diff --git a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/__init__.py b/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.js b/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8662724b1a..0000000000
--- a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2020, Frappe Technologies and contributors
-// For license information, please see license.txt
-
-frappe.ui.form.on('Custom Link', {
-	refresh: function(frm) {
-		frm.set_query("document_type", function () {
-			return {
-				filters: {
-					custom: 0,
-					istable: 0,
-					module: ['not in', ["Email", "Core", "Custom", "Event Streaming", "Social", "Data Migration", "Geo", "Desk"]]
-				}
-			};
-		});
-
-		frm.add_custom_button(__('Go to {0} List', [frm.doc.document_type]), function() {
-			frappe.set_route('List', frm.doc.document_type);
-		});
-	}
-});
diff --git a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.json b/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 350e6b1c2d..0000000000
--- a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-{
- "actions": [],
- "autoname": "field:document_type",
- "creation": "2020-04-08 15:16:44.342509",
- "doctype": "DocType",
- "editable_grid": 1,
- "engine": "InnoDB",
- "field_order": [
-  "document_type",
-  "links"
- ],
- "fields": [
-  {
-   "fieldname": "document_type",
-   "fieldtype": "Link",
-   "in_list_view": 1,
-   "label": "Document Type",
-   "options": "DocType",
-   "reqd": 1,
-   "unique": 1
-  },
-  {
-   "fieldname": "links",
-   "fieldtype": "Table",
-   "label": "Links",
-   "options": "DocType Link"
-  }
- ],
- "links": [],
- "modified": "2020-04-08 16:42:59.402671",
- "modified_by": "Administrator",
- "module": "Custom",
- "name": "Custom Link",
- "owner": "Administrator",
- "permissions": [
-  {
-   "create": 1,
-   "delete": 1,
-   "email": 1,
-   "export": 1,
-   "print": 1,
-   "read": 1,
-   "report": 1,
-   "role": "System Manager",
-   "share": 1,
-   "write": 1
-  }
- ],
- "sort_field": "modified",
- "sort_order": "DESC",
- "track_changes": 1
-}
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diff --git a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.py b/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 11316d5751..0000000000
--- a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/custom_link.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2020, Frappe Technologies and contributors
-# For license information, please see license.txt
-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-# import frappe
-from frappe.model.document import Document
-
-class CustomLink(Document):
-	pass
diff --git a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/test_custom_link.py b/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/test_custom_link.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a292f73ad0..0000000000
--- a/frappe/custom/doctype/custom_link/test_custom_link.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2020, Frappe Technologies and Contributors
-# See license.txt
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
-# import frappe
-import unittest
-
-class TestCustomLink(unittest.TestCase):
-	pass
diff --git a/frappe/database/database.py b/frappe/database/database.py
index 64b234b1d3..616dd3c3ec 100644
--- a/frappe/database/database.py
+++ b/frappe/database/database.py
@@ -780,6 +780,9 @@ class Database(object):
 		"""Returns True if table for given doctype exists."""
 		return ("tab" + doctype) in self.get_tables()
 
+	def has_table(self, doctype):
+		return self.table_exists(doctype)
+
 	def get_tables(self):
 		tables = frappe.cache().get_value('db_tables')
 		if not tables:
diff --git a/frappe/model/meta.py b/frappe/model/meta.py
index 4299876a77..cdd4b34ae8 100644
--- a/frappe/model/meta.py
+++ b/frappe/model/meta.py
@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ class Meta(Document):
 		if hasattr(self, 'links') and self.links:
 			dashboard_links.extend(self.links)
 
-		if frappe.get_all("Custom Link", {"document_type": self.name}):
-			dashboard_links.extend(frappe.get_doc("Custom Link", self.name).links)
-
 		if not data.transactions:
 			# init groups
 			data.transactions = []
diff --git a/frappe/patches.txt b/frappe/patches.txt
index 05f067f4b9..2202557b40 100644
--- a/frappe/patches.txt
+++ b/frappe/patches.txt
@@ -313,3 +313,4 @@ frappe.patches.v13_0.update_newsletter_content_type
 execute:frappe.db.set_value('Website Settings', 'Website Settings', {'navbar_template': 'Standard Navbar', 'footer_template': 'Standard Footer'})
 frappe.patches.v13_0.delete_event_producer_and_consumer_keys
 frappe.patches.v13_0.web_template_set_module #2020-10-05
+frappe.patches.v13_0.remove_custom_link
diff --git a/frappe/patches/v13_0/remove_custom_link.py b/frappe/patches/v13_0/remove_custom_link.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c2a441a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/patches/v13_0/remove_custom_link.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+    '''
+    Remove the doctype "Custom Link" that was used to add Custom Links to the
+    Dashboard since this is now managed by Customize Form.
+    Update `parent` property to the DocType and delte the doctype
+    '''
+
+    if frappe.db.has_table('Custom Link'):
+        for custom_link in frappe.get_all('Custom Link', ['name', 'document_type']):
+            frappe.db.sql('update `tabDocType Link` set custom=1, parent=%s where parent=%s',
+                (custom_link.document_type, custom_link.name))
+
+        frappe.delete_doc('DocType', 'Custom Link')
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