diff --git a/test/test_no_symlinks.py b/test/test_no_symlinks.py
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+"""
+Checks that no implementation makes use of symbolic links.
+"""
+
+import os
+import pqclean
+import sys
+
+def test_no_symlinks():
+    for scheme in pqclean.Scheme.all_schemes():
+        for implementation in scheme.implementations:
+            yield check_no_symlinks, scheme.name, implementation.name
+
+
+def check_no_symlinks(scheme_name, implementation_name):
+    implementation = pqclean.Implementation.by_name(
+        scheme_name, implementation_name)
+    for file in os.listdir(implementation.path()):
+        fpath = os.path.join(implementation.path(), file)
+        if os.path.islink(fpath):
+            raise AssertionError("{} is a symbolic link!".format(fpath))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    try:
+        import nose2
+        nose2.main()
+    except ImportError:
+        import nose
+        nose.runmodule()