diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/debug_prod.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/debug_prod.php
index 51492cfe1823f..f381b018f0629 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/debug_prod.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/debug_prod.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                 null, // Log levels map for enabled error levels
                 param('debug.error_handler.throw_at'),
                 param('kernel.debug'),
-                service('debug.file_link_formatter'),
                 param('kernel.debug'),
                 service('monolog.logger.deprecation')->nullOnInvalid(),
             ])
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CHANGELOG.md
index ed36ac8cbfbaa..fd2bdf12154c6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 ---
 
  * Deprecate `AbstractTestSessionListener::getSession` inject a session in the request instead
+ * Deprecate the `fileLinkFormat` parameter of `DebugHandlersListener`
 
 5.3
 ---
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/DebugHandlersListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/DebugHandlersListener.php
index 32742ea50a435..f4f97ccf33987 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/DebugHandlersListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/DebugHandlersListener.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\ErrorHandler\ErrorHandler;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Debug\FileLinkFormatter;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\KernelEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelEvents;
 
@@ -39,21 +38,25 @@ class DebugHandlersListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
     private $levels;
     private $throwAt;
     private $scream;
-    private $fileLinkFormat;
     private $scope;
     private $firstCall = true;
     private $hasTerminatedWithException;
 
     /**
-     * @param callable|null                 $exceptionHandler A handler that must support \Throwable instances that will be called on Exception
-     * @param array|int                     $levels           An array map of E_* to LogLevel::* or an integer bit field of E_* constants
-     * @param int|null                      $throwAt          Thrown errors in a bit field of E_* constants, or null to keep the current value
-     * @param bool                          $scream           Enables/disables screaming mode, where even silenced errors are logged
-     * @param string|FileLinkFormatter|null $fileLinkFormat   The format for links to source files
-     * @param bool                          $scope            Enables/disables scoping mode
+     * @param callable|null $exceptionHandler A handler that must support \Throwable instances that will be called on Exception
+     * @param array|int     $levels           An array map of E_* to LogLevel::* or an integer bit field of E_* constants
+     * @param int|null      $throwAt          Thrown errors in a bit field of E_* constants, or null to keep the current value
+     * @param bool          $scream           Enables/disables screaming mode, where even silenced errors are logged
+     * @param bool          $scope            Enables/disables scoping mode
      */
-    public function __construct(callable $exceptionHandler = null, LoggerInterface $logger = null, $levels = \E_ALL, ?int $throwAt = \E_ALL, bool $scream = true, $fileLinkFormat = null, bool $scope = true, LoggerInterface $deprecationLogger = null)
+    public function __construct(callable $exceptionHandler = null, LoggerInterface $logger = null, $levels = \E_ALL, ?int $throwAt = \E_ALL, bool $scream = true, $scope = true, $deprecationLogger = null, $fileLinkFormat = null)
     {
+        if (!\is_bool($scope)) {
+            trigger_deprecation('symfony/http-kernel', '5.4', 'Passing a $fileLinkFormat is deprecated.');
+            $scope = $deprecationLogger;
+            $deprecationLogger = $fileLinkFormat;
+        }
+
         $handler = set_exception_handler('var_dump');
         $this->earlyHandler = \is_array($handler) ? $handler[0] : null;
         restore_exception_handler();
@@ -63,7 +66,6 @@ public function __construct(callable $exceptionHandler = null, LoggerInterface $
         $this->levels = $levels ?? \E_ALL;
         $this->throwAt = \is_int($throwAt) ? $throwAt : (null === $throwAt ? null : ($throwAt ? \E_ALL : null));
         $this->scream = $scream;
-        $this->fileLinkFormat = $fileLinkFormat;
         $this->scope = $scope;
         $this->deprecationLogger = $deprecationLogger;
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/DebugHandlersListenerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/DebugHandlersListenerTest.php
index d15820eb54ce1..c9209ee033b51 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/DebugHandlersListenerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/EventListener/DebugHandlersListenerTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LogLevel;
+use Symfony\Bridge\PhpUnit\ExpectDeprecationTrait;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\ConsoleEvents;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
  */
 class DebugHandlersListenerTest extends TestCase
 {
+    use ExpectDeprecationTrait;
+
     public function testConfigure()
     {
         $logger = $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class);
@@ -219,7 +222,7 @@ public function testLevelsAssignedToLoggers(bool $hasLogger, bool $hasDeprecatio
             ->method('setDefaultLogger')
             ->withConsecutive(...$expectedCalls);
 
-        $sut = new DebugHandlersListener(null, $logger, $levels, null, true, null, true, $deprecationLogger);
+        $sut = new DebugHandlersListener(null, $logger, $levels, null, true, true, $deprecationLogger);
         $prevHander = set_exception_handler([$handler, 'handleError']);
 
         try {
@@ -236,4 +239,14 @@ public function testLevelsAssignedToLoggers(bool $hasLogger, bool $hasDeprecatio
             throw $e;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
+    public function testLegacyConstructor()
+    {
+        $this->expectDeprecation('Since symfony/http-kernel 5.4: Passing a $fileLinkFormat is deprecated.');
+
+        new DebugHandlersListener(null, null, \E_ALL, \E_ALL, true, 'filelinkformat', true, $this->createMock(LoggerInterface::class));
+    }
 }