diff --git a/debian/xsfbs/xsfbs.sh b/debian/xsfbs/xsfbs.sh
index 781826f..4461b1a 100644
--- a/debian/xsfbs/xsfbs.sh
+++ b/debian/xsfbs/xsfbs.sh
@@ -303,115 +303,6 @@ EOF
   fi
 }
 
-check_symlink () {
-  # syntax: check_symlink symlink
-  #
-  # See if specified symlink points where it is supposed to.  Return 0 if it
-  # does, and 1 if it does not.
-  #
-  # Primarily used by check_symlinks_and_warn() and check_symlinks_and_bomb().
-
-  local symlink
-
-  # validate arguments
-  if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-    usage_error "check_symlink() called with wrong number of arguments;" \
-                "expected 1, got $#"
-    exit $SHELL_LIB_USAGE_ERROR
-  fi
-
-  symlink="$1"
-
-  if [ "$(maplink "$symlink")" = "$(readlink "$symlink")" ]; then
-    return 0
-  else
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-check_symlinks_and_warn () {
-  # syntax: check_symlinks_and_warn symlink ...
-  #
-  # For each argument, check for symlink sanity, and warn if it isn't sane.
-  #
-  # Call this function from a preinst script in the event $1 is "upgrade" or
-  # "install".
-
-  local errmsg symlink
-
-  # validate arguments
-  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-    usage_error "check_symlinks_and_warn() called with wrong number of" \
-                "arguments; expected at least 1, got $#"
-    exit $SHELL_LIB_USAGE_ERROR
-  fi
-
-  while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-    symlink="$1"
-    if [ -L "$symlink" ]; then
-      if ! check_symlink "$symlink"; then
-        observe "$symlink symbolic link points to wrong location" \
-                "$(readlink "$symlink"); removing"
-        rm "$symlink"
-      fi
-    elif [ -e "$symlink" ]; then
-      errmsg="$symlink exists and is not a symbolic link; this package cannot"
-      errmsg="$errmsg be installed until this"
-      if [ -f "$symlink" ]; then
-        errmsg="$errmsg file"
-      elif [ -d "$symlink" ]; then
-        errmsg="$errmsg directory"
-      else
-        errmsg="$errmsg thing"
-      fi
-      errmsg="$errmsg is removed"
-      die "$errmsg"
-    fi
-    shift
-  done
-}
-
-check_symlinks_and_bomb () {
-  # syntax: check_symlinks_and_bomb symlink ...
-  #
-  # For each argument, check for symlink sanity, and bomb if it isn't sane.
-  #
-  # Call this function from a postinst script.
-
-  local problem symlink
-
-  # validate arguments
-  if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
-    usage_error "check_symlinks_and_bomb() called with wrong number of"
-                "arguments; expected at least 1, got $#"
-    exit $SHELL_LIB_USAGE_ERROR
-  fi
-
-  while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-    problem=
-    symlink="$1"
-    if [ -L "$symlink" ]; then
-      if ! check_symlink "$symlink"; then
-        problem=yes
-        warn "$symlink symbolic link points to wrong location" \
-             "$(readlink "$symlink")"
-      fi
-    elif [ -e "$symlink" ]; then
-      problem=yes
-      warn "$symlink is not a symbolic link"
-    else
-      problem=yes
-      warn "$symlink symbolic link does not exist"
-    fi
-    if [ -n "$problem" ]; then
-      analyze_path "$symlink" "$(readlink "$symlink")"
-      find_culprits "$symlink"
-      die "bad symbolic links on system"
-    fi
-    shift
-  done
-}
-
 font_update () {
   # run $UPDATECMDS in $FONTDIRS