diff --git a/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst b/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst
deleted file mode 100644
index ecd01ea753b2..000000000000
--- a/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-ln -s /opt/chia/chia /usr/local/bin/chia
diff --git a/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm b/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm
deleted file mode 100644
index 30fb724db228..000000000000
--- a/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-unlink /usr/local/bin/chia
diff --git a/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh b/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
index bce0ea330111..62834020104d 100644
--- a/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ fi
 pip install j2cli
 CLI_DEB_BASE="chia-blockchain-cli_$CHIA_INSTALLER_VERSION-1_$PLATFORM"
 mkdir -p "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/opt/chia"
+mkdir -p "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/usr/bin"
 mkdir -p "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN"
 j2 -o "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/control" assets/deb/control.j2
-cp assets/deb/postinst "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/postinst"
-cp assets/deb/prerm "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/prerm"
-chmod 0755 "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/postinst" "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/prerm"
 cp -r dist/daemon/* "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/opt/chia/"
+ln -s ../../opt/chia/chia "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/usr/bin/chia"
 dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE"
 # CLI only .deb done