diff --git a/lib/cli/cacheUtils.js b/lib/cli/cacheUtils.js
index 84b3c2799..c589add65 100644
--- a/lib/cli/cacheUtils.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cacheUtils.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function readCommitId(context, cb) {
 
 function clear() {
   var isDeleted = false;
-  if (fs.existsSync(utils.azureDir())) {
+  if (utils.pathExistsSync(utils.azureDir())) {
     var cacheFiles = fs.readdirSync(utils.azureDir());
     for (var i = 0; i < cacheFiles.length; ++i) {
       if (/sites[.].+[.]json/.test(cacheFiles[i])
diff --git a/lib/cli/cli.js b/lib/cli/cli.js
index df5db0eb2..ea1fbe008 100644
--- a/lib/cli/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli/cli.js
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@ var colors = require('colors');
 var eyes = require('eyes');
 var Table = require('easy-table');
 
+var utils = require('./utils');
+
 require('./patch-winston');
 
 var istty1 = tty.isatty(1);
 
-// Temporary fix for node version < 0.8, starting from v0.8
-// path.existsSync has been deprecated
-if (!fs.existsSync) {
-  fs.existsSync = path.existsSync;
-}
-
 function recordError(err) {
   if (err && err.stack) {
     try {
@@ -832,7 +828,7 @@ function harvestModules() {
 
     results = results.filter(function (item) {
       item.packagePath = path.join(item.modulePath, 'package.json');
-      item.packageStat = fs.existsSync(item.packagePath) ? fs.statSync(item.packagePath) : undefined;
+      item.packageStat = utils.pathExistsSync(item.packagePath) ? fs.statSync(item.packagePath) : undefined;
       return item.packageStat && item.packageStat.isFile();
     });
 
diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/config.js b/lib/cli/commands/config.js
index c899ebf72..8843b575e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/config.js
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/config.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ exports.init = function (cli) {
     var cfg = {};
     log.silly('Reading config', azureConfigPath);
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(azureConfigPath)) {
+    if (utils.pathExistsSync(azureConfigPath)) {
       try {
         cfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(azureConfigPath));
       } catch (err) {
diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/log_.js b/lib/cli/commands/log_.js
index bb7ba155b..a576d48db 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/log_.js
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/log_.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ exports.init = function (cli) {
         context.path = path.join(context.path, 'diagnostics.zip');
       }
 
-      if (path.existsSync(context.path)) {
+      if (utils.pathExistsSync(context.path)) {
         if (!site.confirm('Replace existing ' + context.path + '?  (y/n) ', _)) {
           return;
         }
diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/site_.js b/lib/cli/commands/site_.js
index 12196c0e3..a7e23e96e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/site_.js
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/site_.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ exports.init = function (cli) {
             log.info('Executing `git init`');
             exec('git init', _);
 
-            if (!path.existsSync('.gitignore')) {
+            if (!utils.pathExistsSync('.gitignore')) {
               log.info('Creating default .gitignore file');
               fs.writeFile('.gitignore', 'node_modules\nazure_error', _);
             }
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ exports.init = function (cli) {
 
           function copyIisNodeWhenServerJsPresent(_) {
             log.silly('copyWebConfigWhenServerJsPresent');
-            if (!path.existsSync('iisnode.yml') && (path.existsSync('server.js') || path.existsSync('app.js'))) {
+            if (!utils.pathExistsSync('iisnode.yml') && (utils.pathExistsSync('server.js') || utils.pathExistsSync('app.js'))) {
               log.info('Creating default iisnode.yml file');
               var sourcePath = path.join(__dirname, '../templates/node/iisnode.yml');
               fs.writeFile('iisnode.yml', fs.readFile(sourcePath, _), _);
diff --git a/lib/cli/utils.js b/lib/cli/utils.js
index 3d6707656..7d3119367 100644
--- a/lib/cli/utils.js
+++ b/lib/cli/utils.js
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ exports.azureDir = function () {
   var dir = process.env.AZURE_CONFIG_DIR
          || path.join(homeFolder(), '.azure');
 
-  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+  if (!exports.pathExistsSync(dir)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(dir, 502); // 0766
   }
 
@@ -455,3 +455,8 @@ exports.getHostNameSuffix = function () {
   return process.env.AZURE_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX
     || constants.DEFAULT_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX;
 };
+
+exports.pathExistsSync = function (path) {
+  var obj = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
+  return obj.existsSync.apply(obj, arguments);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/services/blob/blobservice.js b/lib/services/blob/blobservice.js
index 6177c9d10..2a83c6fde 100644
--- a/lib/services/blob/blobservice.js
+++ b/lib/services/blob/blobservice.js
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ BlobService.prototype.getBlobToFile = function (container, blob, localFilename,
 
   this.getBlobToStream(container, blob, writeStream, options, function (error, responseBlob, response) {
     if (error) {
-      if (path.existsSync(localFilename)) {
+      if (azureutil.pathExistsSync(localFilename)) {
         // make sure writeStream is closed / destroyed to avoid locking issues
         if (writeStream.close) {
           writeStream.close();
diff --git a/lib/util/util.js b/lib/util/util.js
index 53968a44b..0271e3e68 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.js
+++ b/lib/util/util.js
@@ -213,4 +213,9 @@ exports.stringIsDate = function(date) {
 */
 exports.merge = function () {
   return _.extend.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+exports.pathExistsSync = function (path) {
+  var obj = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
+  return obj.existsSync.apply(obj, arguments);
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/serviceruntime/roleenvironment-tests.js b/test/serviceruntime/roleenvironment-tests.js
index 244831d75..fd77ca44e 100644
--- a/test/serviceruntime/roleenvironment-tests.js
+++ b/test/serviceruntime/roleenvironment-tests.js
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ function setupGoalStateEndpoint () {
 
 suite('roleenvironment-tests', function () {
   setup(function (done) {
-    // Temporary fix for node version < 0.8, starting from v0.8
-    // path.existsSync has been deprecated.
-    if (!fs.existsSync) {
-      fs.existsSync = path.existsSync;
-    }
-
     // Set windows azure runtime endpoint
     originalWaRuntimeEndpoint = process.env['WaRuntimeEndpoint'];
     process.env['WaRuntimeEndpoint'] = versionsEndpointPath;
@@ -111,19 +105,19 @@ suite('roleenvironment-tests', function () {
     runtimeKernel.protocol1RuntimeGoalStateClient.currentEnvironmentData = null;
     runtimeKernel.protocol1RuntimeGoalStateClient.currentGoalState = null;
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(versionsEndpointPath)) {
+    if (azureutil.pathExistsSync(versionsEndpointPath)) {
       fs.unlinkSync(versionsEndpointPath);
     }
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(goalStatePath)) {
+    if (azureutil.pathExistsSync(goalStatePath)) {
       fs.unlinkSync(goalStatePath);
     }
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(currentStatePath)) {
+    if (azureutil.pathExistsSync(currentStatePath)) {
       fs.unlinkSync(currentStatePath);
     }
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(roleEnvironmentPath)) {
+    if (azureutil.pathExistsSync(roleEnvironmentPath)) {
       fs.unlinkSync(roleEnvironmentPath);
     }