diff --git a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh
index 761883de5..d1c1e37dd 100755
--- a/installation/mods_MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh
+++ b/installation/mods_MarcMentat/apply_DAMASK_modifications.sh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ for filename in marc$VERSION/tools/run_damask* \
   chmod 755 $INSTALLDIR/${filename}
 done
 
-#creating symlinks for run_damask_scripts in /usr/local/bin
+#creating symlinks for run_damask_scripts
 
 if [ -d "$BIN_DIR" ]; then
   echo ''
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ if [ -d "$BIN_DIR" ]; then
   esac
 fi
 
-# cloning user subroutine
-echo ''
-echo 'cloning $VERSION HYPELA2 user subroutine...'
-ln -s DAMASK_marc.f90 ${DAMASK_ROOT}/src/DAMASK_marc${VERSION}.f90
-
 # precompiling user subroutine
 echo ''
 echo 'precompiling $VERSION HYPELA2 user subroutine...'
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
index c90e213cf..e9956554e 100644
--- a/src/.gitignore
+++ b/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-DAMASK_marc*.f90
 Makefile
 cmake_install.cmake
 quit__genmod.f90
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc2014.2.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc2014.2.f90
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2c5bec706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DAMASK_marc2014.2.f90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DAMASK_marc.f90
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc2014.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc2014.f90
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2c5bec706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DAMASK_marc2014.f90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DAMASK_marc.f90
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc2015.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc2015.f90
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2c5bec706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DAMASK_marc2015.f90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DAMASK_marc.f90
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_marc2016.f90 b/src/DAMASK_marc2016.f90
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2c5bec706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DAMASK_marc2016.f90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DAMASK_marc.f90
\ No newline at end of file