diff --git a/path_properties.py b/path_properties.py
index 3b626a9..5adcc66 100644
--- a/path_properties.py
+++ b/path_properties.py
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ path_properties_tuples = (
                                 'freestanding': freestanding_properties,
                             }
                         ),
-                        'empty.S': {'no_build': True},
-                        'fail.S': {'no_build': True},
+                        'fail.S': {'exit_status': 1},
                         'main.c': {
                             'extra_objs_userland_asm': False,
                             'no_executable': True
diff --git a/userland/arch/aarch64/empty.S b/userland/arch/aarch64/empty.S
deleted file mode 120000
index 6bdf9f9..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/aarch64/empty.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../empty.S
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userland/arch/aarch64/fail.S b/userland/arch/aarch64/fail.S
deleted file mode 120000
index d5427d8..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/aarch64/fail.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../fail.S
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userland/arch/arm/empty.S b/userland/arch/arm/empty.S
deleted file mode 120000
index 6bdf9f9..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/arm/empty.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../empty.S
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userland/arch/arm/fail.S b/userland/arch/arm/fail.S
deleted file mode 120000
index d5427d8..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/arm/fail.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../fail.S
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userland/arch/fail.S b/userland/arch/fail.S
index 34afa65..b9d8a01 100644
--- a/userland/arch/fail.S
+++ b/userland/arch/fail.S
@@ -5,8 +5,5 @@
 #include "common.h"
 
 ENTRY
-#if 0
-    /* Uncomment this to see it fail. */
     FAIL
-#endif
 EXIT
diff --git a/userland/arch/x86_64/empty.S b/userland/arch/x86_64/empty.S
deleted file mode 120000
index 6bdf9f9..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/x86_64/empty.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../empty.S
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/userland/arch/x86_64/fail.S b/userland/arch/x86_64/fail.S
deleted file mode 120000
index d5427d8..0000000
--- a/userland/arch/x86_64/fail.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../fail.S
\ No newline at end of file