1 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/repository.py b/lib/spack/spack/repository.py
index 4696d1d5bc..47d6df85b3 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/repository.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/repository.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import spack
 import spack.error
 import spack.spec
 from spack.provider_index import ProviderIndex
+from spack.util.path import canonicalize_path
 from spack.util.naming import *
 
 #
@@ -93,19 +94,6 @@ class SpackNamespace(ModuleType):
         return getattr(self, name)
 
 
-def substitute_spack_prefix(path):
-    """Replaces instances of $spack with Spack's prefix."""
-    return re.sub(r'^\$spack', spack.prefix, path)
-
-
-def canonicalize_path(path):
-    """Substitute $spack, expand user home, take abspath."""
-    path = substitute_spack_prefix(path)
-    path = os.path.expanduser(path)
-    path = os.path.abspath(path)
-    return path
-
-
 class RepoPath(object):
     """A RepoPath is a list of repos that function as one.