diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/zj-stop-symlinking-hooks.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-stop-symlinking-hooks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b366b813e13cd78486929e2e653cbecd9e7dd121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-stop-symlinking-hooks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+title: Stop symlinking hooks on repository creation
+merge_request: 1052
+author:
+type: added
+
diff --git a/internal/service/repository/create_from_snapshot_test.go b/internal/service/repository/create_from_snapshot_test.go
index e252ce9e24aab9213369ab31810ad591eb4c0039..b092479d07897376717c009e2cc49c51770b0120 100644
--- a/internal/service/repository/create_from_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/repository/create_from_snapshot_test.go
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ func TestCreateRepositoryFromSnapshotSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// hooks/ and config were excluded, but the RPC should create them
 	require.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(repoPath, "config"), "Config file not created")
-
-	fi, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(repoPath, "hooks"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, os.ModeSymlink, fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink, "Symlink to global hooks not created")
 }
 
 func TestCreateRepositoryFromSnapshotFailsIfRepositoryExists(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/service/repository/create_test.go b/internal/service/repository/create_test.go
index 7a36c40f7fe9ddf1078971a3ccd27a0de8e2bccd..e238f8e186becc72b10bcabf7291ae8fd65c9cc9 100644
--- a/internal/service/repository/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/repository/create_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly-proto/go/gitalypb"
-	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/internal/config"
 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/internal/helper"
 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/internal/testhelper"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -40,16 +39,6 @@ func TestCreateRepositorySuccess(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.True(t, fi.IsDir(), "%q must be a directory", fi.Name())
 	}
-
-	hooksDir := path.Join(repoDir, "hooks")
-
-	fi, err := os.Lstat(hooksDir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.True(t, fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink > 0, "expected %q to be a symlink, got mode %v", hooksDir, fi.Mode())
-
-	hooksTarget, err := os.Readlink(hooksDir)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, path.Join(config.Config.GitlabShell.Dir, "hooks"), hooksTarget)
 }
 
 func TestCreateRepositoryFailure(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index 73373a0a9f16f7bbd017a8b5dea2a6afb9ca3804..f511b3ef69606b16872792884db6d332d84ad4ee 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -61,37 +61,6 @@ module Gitlab
           # Equivalent to `git --git-path=#{repo_path} init [--bare]`
           repo = Rugged::Repository.init_at(repo_path, true)
           repo.close
-
-          # TODO: stop symlinking to the old hooks location in or after GitLab 12.0.
-          # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/issues/1392
-          create_hooks(repo_path, Gitlab::Git::Hook.legacy_hooks_directory)
-        end
-
-        def create_hooks(repo_path, global_hooks_path)
-          local_hooks_path = File.join(repo_path, 'hooks')
-          real_local_hooks_path = :not_found
-
-          begin
-            real_local_hooks_path = File.realpath(local_hooks_path)
-          rescue Errno::ENOENT
-            # real_local_hooks_path == :not_found
-          end
-
-          # Do nothing if hooks already exist
-          unless real_local_hooks_path == File.realpath(global_hooks_path)
-            if File.exist?(local_hooks_path)
-              # Move the existing hooks somewhere safe
-              FileUtils.mv(
-                local_hooks_path,
-                "#{local_hooks_path}.old.#{Time.now.to_i}"
-              )
-            end
-
-            # Create the hooks symlink
-            FileUtils.ln_sf(global_hooks_path, local_hooks_path)
-          end
-
-          true
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/ruby/spec/lib/gitlab/git/repository_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/lib/gitlab/git/repository_spec.rb
index 962be8fc6a52e265d9a3afb7a58020e9c8313422..57b88ef597444e928f630a468050d3cddb57101f 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/lib/gitlab/git/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/lib/gitlab/git/repository_spec.rb
@@ -37,53 +37,6 @@ describe Gitlab::Git::Repository do # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
     end
   end
 
-  describe '.create_hooks' do
-    let(:repo_path) { File.join(storage_path, 'hook-test.git') }
-    let(:hooks_dir) { File.join(repo_path, 'hooks') }
-    let(:target_hooks_dir) { Gitlab::Git::Hook.legacy_hooks_directory }
-    let(:existing_target) { File.join(repo_path, 'foobar') }
-
-    before do
-      GitlabShellHelper.setup_gitlab_shell
-
-      FileUtils.rm_rf(repo_path)
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(repo_path)
-    end
-
-    context 'hooks is a directory' do
-      let(:existing_file) { File.join(hooks_dir, 'my-file') }
-
-      before do
-        FileUtils.mkdir_p(hooks_dir)
-        FileUtils.touch(existing_file)
-        described_class.create_hooks(repo_path, target_hooks_dir)
-      end
-
-      it { expect(File.readlink(hooks_dir)).to eq(target_hooks_dir) }
-      it { expect(Dir[File.join(repo_path, "hooks.old.*/my-file")].count).to eq(1) }
-    end
-
-    context 'hooks is a valid symlink' do
-      before do
-        FileUtils.mkdir_p existing_target
-        File.symlink(existing_target, hooks_dir)
-        described_class.create_hooks(repo_path, target_hooks_dir)
-      end
-
-      it { expect(File.readlink(hooks_dir)).to eq(target_hooks_dir) }
-    end
-
-    context 'hooks is a broken symlink' do
-      before do
-        FileUtils.rm_f(existing_target)
-        File.symlink(existing_target, hooks_dir)
-        described_class.create_hooks(repo_path, target_hooks_dir)
-      end
-
-      it { expect(File.readlink(hooks_dir)).to eq(target_hooks_dir) }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "Respond to" do
     subject { repository }