diff --git a/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp b/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
index 36c8a79..39333c8 100644
--- a/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class abusehelper {
             default   => "root",
         },
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${abusehelper_package}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/src/abusehelper":
         ensure  => latest,
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ class abusehelper {
             default   => "root",
         },
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${idiokit_package}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/src/idiokit":
         ensure  => latest,
diff --git a/hastymail/manifests/init.pp b/hastymail/manifests/init.pp
index 88d4ee0..c567dfe 100644
--- a/hastymail/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/hastymail/manifests/init.pp
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ class hastymail {
 
     file { "/usr/local/src/hastymail.tar.gz":
         ensure => present,
-        source => "puppet:///files/packages/$hastymail_package",
+        source => "puppet:///files/packages/${hastymail_package}",
         mode   => "0644",
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/share/hastymail":
         ensure  => latest,
diff --git a/vsroom/manifests/init.pp b/vsroom/manifests/init.pp
index c930265..229b607 100644
--- a/vsroom/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/vsroom/manifests/init.pp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ class vsroom::common {
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${vsroom_package}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/src/vsroom":
         ensure  => latest,
diff --git a/wiki/manifests/init.pp b/wiki/manifests/init.pp
index 99d43a7..10bf103 100644
--- a/wiki/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/wiki/manifests/init.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class wiki::moin {
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${moin_package}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     file { "/usr/local/src/moin.patch":
         ensure => present,
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ class wiki::moin {
         owner  => "root",
         group  => "root",
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${moin_patch}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/src/moin":
         ensure  => latest,
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ class wiki::graphingwiki::common {
             default   => "root",
         },
         source => "puppet:///files/packages/${graphingwiki_package}",
-        links  => follow,
     }
     util::extract::tar { "/usr/local/src/graphingwiki":
         ensure  => latest,