diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2192f8449..2c6a2452e 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "third-party/link-c"]
-	path = third-party/link-c
-	url = https://github.com/artfwo/link-c.git
 [submodule "third-party/link"]
 	path = third-party/link
 	url = https://github.com/Ableton/link.git
diff --git a/matron/src/clocks/clock_link.c b/matron/src/clocks/clock_link.c
index 0350d4378..e9ba389a0 100644
--- a/matron/src/clocks/clock_link.c
+++ b/matron/src/clocks/clock_link.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <ableton_link.h>
+#include <abl_link.h>
 
 #include "clock.h"
 
@@ -28,61 +28,59 @@ static clock_reference_t clock_link_reference;
 static void *clock_link_run(void *p) {
     (void)p;
 
-    AbletonLink *link;
-    AbletonLinkClock *clock;
-    AbletonLinkSessionState *state;
+    abl_link link;
+    abl_link_session_state state;
 
-    link = ableton_link_new(120);
-    clock = ableton_link_clock(link);
+    link = abl_link_create(120);
+    state = abl_link_create_session_state();
 
     while (true) {
         if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&clock_link_shared_data.lock) == 0) {
-            state = ableton_link_capture_app_session_state(link);
+            abl_link_capture_app_session_state(link, state);
 
-            uint64_t micros = ableton_link_clock_micros(clock);
-            double link_tempo = ableton_link_session_state_tempo(state);
-            bool link_playing = ableton_link_session_state_is_playing(state);
+            uint64_t micros = abl_link_clock_micros(link);
+            double link_tempo = abl_link_tempo(state);
+            bool link_playing = abl_link_is_playing(state);
 
 
             if (clock_link_shared_data.transport_start) {
-                ableton_link_session_state_set_is_playing(state, true, 0);
-                ableton_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
+                abl_link_set_is_playing(state, true, 0);
+                abl_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
                 clock_link_shared_data.transport_start = false;
             }
 
             if (clock_link_shared_data.transport_stop) {
-                ableton_link_session_state_set_is_playing(state, false, 0);
-                ableton_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
+                abl_link_set_is_playing(state, false, 0);
+                abl_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
                 clock_link_shared_data.transport_stop = false;
             }
 
             if (clock_link_shared_data.start_stop_sync) {
                 if (!clock_link_shared_data.playing && link_playing) {
-                    ableton_link_session_state_request_beat_at_start_playing_time(state, 0, clock_link_shared_data.quantum);
+                    abl_link_request_beat_at_start_playing_time(state, 0, clock_link_shared_data.quantum);
                     clock_link_shared_data.playing = true;
 
                     // this will also reschedule pending sync events to beat 0
                     clock_start_from_source(CLOCK_SOURCE_LINK);
-                    ableton_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
+                    abl_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
                 } else if (clock_link_shared_data.playing && !link_playing) {
                     clock_link_shared_data.playing = false;
                     clock_stop_from_source(CLOCK_SOURCE_LINK);
                 }
             }
 
-            double link_beat = ableton_link_session_state_beat_at_time(state, micros, clock_link_shared_data.quantum);
+            double link_beat = abl_link_beat_at_time(state, micros, clock_link_shared_data.quantum);
             clock_update_source_reference(&clock_link_reference, link_beat, 60.0f / link_tempo);
 
             if (clock_link_shared_data.requested_tempo > 0) {
-                ableton_link_session_state_set_tempo(state, clock_link_shared_data.requested_tempo, micros);
-                ableton_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
+                abl_link_set_tempo(state, clock_link_shared_data.requested_tempo, micros);
+                abl_link_commit_app_session_state(link, state);
                 clock_link_shared_data.requested_tempo = 0;
             }
 
-            ableton_link_enable(link, clock_link_shared_data.enabled);
-            ableton_link_enable_start_stop_sync(link, clock_link_shared_data.start_stop_sync);
+            abl_link_enable(link, clock_link_shared_data.enabled);
+            abl_link_enable_start_stop_sync(link, clock_link_shared_data.start_stop_sync);
 
-            ableton_link_session_state_destroy(state);
             pthread_mutex_unlock(&clock_link_shared_data.lock);
         }
 
diff --git a/matron/wscript b/matron/wscript
index 301d179d6..b98e9fca8 100644
--- a/matron/wscript
+++ b/matron/wscript
@@ -77,11 +77,10 @@ def build(bld):
 
     if bld.env.ENABLE_ABLETON_LINK:
         matron_sources += ['src/clocks/clock_link.c']
-        matron_includes += ['../third-party/link-c']
+        matron_includes += ['../third-party/link/extensions/abl_link/include']
         matron_libs += ['stdc++']
         matron_use += ['LIBLINK_C']
 
-    
     matron_cflags=['-O3', '-Wall', '-std=c11']
 
     if bld.env.NORNS_RELEASE:
diff --git a/third-party/link b/third-party/link
index 05ef5646c..adbbb5298 160000
--- a/third-party/link
+++ b/third-party/link
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 05ef5646c3533cd2cff321f3bac8540264812052
+Subproject commit adbbb529831c22edecba20e983343b3b23a73f60
diff --git a/third-party/link-c b/third-party/link-c
deleted file mode 160000
index cfab77396..000000000
--- a/third-party/link-c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit cfab77396ea02884aa0b78493eaeae39fa6e361a
diff --git a/third-party/wscript b/third-party/wscript
index cd6418eae..668bb9da5 100644
--- a/third-party/wscript
+++ b/third-party/wscript
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ top = '..'
 def build_link(bld):
     bld.stlib(features='c cxx cxxstlib',
         source=[
-            'link-c/ableton_link.cpp',
+            'link/extensions/abl_link/src/abl_link.cpp',
         ],
         target='link-c',
         includes=[
+            'link/extensions/abl_link/include',
             'link/include',
             'link/modules/asio-standalone/asio/include',
         ],