diff --git a/src/commands/use.rs b/src/commands/use.rs
index 5f91eed..3c44b17 100644
--- a/src/commands/use.rs
+++ b/src/commands/use.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use super::install::Install;
 use crate::fs;
 use crate::installed_versions;
 use crate::outln;
-use crate::symlink_path::DefaultMultishellPathExt;
 use crate::system_version;
 use crate::user_version::UserVersion;
 use crate::version::Version;
@@ -24,10 +23,8 @@ impl Command for Use {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn apply(self, config: &FnmConfig) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        let multishell_path = config
-            .multishell_path_or_default()
-            .context(FnmEnvWasNotSourced)?;
-        warn_if_multishell_path_not_in_path_env_var(&multishell_path, config);
+        let multishell_path = config.multishell_path().context(FnmEnvWasNotSourced)?;
+        warn_if_multishell_path_not_in_path_env_var(multishell_path, config);
 
         let all_versions =
             installed_versions::list(config.installations_dir()).context(VersionListingError)?;
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ impl Command for Use {
             }
         };
 
-        replace_symlink(&version_path, &multishell_path).context(SymlinkingCreationIssue)?;
+        replace_symlink(&version_path, multishell_path).context(SymlinkingCreationIssue)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -200,5 +197,5 @@ pub enum Error {
         "You should setup your shell profile to evaluate `fnm env`, see https://github.com/Schniz/fnm#shell-setup on how to do this",
         "Check out our documentation for more information: https://fnm.vercel.app"
     ))]
-    FnmEnvWasNotSourced { source: Box<dyn std::error::Error> },
+    FnmEnvWasNotSourced,
 }
diff --git a/src/current_version.rs b/src/current_version.rs
index c2be3e8..6f7fab3 100644
--- a/src/current_version.rs
+++ b/src/current_version.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
+use crate::config::FnmConfig;
 use crate::system_version;
 use crate::version::Version;
-use crate::{config::FnmConfig, symlink_path::DefaultMultishellPathExt};
-use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 
 pub fn current_version(config: &FnmConfig) -> Result<Option<Version>, Error> {
-    let multishell_path = config
-        .multishell_path_or_default()
-        .context(CantCreateMultishellPath)?;
+    let multishell_path = config.multishell_path().context(EnvNotApplied)?;
 
     if multishell_path.read_link().ok() == Some(system_version::path()) {
         return Ok(Some(Version::Bypassed));
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[snafu(display(
         "`fnm env` was not applied in this context.\nCan't find fnm's environment variables"
     ))]
-    CantCreateMultishellPath { source: Box<dyn std::error::Error> },
+    EnvNotApplied,
     #[snafu(display("Can't read the version as a valid semver"))]
     VersionError {
         source: semver::Error,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8ba1f8e..53003e3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ mod version_files;
 
 #[macro_use]
 mod log_level;
-mod symlink_path;
 
 fn main() {
     env_logger::init();
diff --git a/src/symlink_path.rs b/src/symlink_path.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index a6d45c3..0000000
--- a/src/symlink_path.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-use std::{fs::create_dir_all, path::PathBuf};
-
-use log::info;
-use sysinfo::{get_current_pid, ProcessExt, System, SystemExt};
-
-use crate::config::FnmConfig;
-
-pub fn generate_symlink_token_based_on_pid() -> Result<String, &'static str> {
-    let mut system = System::new();
-    let current_pid = get_current_pid()?;
-
-    system.refresh_process(current_pid);
-    let current_process = system
-        .process(current_pid)
-        .ok_or("Couldn't find the current process in the tree")?;
-
-    let parent_pid = current_process
-        .parent()
-        .ok_or("Couldn't find the parent pid in the process tree")?;
-
-    Ok(format!("pid_{}", parent_pid))
-}
-
-pub(crate) trait DefaultMultishellPathExt {
-    fn multishell_path_or_default(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
-}
-
-impl DefaultMultishellPathExt for FnmConfig {
-    fn multishell_path_or_default(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        if let Some(given_path) = self.multishell_path() {
-            return Ok(given_path.to_path_buf());
-        }
-
-        let symlink_token = generate_symlink_token_based_on_pid()?;
-        let multishells_path = std::env::temp_dir().join("fnm_multishells");
-        let new_path = multishells_path.join(symlink_token);
-
-        info!(
-            "No multishell path given, generating a new one at {}",
-            new_path.display()
-        );
-
-        create_dir_all(&multishells_path)?;
-
-        Ok(new_path)
-    }
-}