diff --git a/packaging/tools/remove.sh b/packaging/tools/remove.sh
index bf5252e448..ec73ca88cf 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/remove.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/remove.sh
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ remove_service_of() {
 remove_tools_of() {
   _tool=$1
   kill_service_of ${_tool}
-  [ -e "${bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
+  [ -L "${bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
   [ -e "${installDir}/bin/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${installDir}/bin/${_tool} || :
-  [ -e "${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
+  [ -L "${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool}" ] && ${csudo}rm -rf ${local_bin_link_dir}/${_tool} || :
 }
 
 remove_bin() {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ while getopts "e:h" opt; do
         echo "Remove all the data, log, and configuration files."
       elif [ "$OPTARG" == "no" ]; then
         remove_flag="false"
-        echo "Do NOT remove the data, log, and configuration files."
+        echo "Do not remove the data, log, and configuration files."
       else
         echo "Invalid option for -e: $OPTARG"
         usage
diff --git a/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh b/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
index 33454d7512..a7eb225704 100755
--- a/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
+++ b/packaging/tools/remove_client.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function clean_bin() {
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${dumpName2}        || :
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${uninstallScript2}  || :
     ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/set_core  || :
-    [ -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
+    [ -L ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
 
     if [ "$verMode" == "cluster" ] && [ "$clientName" != "$clientName2" ]; then
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${clientName2} || :
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function clean_bin() {
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${benchmarkName2}   || :
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${dumpName2} || :
         ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${uninstallScript2} || :
-        [ -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
+        [ -L ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} ] && ${csudo}rm -f ${bin_link_dir}/${inspect_name} || :
     fi
 }