diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
index cf15e4c7b3..13082a213a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tab.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       "time" => Time.now.to_i,
       "source_modified_time" => formula.source_modified_time.to_i,
       "HEAD" => HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY.git_head,
-      "alias_path" => formula.alias_path.to_s,
       "compiler" => compiler,
       "stdlib" => stdlib,
       "source" => {
-        "path" => formula.path.to_s,
+        "path" => formula.specified_path.to_s,
         "tap" => formula.tap ? formula.tap.name : nil,
         "spec" => formula.active_spec_sym.to_s,
         "versions" => {
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
     attributes["source_modified_time"] ||= 0
     attributes["source"] ||= {}
 
-    if alias_path = attributes["alias_path"]
-      attributes["alias_path"] = Pathname.new(alias_path)
-    end
-
     tapped_from = attributes["tapped_from"]
     unless tapped_from.nil? || tapped_from == "path or URL"
       attributes["source"]["tap"] = attributes.delete("tapped_from")
@@ -142,7 +137,7 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       tab = empty
       tab.unused_options = f.options.as_flags
       tab.source = {
-        "path" => f.path.to_s,
+        "path" => f.specified_path.to_s,
         "tap" => f.tap ? f.tap.name : f.tap,
         "spec" => f.active_spec_sym.to_s,
         "versions" => {
@@ -166,7 +161,6 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       "time" => nil,
       "source_modified_time" => 0,
       "HEAD" => nil,
-      "alias_path" => nil,
       "stdlib" => nil,
       "compiler" => DevelopmentTools.default_compiler,
       "source" => {
@@ -298,7 +292,6 @@ class Tab < OpenStruct
       "time" => time,
       "source_modified_time" => source_modified_time.to_i,
       "HEAD" => self.HEAD,
-      "alias_path" => (alias_path.to_s if alias_path),
       "stdlib" => (stdlib.to_s if stdlib),
       "compiler" => (compiler.to_s if compiler),
       "source" => source
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
index be528390a8..a5d50d81da 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_tab.rb
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_nil tab.stable_version
     assert_nil tab.devel_version
     assert_nil tab.head_version
-    assert_nil tab.alias_path
     assert_equal DevelopmentTools.default_compiler, tab.cxxstdlib.compiler
     assert_nil tab.cxxstdlib.type
+    assert_nil tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_include?
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
   def test_from_file
     path = Pathname.new(TEST_DIRECTORY).join("fixtures", "receipt.json")
     tab = Tab.from_file(path)
-    alias_path = Pathname.new("/usr/local/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Aliases/test-formula")
+    source_path = "/usr/local/Library/Taps/hombrew/homebrew-core/Formula/foo.rb"
 
     assert_equal @used.sort, tab.used_options.sort
     assert_equal @unused.sort, tab.unused_options.sort
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_equal "2.14", tab.stable_version.to_s
     assert_equal "2.15", tab.devel_version.to_s
     assert_equal "HEAD-0000000", tab.head_version.to_s
-    assert_equal alias_path, tab.alias_path
+    assert_equal source_path, tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_to_json
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TabTests < Homebrew::TestCase
     assert_equal @tab.stable_version, tab.stable_version
     assert_equal @tab.devel_version, tab.devel_version
     assert_equal @tab.head_version, tab.head_version
-    assert_equal @tab.alias_path, tab.alias_path
+    assert_equal @tab.source["path"], tab.source["path"]
   end
 
   def test_remap_deprecated_options