diff --git a/images/singleuser/Dockerfile b/images/singleuser/Dockerfile
index de24ac7d..88d0a248 100644
--- a/images/singleuser/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/singleuser/Dockerfile
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ RUN r -e "install.packages('IRkernel', version='1.3.2')" && \
 
 USER root
 
+# Ship the /public/dumps/public symlink. As per T432583 dumps-nfs.w.o is always
+# mounted to /mnt/nfs/dumps
+RUN mkdir -p /public/dumps && \
+    ln -s /mnt/nfs/dumps /public/dumps/public
+
 ## Setup OpenRefine
 ENV OPENREFINE_DIR /srv/openrefine
 ENV PATH=$PATH:$OPENREFINE_DIR
diff --git a/paws/files/maintain-dumps-nfs/maintain-dumps-nfs.py b/paws/files/maintain-dumps-nfs/maintain-dumps-nfs.py
index b50ca27c..1b8b77ad 100644
--- a/paws/files/maintain-dumps-nfs/maintain-dumps-nfs.py
+++ b/paws/files/maintain-dumps-nfs/maintain-dumps-nfs.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 Runs as a DaemonSet with Bidirectional mount propagation so the mount is
 visible on the host.  Also manages clouddumps100[12]-compat symlinks within
-/mnt/nfs and a /public/dumps/public -> /mnt/nfs/dumps symlink for singleuser
-pods.
+/mnt/nfs.
 
 Similar to dumps-nfs-client-sitter in the puppet repo, but differs in that it
 also manages symlinks as opposed to puppet in production.
 
-/mnt/nfs and /public/dumps are then bind-mounted from the host into singleuser
-pods by the jupyterhub spawner.
+/mnt/nfs is then bind-mounted from the host into singleuser pods by the
+jupyterhub spawner.
 """
 
 import errno
@@ -163,38 +162,6 @@ def ensure_compat_symlinks(host_mnt_nfs):
             logger.debug("Compat symlink %s -> %s ok", link_path, target)
 
 
-def ensure_public_dumps_symlink():
-    """Create /host/public/dumps/public -> /mnt/nfs/dumps so singleuser pods can reach dumps via /public/dumps."""
-    dumps_dir = "/host/public/dumps"
-    public_path = os.path.join(dumps_dir, "public")
-    target = "/mnt/nfs/dumps"
-    try:
-        current = os.readlink(public_path)
-        if current == target:
-            logger.info("Symlink %s -> %s already exists", public_path, target)
-            return
-        logger.info("Symlink %s points to %s, updating", public_path, current)
-        os.unlink(public_path)
-    except OSError as e:
-        if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
-            logger.info("Symlink %s missing — creating", public_path)
-        elif os.path.isdir(public_path):
-            logger.error(
-                "%s exists and is a directory — cannot create compat symlink",
-                public_path,
-            )
-            return
-        else:
-            logger.info("Removing existing %s to create symlink", public_path)
-            try:
-                os.unlink(public_path)
-            except OSError:
-                logger.warning("Failed to remove %s", public_path)
-                return
-    os.makedirs(dumps_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    os.symlink(target, public_path)
-
-
 def main():
     """Mount NFS dumps, create compat symlinks, then loop for health checks and remounts."""
     config = load_config()
@@ -203,7 +170,6 @@ def main():
     server = config["server"]
     mount_info = {"host_path": DUMPS_MOUNT}
 
-    ensure_public_dumps_symlink()
     ensure_compat_symlinks("/host/mnt/nfs")
 
     while True:
diff --git a/paws/templates/maintain-dumps-nfs/daemonset.yaml b/paws/templates/maintain-dumps-nfs/daemonset.yaml
index ddb28b12..231636a8 100644
--- a/paws/templates/maintain-dumps-nfs/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/paws/templates/maintain-dumps-nfs/daemonset.yaml
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ spec:
             - name: host-nfs
               mountPath: /host/mnt/nfs
               mountPropagation: Bidirectional
-            - name: host-public-dumps
-              mountPath: /host/public/dumps
-              mountPropagation: Bidirectional
             - name: config
               mountPath: /etc/maintain-dumps-nfs
               readOnly: true
diff --git a/paws/values.yaml b/paws/values.yaml
index 23e43ece..9cab5f17 100644
--- a/paws/values.yaml
+++ b/paws/values.yaml
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ jupyterhub:
                   # * public-dumps is the public interface and holds a symlink to /mnt/nfs
 
                   spawner.volumes = [
-                          {
-                              'name': 'public-dumps',
-                              'hostPath': { 'path': '/public/dumps' }
-                          },
                           {
                               'name': 'mnt-nfs',
                               'hostPath': { 'path': '/mnt/nfs' }
@@ -177,11 +173,6 @@ jupyterhub:
                           'name': 'home',
                           'mountPath': '/home/paws'
                       },
-                      {
-                          'name': 'public-dumps',
-                          'mountPath': '/public/dumps',
-                          'readOnly': True
-                      },
                       {
                           'name': 'mnt-nfs',
                           'mountPath': '/mnt/nfs',
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ jupyterhub:
     fsGid: 52771
     image:
       name: quay.io/wikimedia-paws-prod/singleuser
-      tag: pr-530 # singleuser tag managed by github actions
+      tag: pr-532 # singleuser tag managed by github actions
       pullPolicy: Always
     memory:
       guarantee: 0.70G