diff --git a/builder/build-omarchy-packages.sh b/builder/build-omarchy-packages.sh
index 33e727d..956e76b 100755
--- a/builder/build-omarchy-packages.sh
+++ b/builder/build-omarchy-packages.sh
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ if [ -n "$OMARCHY_DEV_BUILD" ] && [ -d "/omarchy-installer" ]; then
   source /builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
   convert_to_dev_pkgbuild "PKGBUILD"
   
-  # Ensure local source is accessible
-  mkdir -p src
-  ln -sf /omarchy-installer src/omarchy-installer
-  
   BUILD_FILE="PKGBUILD.dev"
-  BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums --noextract"
+  BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums -f"
   echo "✓ Will build from local source (no git clone)"
 else
   echo "========================================="
@@ -120,12 +116,8 @@ if [ -n "$OMARCHY_DEV_BUILD" ] && [ -d "/omarchy-installer" ]; then
   source /builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
   convert_to_dev_pkgbuild "PKGBUILD"
   
-  # Symlink local source
-  mkdir -p src
-  ln -sf /omarchy-installer src/omarchy-installer
-  
   INSTALLER_BUILD_FILE="PKGBUILD.dev"
-  INSTALLER_BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums --noextract"
+  INSTALLER_BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums -f"
 else
   echo "PRODUCTION MODE: Using git source"
   INSTALLER_BUILD_FILE="PKGBUILD"
@@ -167,12 +159,8 @@ if [ -n "$OMARCHY_DEV_BUILD" ] && [ -d "/omarchy-installer" ]; then
   source /builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
   convert_to_dev_pkgbuild "PKGBUILD"
   
-  # Symlink local source
-  mkdir -p src
-  ln -sf /omarchy-installer src/omarchy-installer
-  
   OMARCHY_BUILD_FILE="PKGBUILD.dev"
-  OMARCHY_BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums --noextract"
+  OMARCHY_BUILD_FLAGS="--noconfirm --skippgpcheck --skipchecksums -f"
 else
   echo "PRODUCTION MODE: Using git source"
   OMARCHY_BUILD_FILE="PKGBUILD"
diff --git a/builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh b/builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
index 4a6ee6e..72c1a08 100755
--- a/builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
+++ b/builder/templates/dev-pkgbuild-patch.sh
@@ -15,25 +15,9 @@ convert_to_dev_pkgbuild() {
   sed -i '/^source=/c\source=()' "$dev_pkgbuild_path"
   sed -i '/^sha256sums=/c\sha256sums=()' "$dev_pkgbuild_path"
   
-  # Add prepare() function to symlink local source
-  # Insert after the source line
-  cat >> "$dev_pkgbuild_path" << 'EOF'
-
-# Dev build: use locally mounted source
-prepare() {
-  # Symlink local omarchy-installer source
-  if [ -d "/omarchy-installer" ]; then
-    ln -sf /omarchy-installer "$srcdir/omarchy-installer"
-    echo "Using locally mounted omarchy-installer from /omarchy-installer"
-  elif [ -f "/omarchy-pkgs/pkgbuilds/omarchy-settings/src/omarchy-installer" ]; then
-    # Fallback: use source from previous build
-    echo "Using omarchy-installer from previous package build"
-  else
-    error "No local omarchy-installer source found!"
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-EOF
+  # Replace cd "omarchy-installer" with cd "/omarchy-installer" to use mounted directory directly
+  sed -i 's|cd "omarchy-installer"|cd "/omarchy-installer"|g' "$dev_pkgbuild_path"
   
   echo "✓ Dev PKGBUILD created: $dev_pkgbuild_path"
+  echo "✓ Will use /omarchy-installer directly (no git clone, no symlinks)"
 }