diff --git a/pungi/linker.py b/pungi/linker.py
index 0bcadc41..097e52b1 100644
--- a/pungi/linker.py
+++ b/pungi/linker.py
@@ -228,20 +228,7 @@ class Linker(kobo.log.LoggingBase):
             raise ValueError("Unknown link_type: %s" % link_type)
 
     def link(self, src, dst, link_type="hardlink-or-copy"):
-        """Link directories recursively."""
-        if os.path.isfile(src) or os.path.islink(src):
-            self._link_file(src, dst, link_type)
-            return
+        if os.path.isdir(src):
+            raise RuntimeError("Linking directories recursively is not supported")
 
-        if os.path.isfile(dst):
-            raise OSError(errno.EEXIST, "File exists")
-
-        if not self.test:
-            if not os.path.exists(dst):
-                makedirs(dst)
-            shutil.copystat(src, dst)
-
-        for i in os.listdir(src):
-            src_path = os.path.join(src, i)
-            dst_path = os.path.join(dst, i)
-            self.link(src_path, dst_path, link_type)
+        self._link_file(src, dst, link_type)
diff --git a/tests/test_linker.py b/tests/test_linker.py
index 87c5a3c1..7dcd74d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_linker.py
+++ b/tests/test_linker.py
@@ -280,70 +280,3 @@ class TestLinkerLink(TestLinkerBase):
             self.file2,
             link_type="hardlink-or-copy",
         )
-
-    def test_link_dir_hardlink(self):
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="hardlink")
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertTrue(self.same_inode(self.file1, self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertTrue(self.same_inode(self.file3, self.dst_file3))
-        self.assertSameStat(
-            os.path.dirname(self.file3), os.path.dirname(self.dst_file3)
-        )
-
-        # always preserve symlinks
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink1), "../file1")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink2), "subdir")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink3), "does-not-exist")
-
-    def test_link_dir_copy(self):
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="copy")
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertFalse(self.same_inode(self.file1, self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertFalse(self.same_inode(self.file3, self.dst_file3))
-        self.assertSameStat(
-            os.path.dirname(self.file3), os.path.dirname(self.dst_file3)
-        )
-
-        # always preserve symlinks
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink1), "../file1")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink2), "subdir")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink3), "does-not-exist")
-
-    def test_link_dir_copy_test_mode(self):
-        # turn test mode on
-        self.linker = linker.Linker(logger=self.logger, test=True)
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="copy")
-
-        # dst_dir should not even exist
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.isdir(self.dst_dir))
-
-    def test_link_dir_symlink(self):
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="symlink")
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(self.file3)))
-
-        # always preserve symlinks
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink1), "../file1")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink2), "subdir")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink3), "does-not-exist")
-
-    def test_link_dir_abspath_symlink(self):
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="abspath-symlink")
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.dst_file1))
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_file1), self.file1)
-        self.assertSameStat(
-            os.path.dirname(self.file3), os.path.dirname(self.dst_file3)
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(self.file3)))
-
-        # always preserve symlinks
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink1), "../file1")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink2), "subdir")
-        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(self.dst_symlink3), "does-not-exist")
-
-    def test_copy_preserve_hardlinks(self):
-        self.assertTrue(self.same_inode(self.file1, self.hardlink1))
-        self.linker.link(self.src_dir, self.dst_dir, link_type="copy")
-        self.assertTrue(self.same_inode(self.dst_file1, self.dst_hardlink1))