diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ef40f4c..2c17e07 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -271,66 +271,16 @@ func addCmd(args []string) error {
 }
 
 func unlinkCmd(args []string) error {
-	flags, pkgSpec, err := parsePackageFlags(args)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	pkgName, relPath, err := resolvePackageSpec(pkgSpec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	repo, err := repoPath()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	pkgDir := filepath.Join(repo, pkgName)
-	configPath := filepath.Join(pkgDir, configFileName)
-	cfg, err := loadConfig(configPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	targetRoot, err := selectTarget(cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	filesDir := filepath.Join(pkgDir, filesDirName)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(filesDir); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if relPath == "" {
-		if err := restorePackage(filesDir, targetRoot, flags.dryRun); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if flags.dryRun {
-			return nil
-		}
-		if err := os.RemoveAll(pkgDir); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		fmt.Printf("removed package %s\n", pkgName)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := restorePath(filesDir, targetRoot, relPath, flags.dryRun); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if flags.dryRun {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(filesDir, relPath)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("removed %s:%s\n", pkgName, relPath)
-	return nil
+	return removeOrUnlink(args, false)
 }
 
 func removeCmd(args []string) error {
+	return removeOrUnlink(args, true)
+}
+
+func removeOrUnlink(args []string, isRemove bool) error {
+	_ = isRemove // commands are identical, flag kept for clarity
+
 	flags, pkgSpec, err := parsePackageFlags(args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -380,11 +330,9 @@ func removeCmd(args []string) error {
 	if err := restorePath(filesDir, targetRoot, relPath, flags.dryRun); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	if flags.dryRun {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(filesDir, relPath)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}