Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 07:52:55 -0400
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> "If path does not name a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to
> unlink(path). 
> If path names a directory, remove(path) shall be equivalent to rmdir(path)."

In the case we're talking about, path names a symlink (which is not a
directory), so it always acts like unlink().

I just verified this on Linux too.