diff --git a/engine/api.c b/engine/api.c
index 5ede5c0..8d2b57c 100644
--- a/engine/api.c
+++ b/engine/api.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static sxi32 ProcessScript(
 	}
 	if(zFilePath) {
 		/* Push processed file path */
-		PH7_VmPushFilePath(pVm, zFilePath, TRUE, 0);
+		PH7_VmPushFilePath(pVm, zFilePath, -1, TRUE, 0);
 	}
 	/* Reset the error message consumer */
 	SyBlobReset(&pEngine->xConf.sErrConsumer);
diff --git a/engine/lib/string.c b/engine/lib/string.c
index c1ac7f5..f714568 100644
--- a/engine/lib/string.c
+++ b/engine/lib/string.c
@@ -339,4 +339,4 @@ sxi32 SyAsciiToHex(sxi32 c) {
 		return c;
 	}
 	return 0;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/engine/lib/utils.c b/engine/lib/utils.c
index 7021778..f864024 100644
--- a/engine/lib/utils.c
+++ b/engine/lib/utils.c
@@ -628,15 +628,4 @@ PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 SyStrToReal(const char *zSrc, sxu32 nLen, void *pOutVal, const
 		*(sxreal *)pOutVal = Val;
 	}
 	return zSrc >= zEnd ? SXRET_OK : SXERR_SYNTAX;
-}
-
-PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 SyRealpath(const char *zPath, char **fPath) {
-#ifdef __UNIXES__
-	if(realpath(zPath, fPath) == NULL) {
-#else
-	if(GetFullPathName(zPath, PATH_MAX, fPath, NULL) != 0) {
-#endif
-		return PH7_IO_ERR;
-	}
-	return PH7_OK;
-}
+}
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diff --git a/engine/vm.c b/engine/vm.c
index c0d2fc9..66802b7 100644
--- a/engine/vm.c
+++ b/engine/vm.c
@@ -10648,21 +10648,18 @@ static int VmIsIncludedFile(ph7_vm *pVm, SyString *pFile) {
 /*
  * Push a file path in the appropriate VM container.
  */
-PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmPushFilePath(ph7_vm *pVm, const char *zPath, sxu8 bMain, sxi32 *pNew) {
+PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmPushFilePath(ph7_vm *pVm, const char *zPath, int nLen, sxu8 bMain, sxi32 *pNew) {
 	SyString sPath;
-	char *fPath[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	char *zDup;
 #ifdef __WINNT__
 	char *zCur;
 #endif
-	sxi32 nLen;
 	sxi32 rc;
-	if(SyRealpath(zPath, fPath) != PH7_OK) {
-		return SXERR_IO;
+	if(nLen < 0) {
+		nLen = SyStrlen(zPath);
 	}
-	nLen = SyStrlen(fPath);
 	/* Duplicate the file path first */
-	zDup = SyMemBackendStrDup(&pVm->sAllocator, fPath, nLen);
+	zDup = SyMemBackendStrDup(&pVm->sAllocator, zPath, nLen);
 	if(zDup == 0) {
 		return SXERR_MEM;
 	}
@@ -10724,28 +10721,20 @@ static sxi32 VmExecIncludedFile(
 #ifndef PH7_DISABLE_BUILTIN_FUNC
 	const ph7_io_stream *pStream;
 	SyBlob sContents;
-  SyString zPath;
 	void *pHandle;
 	ph7_vm *pVm;
-  char fPath[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	int isNew;
-  sxi32 nLen;
 	/* Initialize fields */
 	pVm = pCtx->pVm;
 	SyBlobInit(&sContents, &pVm->sAllocator);
 	isNew = 0;
 	/* Extract the associated stream */
-  if(SyRealpath(pPath->zString, fPath) != PH7_OK) {
-    return SXERR_IO;
-  }
-  nLen = SyStrlen(fPath);
-  SyStringInitFromBuf(&zPath, fPath, nLen);
-	pStream = PH7_VmGetStreamDevice(pVm, &zPath.zString, zPath.nByte);
+	pStream = PH7_VmGetStreamDevice(pVm, &pPath->zString, pPath->nByte);
 	/*
 	 * Open the file or the URL [i.e: http://ph7.symisc.net/example/hello.php"]
 	 * in a read-only mode.
 	 */
-	pHandle = PH7_StreamOpenHandle(pVm, pStream, zPath.zString, PH7_IO_OPEN_RDONLY, TRUE, 0, TRUE, &isNew);
+	pHandle = PH7_StreamOpenHandle(pVm, pStream, pPath->zString, PH7_IO_OPEN_RDONLY, TRUE, 0, TRUE, &isNew);
 	if(pHandle == 0) {
 		return SXERR_IO;
 	}
diff --git a/include/ph7.h b/include/ph7.h
index 69668f8..5052c23 100644
--- a/include/ph7.h
+++ b/include/ph7.h
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@
 /* $SymiscID: ph7.h v2.1 UNIX|WIN32/64 2012-09-15 09:43 stable <chm@symisc.net> $ */
 #include <stdarg.h> /* needed for the definition of va_list */
 #include <stdio.h> /* needed for the definition of snprintf */
-#include <limits.h> /* needed for PATH_MAX */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#ifndef PATH_MAX
-	#define PATH_MAX MAX_PATH
-#endif
 /*
  * Compile time engine version, signature, identification in the symisc source tree
  * and copyright notice.
diff --git a/include/ph7int.h b/include/ph7int.h
index 27d9709..b8d972b 100644
--- a/include/ph7int.h
+++ b/include/ph7int.h
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmInstallUserFunction(ph7_vm *pVm, ph7_vm_func *pFunc, SyS
 PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmCreateClassInstanceFrame(ph7_vm *pVm, ph7_class_instance *pObj);
 PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmRefObjRemove(ph7_vm *pVm, sxu32 nIdx, SyHashEntry *pEntry, ph7_hashmap_node *pMapEntry);
 PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmRefObjInstall(ph7_vm *pVm, sxu32 nIdx, SyHashEntry *pEntry, ph7_hashmap_node *pMapEntry, sxi32 iFlags);
-PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmPushFilePath(ph7_vm *pVm, const char *zPath, sxu8 bMain, sxi32 *pNew);
+PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmPushFilePath(ph7_vm *pVm, const char *zPath, int nLen, sxu8 bMain, sxi32 *pNew);
 PH7_PRIVATE ph7_class *PH7_VmExtractClass(ph7_vm *pVm, const char *zName, sxu32 nByte, sxi32 iLoadable, sxi32 iNest);
 PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmRegisterConstant(ph7_vm *pVm, const SyString *pName, ProcConstant xExpand, void *pUserData);
 PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 PH7_VmInstallForeignFunction(ph7_vm *pVm, const SyString *pName, ProchHostFunction xFunc, void *pUserData);
@@ -1854,5 +1854,4 @@ PH7_PRIVATE sxu32 SyStrlen(const char *zSrc);
 	PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 SyMemBackendMakeThreadSafe(SyMemBackend *pBackend, const SyMutexMethods *pMethods);
 	PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 SyMemBackendDisbaleMutexing(SyMemBackend *pBackend);
 #endif
-PH7_PRIVATE sxi32 SyRealpath(const char *zPath, char **fPath);
 #endif /* __PH7INT_H__ */
diff --git a/sapi/cli/main.c b/sapi/cli/main.c
index 4ab98b1..7cf879c 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/main.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/main.c
@@ -213,4 +213,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ph7_vm_release(pVm);
 	ph7_release(pEngine);
 	return 0;
-}
+}
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