diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
index 4601d37e7a..26ed332ae4 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/pathname.rb
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class Pathname
       target = Pathname.new(target) # allow pathnames or strings
       join(target.basename).write <<~SH
         #!/bin/bash
-        exec "#{Utils.shortened_brew_path(target)}" "$@"
+        exec "#{target}" "$@"
       SH
     end
   end
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class Pathname
     dirname.mkpath
     write <<~SH
       #!/bin/bash
-      #{env_export}exec "#{Utils.shortened_brew_path(target)}" #{args} "$@"
+      #{env_export}exec "#{target}" #{args} "$@"
     SH
   end
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class Pathname
     mkpath
     (self/script_name).write <<~EOS
       #!/bin/bash
-      export JAVA_HOME="#{Language::Java.overridable_short_java_home_env(java_version)[:JAVA_HOME]}"
+      export JAVA_HOME="#{Language::Java.overridable_java_home_env(java_version)[:JAVA_HOME]}"
       exec "${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java" #{java_opts} -jar "#{target_jar}" "$@"
     EOS
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb b/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
index c8772e708f..bea3b6fd92 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/language/java.rb
@@ -36,26 +36,13 @@ module Language
     end
     private_class_method :java_home_shell
 
-    def self.short_java_home_shell(version = nil)
-      Utils.shortened_brew_path(java_home(version))
-    end
-    private_class_method :short_java_home_shell
-
     def self.java_home_env(version = nil)
       { JAVA_HOME: java_home_shell(version) }
     end
 
-    def self.short_java_home_env(version = nil)
-      { JAVA_HOME: short_java_home_shell(version) }
-    end
-
     def self.overridable_java_home_env(version = nil)
       { JAVA_HOME: "${JAVA_HOME:-#{java_home_shell(version)}}" }
     end
-
-    def self.overridable_short_java_home_env(version = nil)
-      { JAVA_HOME: "${JAVA_HOME:-#{short_java_home_shell(version)}}" }
-    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/language/java_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/language/java_spec.rb
index 7c5d5497bc..24cd5aa052 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/language/java_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/language/java_spec.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ describe Language::Java do
     end
   end
 
-  let(:expected_short_home) do
-    if OS.mac?
-      "$(brew --prefix)/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home"
-    else
-      "$(brew --prefix)/opt/openjdk/libexec"
-    end
-  end
-
   before do
     allow(Formula).to receive(:[]).and_return(f)
     allow(f).to receive(:any_version_installed?).and_return(true)
@@ -57,18 +49,6 @@ describe Language::Java do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "::short_java_home_env" do
-    it "returns short java_home path if version specified" do
-      short_java_home_env = described_class.short_java_home_env("1.8+")
-      expect(short_java_home_env[:JAVA_HOME]).to eql(expected_short_home)
-    end
-
-    it "returns short java_home path if version is not specified" do
-      short_java_home_env = described_class.short_java_home_env
-      expect(short_java_home_env[:JAVA_HOME]).to eql(expected_short_home)
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "::overridable_java_home_env" do
     it "returns java_home path if version specified" do
       overridable_java_home_env = described_class.overridable_java_home_env("1.8+")
@@ -80,16 +60,4 @@ describe Language::Java do
       expect(overridable_java_home_env[:JAVA_HOME]).to eql("${JAVA_HOME:-#{expected_home}}")
     end
   end
-
-  describe "::overridable_short_java_home_env" do
-    it "returns short java_home path if version specified" do
-      overridable_short_java_home_env = described_class.overridable_short_java_home_env("1.8+")
-      expect(overridable_short_java_home_env[:JAVA_HOME]).to eql("${JAVA_HOME:-#{expected_short_home}}")
-    end
-
-    it "returns short java_home path if version is not specified" do
-      overridable_short_java_home_env = described_class.overridable_short_java_home_env
-      expect(overridable_short_java_home_env[:JAVA_HOME]).to eql("${JAVA_HOME:-#{expected_short_home}}")
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/path_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/path_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 72c2967de8..0000000000
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/path_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# typed: false
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require "utils/path"
-
-describe Utils do
-  describe "::path_is_parent_of?" do
-    it "returns true when child path is a descendant of the parent" do
-      expect(described_class.path_is_parent_of?("/foo", "/foo/bar/baz")).to eq(true)
-    end
-
-    it "returns false when child path is not a descendant of the parent" do
-      expect(described_class.path_is_parent_of?("/foo/bar/baz/qux", "/foo/bar")).to eq(false)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "::shortened_brew_path" do
-    it "returns shortened path when the path can be expressed with the output of a brew command" do
-      expect(described_class.shortened_brew_path("#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/foo/bar")).to eq("$(brew --prefix)/foo/bar")
-    end
-
-    it "returns shortened path with $(brew --prefix <formula>) when path is in a linked keg", :integration_test do
-      install_test_formula "testball"
-      f = Formula["testball"]
-
-      expect(described_class.shortened_brew_path("#{f.opt_prefix}/main.c")).to eq("$(brew --prefix testball)/main.c")
-    end
-
-    it "returns the original path when the path cannot be shortened" do
-      expect(described_class.shortened_brew_path("/foo/bar/baz")).to eq("/foo/bar/baz")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index de12d056b2..b041cfee9b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ require "utils/git_repository"
 require "utils/github"
 require "utils/inreplace"
 require "utils/link"
-require "utils/path"
 require "utils/popen"
 require "utils/repology"
 require "utils/svn"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5df02345df..0000000000
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-# typed: strict
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# Helper functions for working with paths
-module Utils
-  extend T::Sig
-
-  # Checks if a a child path is a descendant of a given parent path
-  sig { params(parent_path: T.any(String, Pathname), child_path: T.any(String, Pathname)).returns(T::Boolean) }
-  def self.path_is_parent_of?(parent_path, child_path)
-    parent_component_array = Pathname(parent_path).each_filename.to_a
-    child_component_array = Pathname(child_path).each_filename.to_a
-
-    child_component_array.first(parent_component_array.length) == parent_component_array
-  end
-
-  # Gets a condensed short brew path for a given path, or the original path if it cannot be condensed
-  sig { params(long_path: T.any(String, Pathname)).returns(String) }
-  def self.shortened_brew_path(long_path)
-    short_path = long_path.to_s
-    long_path = Pathname(long_path)
-
-    if long_path.exist?
-      begin
-        k = Keg.for(long_path)
-        opt_record = k.opt_record
-        formula_name = k.to_formula.name
-      rescue FormulaUnavailableError, NotAKegError
-        nil
-      else
-        short_path = short_path.sub(/\A#{Regexp.escape(opt_record.to_s)}/, "$(brew --prefix #{formula_name})")
-      end
-    end
-
-    try_paths = {
-      HOMEBREW_CACHE      => "--cache",
-      HOMEBREW_CELLAR     => "--cellar",
-      HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY => "--repository",
-      HOMEBREW_PREFIX     => "--prefix",
-    }
-
-    try_paths.each do |try_path, flag|
-      if path_is_parent_of?(try_path, long_path)
-        short_path = short_path.sub(/\A#{Regexp.escape(try_path.to_s)}/, "$(brew #{flag})")
-        break
-      end
-    end
-
-    short_path
-  end
-end