diff --git a/LICENSES b/LICENSES
index 8449631be..3e6fa4783 100644
--- a/LICENSES
+++ b/LICENSES
@@ -47,5 +47,3 @@ otherwise.
 - static/themes/default/img/FreedomBox-logo-standard.png :: -
 - static/themes/default/img/FreedomBox-logo-standard.svg :: -
 - static/themes/default/img/freedombox-logotype.png :: -
-- static/themes/default/js/libs/jquery.min.js :: Symlink to external target: [[file:themes/default/js/libs/jquery.min.js::*%20Dual%20licensed%20under%20the%20MIT%20or%20GPL%20Version%202%20licenses.][MIT/GPL2]]
-- static/themes/default/js/libs/modernizr.min.js :: Symlink to external target: MIT
diff --git a/plinth/templates/base.html b/plinth/templates/base.html
index e214a4a76..9efb18fdd 100644
--- a/plinth/templates/base.html
+++ b/plinth/templates/base.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="{% static 'theme/img/apple-touch-icon-114px-precomposed.png' %}"/>
 
   <!-- Bootstrap base CSS -->
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'theme/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css' %}"/>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static '/javascript/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css' %}"/>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'theme/css/plinth.css' %}"/>
 
   {% block app_head %}<!-- placeholder for app/module-specific head files -->{% endblock %}
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@
 
   <!-- JavaScript <script> tags are placed at the end of the document to speed up initial page loads-->
   <!-- Local link to system Modernizr (includes HTML5 Shiv) -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'theme/js/libs/modernizr.min.js' %}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/modernizr/modernizr.min.js' %}"></script>
   <!-- Local link to system jQuery -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'theme/js/libs/jquery.min.js' %}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/jquery/jquery.min.js' %}"></script>
   <!-- Local link to system Bootstrap JS -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'theme/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js' %}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js' %}"></script>
 
   {% block app_js %}<!-- placeholder for app-specific js files -->{% endblock %}
   {% block page_js %}<!-- placeholder for page-specific js files -->{% endblock %}
diff --git a/static/themes/default/bootstrap b/static/themes/default/bootstrap
deleted file mode 120000
index d17ad3f59..000000000
--- a/static/themes/default/bootstrap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/javascript/bootstrap/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/themes/default/js/libs/jquery.min.js b/static/themes/default/js/libs/jquery.min.js
deleted file mode 120000
index 7fff8870f..000000000
--- a/static/themes/default/js/libs/jquery.min.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/javascript/jquery/jquery.min.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/themes/default/js/libs/modernizr.min.js b/static/themes/default/js/libs/modernizr.min.js
deleted file mode 120000
index e35219b2a..000000000
--- a/static/themes/default/js/libs/modernizr.min.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/javascript/modernizr/modernizr.min.js
\ No newline at end of file