diff --git a/debian/gitlab.links b/debian/gitlab.links
index 541bdd4dd0..07a1572d7c 100644
--- a/debian/gitlab.links
+++ b/debian/gitlab.links
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ usr/share/javascript/clipboard/clipboard.js usr/share/gitlab/vendor/assets/javas
 usr/share/javascript/chartjs/Chart.js usr/share/gitlab/vendor/assets/javascripts/chart-lib.min.js
 usr/share/javascript/graphael/g.raphael-min.js usr/share/gitlab/vendor/assets/javascripts/g.raphael-min.js
 usr/share/javascript/graphael/g.bar-min.js usr/share/gitlab/vendor/assets/javascripts/g.bar-min.js
+
+/var/lib/gitlab/.secret    /usr/share/gitlab/.secret
+/var/lib/gitlab/Gemfile.lock    /usr/share/gitlab/Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index efe33b0ef8..e992c4ff6e 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ EOF
 
     # Create Gemfile.lock and .secret in /var/lib/gitlab
     su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c "touch ${gitlab_data_dir}/Gemfile.lock"
-    ln -sf ${gitlab_data_dir}/Gemfile.lock ${gitlab_app_root}/Gemfile.lock
-    
-    if ! [ -e ${gitlab_app_root}/.secret ] ; then
-      ln -sf ${gitlab_data_dir}/.secret ${gitlab_app_root}/.secret
-    fi
 
     echo "Verifying we have all required libraries..."
     su ${gitlab_user} -s /bin/sh -c 'bundle install --local'