diff --git a/lib/cli/utils.js b/lib/cli/utils.js
index 7d3119367..12e01aa15 100644
--- a/lib/cli/utils.js
+++ b/lib/cli/utils.js
@@ -456,7 +456,4 @@ exports.getHostNameSuffix = function () {
     || constants.DEFAULT_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX;
 };
 
-exports.pathExistsSync = function (path) {
-  var obj = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
-  return obj.existsSync.apply(obj, arguments);
-};
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+exports.pathExistsSync = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
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diff --git a/lib/util/util.js b/lib/util/util.js
index ed49abab9..8da7226e4 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.js
+++ b/lib/util/util.js
@@ -217,7 +217,4 @@ exports.merge = function () {
   return _.extend.apply(this, arguments);
 };
 
-exports.pathExistsSync = function (path) {
-  var obj = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
-  return obj.existsSync.apply(obj, arguments);
-};
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+exports.pathExistsSync = fs.existsSync ? fs : path;
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