diff --git a/gbp/deb/uscan.py b/gbp/deb/uscan.py
index 4eb70a6b..af088408 100644
--- a/gbp/deb/uscan.py
+++ b/gbp/deb/uscan.py
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ def _parse(self, out):
             if m:
                 source = '../%s' % m.group(1)
                 break
-            elif row.startswith('<messages>'):
-                m = re.match(r".*symlinked ([^\s]+) to it", row)
-                if m:
-                    source = "../%s" % m.group(1)
-                    break
-                m = re.match(r"Successfully downloaded updated package "
-                             "([^<]+)", row)
-                if m:
-                    source = "../%s" % m.group(1)
-                    break
         # Try to determine the already downloaded sources name
         else:
             d = {}
@@ -180,7 +170,7 @@ def scan(self, destdir='..', download_version=None):
 
         @returns: C{True} if a new version was downloaded
         """
-        cmd = ['uscan', '--symlink', '--destdir=%s' % destdir, '--dehs']
+        cmd = ['uscan', '--destdir=%s' % destdir, '--dehs']
         if download_version:
             cmd += ['--download-debversion', download_version]
         p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd=self._dir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)