diff --git a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
index 5e886fb..1932cf0 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/plugins/renamer/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from couchpotato.core.plugins.base import Plugin
 from couchpotato.core.settings.model import Library, File, Profile, Release, \
     ReleaseInfo
 from couchpotato.environment import Env
-from linktastic.linktastic import link, symlink
 import errno
 import os
 import re
@@ -20,6 +19,18 @@ import traceback
 
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
+# Windows hack for (sym)links
+def winLink(src, dst): 
+    import ctypes 
+    if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateHardLinkW(unicode(dst), unicode(src), 0) == 0: raise ctypes.WinError()
+
+def winSymlink(src, dst):
+    import ctypes 
+    if ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateSymbolicLinkW(unicode(dst), unicode(src), 1 if os.path.isdir(src) else 0) in [0, 1280]: raise ctypes.WinError()
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    os.link = winLink
+    os.symlink = winSymlink
 
 class Renamer(Plugin):
 
@@ -502,14 +513,14 @@ Remove it if you want it to be renamed (again, or at least let it try again)
             if forcemove:
                 shutil.move(old, dest)
             elif self.conf('file_action') == 'hardlink':
-                link(old, dest)
+                os.link(old, dest)
             elif self.conf('file_action') == 'symlink':
-                symlink(old, dest)
+                os.symlink(old, dest)
             elif self.conf('file_action') == 'copy':
                 shutil.copy(old, dest)
             elif self.conf('file_action') == 'move_symlink':
                 shutil.move(old, dest)
-                symlink(dest, old)
+                os.symlink(dest, old)
             else:
                 shutil.move(old, dest)
 
diff --git a/libs/linktastic/__init__.py b/libs/linktastic/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/libs/linktastic/linktastic.py b/libs/linktastic/linktastic.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7668766..0000000
--- a/libs/linktastic/linktastic.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-# Linktastic Module
-# - A python2/3 compatible module that can create hardlinks/symlinks on windows-based systems
-#
-# Linktastic is distributed under the MIT License.  The follow are the terms and conditions of using Linktastic.
-#
-# The MIT License (MIT)
-#  Copyright (c) 2012 Solipsis Development
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
-# associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
-# including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
-# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
-# subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial
-# portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
-# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
-# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
-# SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-import subprocess
-from subprocess import CalledProcessError
-import os
-
-
-# Prevent spaces from messing with us!
-def _escape_param(param):
-	return '"%s"' % param
-
-
-# Private function to create link on nt-based systems
-def _link_windows(src, dest):
-	try:
-		subprocess.check_output(
-			'cmd /C mklink /H %s %s' % (_escape_param(dest), _escape_param(src)),
-			stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-	except CalledProcessError as err:
-
-		raise IOError(err.output.decode('utf-8'))
-
-	# TODO, find out what kind of messages Windows sends us from mklink
-	# print(stdout)
-	# assume if they ret-coded 0 we're good
-
-
-def _symlink_windows(src, dest):
-	try:
-		subprocess.check_output(
-			'cmd /C mklink %s %s' % (_escape_param(dest), _escape_param(src)),
-			stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-	except CalledProcessError as err:
-		raise IOError(err.output.decode('utf-8'))
-
-	# TODO, find out what kind of messages Windows sends us from mklink
-	# print(stdout)
-	# assume if they ret-coded 0 we're good
-
-
-# Create a hard link to src named as dest
-# This version of link, unlike os.link, supports nt systems as well
-def link(src, dest):
-	if os.name == 'nt':
-		_link_windows(src, dest)
-	else:
-		os.link(src, dest)
-
-
-# Create a symlink to src named as dest, but don't fail if you're on nt
-def symlink(src, dest):
-	if os.name == 'nt':
-		_symlink_windows(src, dest)
-	else:
-		os.symlink(src, dest)