diff --git a/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen b/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
deleted file mode 120000
index 19840c51..00000000
--- a/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/omarchy-shell.md b/docs/omarchy-shell.md
index d62661a7..b0da00e4 100644
--- a/docs/omarchy-shell.md
+++ b/docs/omarchy-shell.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The lower-level IPC methods remain available through `omarchy-shell shell ...`.
 
 ## Elsewhen
 
-Elsewhen (`omacom.elsewhen`) ships in the `elsewhen` package at `/usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen`. A symlink in `~/.config/omarchy/plugins/` makes it available to the shell. New installs place it immediately before the clock; the migration uses `omarchy bar put omacom.elsewhen --before omarchy.clock`, which preserves an existing placement and uses Elsewhen's normal right-side placement if the clock is absent. Existing plugin directories and symlinks are left intact. The normal update flow restarts the shell after migrations; the migration does not interrupt plugin loading with an immediate restart.
+Elsewhen (`omacom.elsewhen`) ships in the `elsewhen` package at `/usr/share/omarchy/shell/plugins/omacom.elsewhen`, where the shell discovers it automatically. New installs place it immediately before the clock; the migration uses `omarchy bar put omacom.elsewhen --before omarchy.clock`, which preserves an existing placement and uses Elsewhen's normal right-side placement if the clock is absent. Existing plugin directories and symlinks are left intact. The normal update flow restarts the shell after migrations; the migration does not interrupt plugin loading with an immediate restart.
 
 ## IPC
 
diff --git a/migrations/1789581661.sh b/migrations/1789581661.sh
index 5c022e1c..7a848550 100644
--- a/migrations/1789581661.sh
+++ b/migrations/1789581661.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,5 @@ echo "Install Elsewhen, the world clock plugin"
 
 omarchy-pkg-add elsewhen
 
-plugin="$HOME/.config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen"
-mkdir -p "$(dirname "$plugin")"
-if [[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin ]]; then
-  ln -s /usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen "$plugin"
-fi
-
 omarchy-shell shell rescanPlugins
 omarchy-bar put omacom.elsewhen --before omarchy.clock
diff --git a/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh b/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh
index c0a2de8f..585f65ba 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ if PACKAGE_STATUS=1 run_migration; then
 fi
 [[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin && $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "package elsewhen" ]] ||
   fail "package failure leaves the plugin and shell untouched"
-pass "package failure stops before linking or changing the shell"
+pass "package failure stops before changing the shell"
 
 run_migration
-[[ $(readlink "$plugin") == /usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen ]] || fail "package link is installed"
-[[ $(readlink "$ROOT/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen") == "$(readlink "$plugin")" ]] || fail "fresh installs use the same package link"
-pass "migration and fresh installs link to the package"
+[[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin ]] || fail "migration does not create a user plugin link"
+[[ ! -e $ROOT/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen && ! -L $ROOT/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen ]] || fail "fresh installs do not ship a user plugin link"
+pass "migration and fresh installs rely on the packaged plugin directory"
 
 expected=$'package elsewhen\nshell rescanPlugins\nshell putBarWidget omacom.elsewhen {"before":"omarchy.clock"}'
 [[ $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "$expected" ]] || fail "install, scan and placement run in order" "$(cat "$CALL_LOG")"
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ pass "real bar helper enables and places before the clock without restarting dur
 
 run_migration
 [[ $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "$expected" ]] || fail "migration can be rerun"
-pass "migration can be rerun with its package link present"
+[[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin ]] || fail "rerunning the migration does not create a user plugin link"
+pass "migration can be rerun without a user plugin link"
 
-rm "$plugin"
-mkdir "$plugin"
+mkdir -p "$plugin"
 printf 'local work\n' >"$plugin/notes"
 run_migration
 [[ ! -L $plugin && $(cat "$plugin/notes") == "local work" ]] || fail "existing checkout is preserved"