diff --git a/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt b/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
index 2464d66..8f40bcf 100644
--- a/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plasmoid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ set(META_PROJECT_TYPE qtplugin)
 set(META_PLUGIN_CATEGORY plasma/applets)
 set(META_QT5_VERSION 5.8)
 
+# use testfiles directory from syncthingconnector
+set(META_SRCDIR_REFS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\n${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../syncthingconnector")
+
 # source files
 set(PLASMOID_FILES
     package/contents/ui/CompactRepresentation.qml
diff --git a/plasmoid/testfiles/mocks b/plasmoid/testfiles/mocks
deleted file mode 120000
index 447706a..0000000
--- a/plasmoid/testfiles/mocks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../connector/testfiles/mocks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt b/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
index 04be1a9..5db993b 100644
--- a/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/syncthing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION "Syncthing itself, built as a shared or static library"
 set(META_PROJECT_VARNAME_UPPER LIB_SYNCTHING)
 set(META_SYNCTHING_VERSION "v1.23.1")
 
+# use testfiles directory from syncthingconnector
+set(META_SRCDIR_REFS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\n${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../syncthingconnector")
+
 # add project files
 set(HEADER_FILES interface.h)
 set(SRC_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libsyncthinginternal.h" interface.cpp)
diff --git a/syncthing/testfiles/testconfig b/syncthing/testfiles/testconfig
deleted file mode 120000
index fbe1030..0000000
--- a/syncthing/testfiles/testconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../connector/testfiles/testconfig
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
index fbdaa48..854bf1b 100644
--- a/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testhelper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ set(META_NO_CPP_UNIT ON)
 set(META_TEST_TARGET_IS_MANUAL ON)
 set(META_ADD_DEFAULT_CPP_UNIT_TEST_APPLICATION OFF)
 
+# use testfiles directory from syncthingconnector
+set(META_SRCDIR_REFS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\n${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../syncthingconnector")
+
 # add project files
 set(HEADER_FILES helper.h syncthingtestinstance.h)
 set(SRC_FILES helper.cpp syncthingtestinstance.cpp)
diff --git a/testhelper/testfiles/testconfig b/testhelper/testfiles/testconfig
deleted file mode 120000
index fbe1030..0000000
--- a/testhelper/testfiles/testconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../connector/testfiles/testconfig
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tray/CMakeLists.txt b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
index 63536a7..31ebafe 100644
--- a/tray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ set(META_APP_NAME "Syncthing Tray")
 set(META_APP_ACTIONS OPEN_WEBUI)
 set(META_APP_ACTION_OPEN_WEBUI "open-webui" "Open web UI" "--webui")
 
+# use testfiles directory from syncthingconnector
+set(META_SRCDIR_REFS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\n${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../syncthingconnector")
+
 # add project files
 set(WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES
     application/singleinstance.h
diff --git a/tray/testfiles/mocks b/tray/testfiles/mocks
deleted file mode 120000
index 447706a..0000000
--- a/tray/testfiles/mocks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../connector/testfiles/mocks
\ No newline at end of file