diff --git a/drivers/cleanup.py b/drivers/cleanup.py
index 6b3970f8..7ebcf937 100755
--- a/drivers/cleanup.py
+++ b/drivers/cleanup.py
@@ -250,13 +250,6 @@ def countBits(bitmap1, bitmap2):
         return count
     countBits = staticmethod(countBits)
 
-    def getThisScript():
-        thisScript = util.get_real_path(__file__)
-        if thisScript.endswith(".pyc"):
-            thisScript = thisScript[:-1]
-        return thisScript
-    getThisScript = staticmethod(getThisScript)
-
 
 ################################################################################
 #
diff --git a/drivers/mpath_dmp.py b/drivers/mpath_dmp.py
index a570793f..67c8d664 100755
--- a/drivers/mpath_dmp.py
+++ b/drivers/mpath_dmp.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _is_valid_multipath_device(sid):
         # Some paths might be down, check all associated devices
         for dev in devs:
             devpath = os.path.join(by_scsid_path, dev)
-            real_path = util.get_real_path(devpath)
+            real_path = os.path.realpath(devpath)
             with Fairlock("devicemapper"):
                 (ret, stdout, stderr) = util.doexec(['/usr/sbin/multipath', '-c', real_path])
                 if ret == 0:
diff --git a/drivers/util.py b/drivers/util.py
index 3a568d59..a1735ead 100755
--- a/drivers/util.py
+++ b/drivers/util.py
@@ -500,17 +500,6 @@ def get_secret(session, uuid):
         raise xs_errors.XenError('InvalidSecret', opterr='Unable to look up secret [%s]' % uuid)
 
 
-def get_real_path(path):
-    "Follow symlinks to the actual file"
-    absPath = path
-    directory = ''
-    while os.path.islink(absPath):
-        directory = os.path.dirname(absPath)
-        absPath = os.readlink(absPath)
-        absPath = os.path.join(directory, absPath)
-    return absPath
-
-
 def wait_for_path(path, timeout):
     for i in range(0, timeout):
         if len(glob.glob(path)):