diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fc6d0b20b..4ec62993d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ ush/bufr2ioda_insitu*
 versions/build.ver
 versions/run.ver
 
-# wxflow checkout and symlinks
-ush/python/wxflow
-workflow/wxflow
-ci/scripts/wxflow
-
 # jcb checkout and symlinks
 ush/python/jcb
 workflow/jcb
diff --git a/ci/scripts/wxflow b/ci/scripts/wxflow
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..9dbee42bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/wxflow
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../sorc/wxflow/src/wxflow
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sorc/link_workflow.sh b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
index 870ddc5eba..3d81f7b7d4 100755
--- a/sorc/link_workflow.sh
+++ b/sorc/link_workflow.sh
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ esac
 # Source fix version file
 source "${HOMEgfs}/versions/fix.ver"
 
-# Link python pacakges in ush/python
-# TODO: This will be unnecessary when these are part of the virtualenv
-packages=("wxflow")
-for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
-    cd "${HOMEgfs}/ush/python" || exit 1
-    [[ -s "${package}" ]] && rm -f "${package}"
-    ${LINK} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/${package}/src/${package}" .
-done
-
 # Link GDASapp python packages in ush/python
 packages=("jcb")
 for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
@@ -103,15 +94,6 @@ for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
     ${LINK} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/sorc/${package}/src/${package}" .
 done
 
-# Link wxflow in workflow and ci/scripts
-# TODO: This will be unnecessary when wxflow is part of the virtualenv
-cd "${HOMEgfs}/workflow" || exit 1
-[[ -s "wxflow" ]] && rm -f wxflow
-${LINK} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/wxflow/src/wxflow" .
-cd "${HOMEgfs}/ci/scripts" || exit 1
-[[ -s "wxflow" ]] && rm -f wxflow
-${LINK} "${HOMEgfs}/sorc/wxflow/src/wxflow" .
-
 # Link fix directories
 if [[ -n "${FIX_DIR}" ]]; then
   if [[ ! -d "${HOMEgfs}/fix" ]]; then mkdir "${HOMEgfs}/fix" || exit 1; fi
diff --git a/ush/python/wxflow b/ush/python/wxflow
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..9dbee42bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ush/python/wxflow
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../sorc/wxflow/src/wxflow
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workflow/wxflow b/workflow/wxflow
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..7ea96a12bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workflow/wxflow
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../sorc/wxflow/src/wxflow
\ No newline at end of file