diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap/init_workspace.sh b/scripts/bootstrap/init_workspace.sh
index 7e1544e..764d8ba 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap/init_workspace.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap/init_workspace.sh
@@ -18,12 +18,23 @@
 # the tools directory.
 
 # Create symlinks so we can use tools and examples from the base_workspace.
+function symlink_directory() {
+  local dir=$1
+  rm -fr ${base_workspace}/${dir}
+  mkdir ${base_workspace}/${dir}
+
+  for i in $(cd ${dir}; ls); do
+    ln -s $(pwd)/${dir}/$i ${base_workspace}/${dir}/$i;
+  done
+
+  touch ${base_workspace}/${dir}/DONT_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS_WHEN_TRAVERSING_THIS_DIRECTORY_VIA_A_RECURSIVE_TARGET_PATTERN
+}
+
 base_workspace=${WORKSPACE_DIR}/base_workspace
 mkdir -p "$base_workspace"
-rm -f "${base_workspace}/tools" && ln -s "$(pwd)/tools" "${base_workspace}/tools"
-rm -f "${base_workspace}/third_party" && ln -s "$(pwd)/third_party" "${base_workspace}/third_party"
-rm -f "${base_workspace}/examples" && ln -s "$(pwd)/examples" "${base_workspace}/examples"
-rm -rf "${base_workspace}/src"
+symlink_directory tools
+symlink_directory examples
+symlink_directory third_party
 
 # Create a bazelrc file with the base_workspace directory in the package path.
 bazelrc='build --package_path %workspace%:'${base_workspace}
diff --git a/tools/DONT_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS_WHEN_TRAVERSING_THIS_DIRECTORY_VIA_A_RECURSIVE_TARGET_PATTERN b/tools/DONT_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS_WHEN_TRAVERSING_THIS_DIRECTORY_VIA_A_RECURSIVE_TARGET_PATTERN
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tools/DONT_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS_WHEN_TRAVERSING_THIS_DIRECTORY_VIA_A_RECURSIVE_TARGET_PATTERN
+++ /dev/null