diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
index ce14ceb957..48a11f54ac 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
@@ -149,26 +149,6 @@ PackageLinkDirectory::UpdatePackageDependencies(Package* package,
 }
 
 
-void
-PackageLinkDirectory::NotifyDirectoryAdded(PackageLinksListener* listener)
-{
-	NodeWriteLocker writeLocker(this);
-
-	listener->PackageLinkNodeAdded(this);
-
-	if (fSelfLink != NULL) {
-		NodeWriteLocker selfLinkLocker(fSelfLink);
-		listener->PackageLinkNodeAdded(fSelfLink);
-	}
-
-	for (FamilyDependencyList::Iterator it = fDependencyLinks.GetIterator();
-			DependencyLink* link = it.Next();) {
-		NodeWriteLocker linkLocker(link);
-		listener->PackageLinkNodeAdded(link);
-	}
-}
-
-
 status_t
 PackageLinkDirectory::_Update(PackageLinksListener* listener)
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.h
index c5adc7ff3d..798592c243 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinkDirectory.h
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ public:
 			void				UpdatePackageDependencies(Package* package,
 									PackageLinksListener* listener);
 
-			void				NotifyDirectoryAdded(
-									PackageLinksListener* listener);
-
 			bool				IsEmpty() const
 									{ return fPackages.IsEmpty(); }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
index bbe09e9610..b283dc6af8 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/PackageLinksDirectory.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ PackageLinksDirectory::AddPackage(Package* package)
 		// No entry is in the way, so just add the link directory.
 		AddChild(linkDirectory);
 
-		if (fListener != NULL)
-			linkDirectory->NotifyDirectoryAdded(fListener);
+		if (fListener != NULL) {
+			NodeWriteLocker writeLocker(linkDirectory);
+			fListener->PackageLinkNodeAdded(linkDirectory);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return B_OK;