diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
index e2c7020a3..e32cdf095 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
 
                 savesCopy = std::make_unique<FS::copy>(FS::PathCombine(m_origInstance->gameRoot(), "saves"),
                                                        FS::PathCombine(staging_mc_dir, "saves"));
-                savesCopy->followSymlinks(true);
                 (*savesCopy)(true);
                 setProgress(0, savesCopy->totalCopied());
                 connect(savesCopy.get(), &FS::copy::fileCopied, [this](QString src) { setProgress(m_progress + 1, m_progressTotal); });
@@ -126,11 +125,11 @@ void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
             return !there_were_errors;
         }
         FS::copy folderCopy(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), m_stagingPath);
-        folderCopy.followSymlinks(false).matcher(m_matcher);
+        folderCopy.matcher(m_matcher);
 
         folderCopy(true);
         setProgress(0, folderCopy.totalCopied());
-        connect(&folderCopy, &FS::copy::fileCopied, [this](QString src) { setProgress(m_progress + 1, m_progressTotal); });
+        connect(&folderCopy, &FS::copy::fileCopied, [this]() { setProgress(m_progress + 1, m_progressTotal); });
         return folderCopy();
     });
     connect(&m_copyFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished, this, &InstanceCopyTask::copyFinished);
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackInstallTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackInstallTask.cpp
index c5f80990e..48cea691e 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackInstallTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/import_ftb/PackInstallTask.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void PackInstallTask::executeTask()
 
     m_copyFuture = QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [this] {
         FS::copy folderCopy(m_pack.path, FS::PathCombine(m_stagingPath, "minecraft"));
-        folderCopy.followSymlinks(true);
         return folderCopy();
     });
     connect(&m_copyFutureWatcher, &QFutureWatcher<bool>::finished, this, &PackInstallTask::copySettings);