diff --git a/addon/components/link/component.ts b/addon/components/link/component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ab5fd99..00000000
--- a/addon/components/link/component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { deprecate } from '@ember/debug';
-import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-
-import { LinkHelperNamedParams as LinkArgs } from '../../helpers/link';
-
-export { LinkArgs };
-
-export default class LinkComponent extends Component<LinkArgs> {
-  constructor(owner: unknown, args: LinkArgs) {
-    super(owner, args);
-
-    deprecate(
-      '`<Link>` component is deprecated. Use `(link)` helper instead.',
-      false,
-      {
-        id: 'ember-link.link-component',
-        until: '3.0.0',
-        for: 'ember-link',
-        since: {
-          available: '2.1.0',
-          enabled: '2.1.0'
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/addon/components/link/template.hbs b/addon/components/link/template.hbs
deleted file mode 100644
index 136ba490..00000000
--- a/addon/components/link/template.hbs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{{~yield
-  (link
-    route=@route
-    models=@models
-    model=@model
-    query=@query
-    fromURL=@fromURL
-    preventDefault=@preventDefault
-    onTransitionTo=@onTransitionTo
-    onReplaceWith=@onReplaceWith
-  )
-~}}
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/link-test.ts b/tests/acceptance/link-test.ts
index 7094bcb0..647ef310 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/link-test.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance/link-test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo") as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-link
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="with-model" @models={{array 123}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="with-model" models=(array 123)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-link
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="with-model" @model="123" as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="with-model" model="123") as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-link
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="parent.child" @models={{array 123 456}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="parent.child" models=(array 123 456)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-link
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="with-model" @models={{array 123}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="with-model" models=(array 123)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
-        <Link @route="with-model" @models={{array 456}} as |l|>
+        {{/let}}
+        {{#let (link route="with-model" models=(array 456)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-456
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=123}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=123)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=456}} as |l|>
+        {{/let}}
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=456)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-456
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=123}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=123)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=123}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=123)) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=123}} @onTransitionTo={{this.spy}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=123) onTransitionTo=this.spy) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
     this.owner.register(
       'template:application',
       hbs`
-        <Link @route="foo" @query={{hash qp=123}} @onReplaceWith={{this.spy}} as |l|>
+        {{#let (link route="foo" query=(hash qp=123) onReplaceWith=this.spy) as |l|}}
           <a
             data-test-123
             href={{l.href}}
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ module('Acceptance | link', function (hooks) {
           >
             Link
           </a>
-        </Link>
+        {{/let}}
       `
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/components/link-test.ts b/tests/helpers/link-test.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from tests/integration/components/link-test.ts
rename to tests/helpers/link-test.ts
index 8adbd42e..731e8921 100644
--- a/tests/integration/components/link-test.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/link-test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { setupLink } from 'ember-link/test-support';
 
 import waitForError from 'dummy/tests/helpers/wait-for-error';
 
-module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
+module('Integration | Helper | link', function (hooks) {
   setupRenderingTest(hooks);
 
   for (const withSetupLink of [false, true]) {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
       // Regression for: https://github.com/buschtoens/ember-link/issues/126
       test('it renders', async function (assert) {
         await render(hbs`
-          <Link @route="foo" as |l|>
+          {{#let (link route="foo") as |l|}}
             <a
               data-test-link
               href={{l.href}}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
             >
               Link
             </a>
-          </Link>
+          {{/let}}
         `);
 
         assert
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
 
       test('triggering a transition has no effect', async function (assert) {
         await render(hbs`
-          <Link @route="foo" as |l|>
+          {{#let (link route="foo") as |l|}}
             <a
               data-test-link
               href={{l.href}}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
             >
               Link
             </a>
-          </Link>
+            {{/let}}
         `);
         assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), null);
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
       module('with incomplete models', function () {
         test('it renders', async function (assert) {
           await render(hbs`
-            <Link @route="parent.second-child" as |l|>
+            {{#let (link route="parent.second-child") as |l|}}
               <a
                 data-test-link
                 href={{l.href}}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
               >
                 Link
               </a>
-            </Link>
+            {{/let}}
           `);
 
           assert
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
 
         test('triggering a transition has no effect', async function (assert) {
           await render(hbs`
-            <Link @route="parent.second-child" as |l|>
+            {{#let (link route="parent.second-child") as |l|}}
               <a
                 data-test-link
                 href={{l.href}}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
               >
                 Link
               </a>
-            </Link>
+            {{/let}}
           `);
           assert.strictEqual(currentURL(), null);
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
 
         test('it does not break any following LinkTo components', async function (assert) {
           await render(hbs`
-            <Link @route="parent.second-child" as |l|>
+            {{#let (link route="parent.second-child") as |l|}}
               <a
                 data-test-link
                 href={{l.href}}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | link', function (hooks) {
               >
                 Link
               </a>
-            </Link>
+            {{/let}}
 
             <LinkTo @route="parent.second-child" data-test-link-to>
               Link