diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/ControllerBehavior.php b/modules/backend/classes/ControllerBehavior.php
index 9727add37..8d137bccc 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/ControllerBehavior.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/ControllerBehavior.php
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ use System\Traits\ViewMaker;
  */
 class ControllerBehavior extends ExtensionBase
 {
+    use \Backend\Traits\WidgetMaker;
     use \System\Traits\AssetMaker;
     use \System\Traits\ConfigMaker;
-    use \Backend\Traits\WidgetMaker;
-    use \Backend\Traits\ViewMaker {
+    use \System\Traits\ViewMaker {
         ViewMaker::makeFileContents as localMakeFileContents;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/cms/classes/CombineAssets.php b/modules/cms/classes/CombineAssets.php
index c994cc474..952b1e049 100644
--- a/modules/cms/classes/CombineAssets.php
+++ b/modules/cms/classes/CombineAssets.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ use Assetic\Cache\FilesystemCache;
  */
 class CombineAssets
 {
-    use \System\Traits\PathMaker;
-
     /**
      * @var Self Instance for multi cycle execution.
      */
@@ -376,7 +374,7 @@ class CombineAssets
         $filesSalt = null;
         foreach ($assets as $asset) {
             $filters = $this->getFilters(File::extension($asset));
-            $path = $this->makePath($asset) ?: $this->path . $asset;
+            $path = File::symbolizePath($asset) ?: $this->path . $asset;
             $files[] = new FileAsset($path, $filters, public_path());
             $filesSalt .= $this->path . $asset;
         }
diff --git a/modules/system/traits/PathMaker.php b/modules/system/traits/PathMaker.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e9b49aea..000000000
--- a/modules/system/traits/PathMaker.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace System\Traits;
-
-/**
- * Path Maker Trait
- *
- * Converts path symbols to relevant points in the filesystem.
- *
- *   $ - Relative to the plugins directory
- *   ~ - Relative to the application directory
- *
- * @package october\system
- * @author Alexey Bobkov, Samuel Georges
- */
-
-trait PathMaker
-{
-
-    /**
-     * @var array Known path symbols and their prefixes.
-     */
-    protected $pathSymbols = [
-        '$' => PATH_PLUGINS,
-        '~' => PATH_BASE,
-        // '/' => PATH_BASE, // @deprecated
-        '@' => PATH_BASE, // @deprecated
-    ];
-
-    /**
-     * Converts a path.
-     * @param  string $path
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function makePath($path, $default = false)
-    {
-        if (!$firstChar = $this->isPathSymbol($path))
-            return $default;
-
-        $_path = substr($path, 1);
-        return $this->pathSymbols[$firstChar] . $_path;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if the path uses a symbol.
-     * @param  string  $path
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function isPathSymbol($path)
-    {
-        $firstChar = substr($path, 0, 1);
-        if (isset($this->pathSymbols[$firstChar]))
-            return $firstChar;
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php b/modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php
index 012d0c8ed..5e587c441 100644
--- a/modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php
+++ b/modules/system/traits/ViewMaker.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ use System\Classes\SystemException;
 
 trait ViewMaker
 {
-    use \System\Traits\PathMaker;
-
     /**
      * @var array A list of variables to pass to the page.
      */
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ trait ViewMaker
      */
     public function makePartial($partial, $params = [], $throwException = true)
     {
-        if (!$this->isPathSymbol($partial) && realpath($partial) === false)
+        if (!File::isPathSymbol($partial) && realpath($partial) === false)
             $partial = '_' . strtolower($partial) . '.htm';
 
         $partialPath = $this->getViewPath($partial);
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ trait ViewMaker
         if (!$viewPath)
             $viewPath = $this->viewPath;
 
-        $fileName = $this->makePath($fileName, $fileName);
+        $fileName = File::symbolizePath($fileName, $fileName);
 
         if (substr($fileName, 0, 1) == '/' || realpath($fileName) !== false)
             return $fileName;