      vim.loop.fs_unlink(dir)
-    end
+    local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(dir)
+    assert(stat.type == "directory", self.plugin.dir .. " should be a directory!")
+
+    Util.walk(dir, function(path, _, type)
+      if type == "directory" then
+        vim.loop.fs_rmdir(path)
+      else
+        vim.loop.fs_unlink(path)
+      end
+    end)
+    vim.loop.fs_rmdir(dir)
 
     self.plugin._.installed = false
   end,
 }
 
-M.symlink = {
-  skip = function(plugin)
-    if not plugin._.is_local then
-      return true
-    end
-    return not plugin._.is_symlink and plugin._.installed
-  end,
-  run = function(self)
-    local stat = vim.loop.fs_lstat(self.plugin.dir)
-    if stat then
-      if vim.loop.fs_realpath(self.plugin.uri) == vim.loop.fs_realpath(self.plugin.dir) then
-        self.plugin._.installed = true
-        return
-      else
-        vim.loop.fs_unlink(self.plugin.dir)
-      end
-    end
-    vim.loop.fs_symlink(self.plugin.uri, self.plugin.dir, { dir = true })
-    vim.opt.runtimepath:append(self.plugin.uri)
-    self.plugin._.installed = true
-    self.plugin._.cloned = true
-  end,
-}
-
 return M