diff --git a/hphp/runtime/base/file.cpp b/hphp/runtime/base/file.cpp
index 105bb3234..3096d16e4 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/base/file.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/base/file.cpp
@@ -46,24 +46,10 @@ IMPLEMENT_REQUEST_LOCAL(FileData, s_file_data);
 
 const int File::USE_INCLUDE_PATH = 1;
 
-String File::TranslatePath(CStrRef filename, bool useFileCache /* = false */,
-                           bool keepRelative /*= false */) {
+String File::TranslatePathKeepRelative(CStrRef filename) {
   String canonicalized(Util::canonicalize(filename.data(),
                                           filename.size()), AttachString);
 
-  if (useFileCache) {
-    String translated = TranslatePath(canonicalized, false);
-    if (!translated.empty() && access(translated.data(), F_OK) < 0 &&
-        StaticContentCache::TheFileCache) {
-      if (StaticContentCache::TheFileCache->exists(canonicalized.data(),
-                                                   false)) {
-        // we use file cache's file name to make stat() work
-        translated = String(RuntimeOption::FileCache);
-      }
-    }
-    return translated;
-  }
-
   if (RuntimeOption::SafeFileAccess) {
     const vector<string> &allowedDirectories =
       VirtualHost::GetAllowedDirectories();
@@ -92,7 +78,13 @@ String File::TranslatePath(CStrRef filename, bool useFileCache /* = false */,
     }
   }
 
-  if (canonicalized.charAt(0) == '/' || keepRelative) {
+  return canonicalized;
+}
+
+String File::TranslatePath(CStrRef filename) {
+  String canonicalized = TranslatePathKeepRelative(filename);
+
+  if (canonicalized.charAt(0) == '/') {
     return canonicalized;
   }
 
@@ -103,6 +95,21 @@ String File::TranslatePath(CStrRef filename, bool useFileCache /* = false */,
   return cwd + "/" + canonicalized;
 }
 
+String File::TranslatePathWithFileCache(CStrRef filename) {
+  String canonicalized(Util::canonicalize(filename.data(),
+                                          filename.size()), AttachString);
+  String translated = TranslatePath(canonicalized);
+  if (!translated.empty() && access(translated.data(), F_OK) < 0 &&
+      StaticContentCache::TheFileCache) {
+    if (StaticContentCache::TheFileCache->exists(canonicalized.data(),
+                                                 false)) {
+      // we use file cache's file name to make stat() work
+      translated = String(RuntimeOption::FileCache);
+    }
+  }
+  return translated;
+}
+
 String File::TranslateCommand(CStrRef cmd) {
   //TODO: security checking
   return cmd;
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/base/file.h b/hphp/runtime/base/file.h
index 89de19fd7..0ada1dd69 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/base/file.h
+++ b/hphp/runtime/base/file.h
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ DECLARE_EXTERN_REQUEST_LOCAL(FileData, s_file_data);
  */
 class File : public SweepableResourceData {
 public:
-  static String TranslatePath(CStrRef filename, bool useFileCache = false,
-                              bool keepRelative = false);
+  static String TranslatePath(CStrRef filename);
+  // Same as TranslatePath except doesn't make paths absolute
+  static String TranslatePathKeepRelative(CStrRef filename);
+  // Same as TranslatePath except checks the file cache on miss
+  static String TranslatePathWithFileCache(CStrRef filename);
   static String TranslateCommand(CStrRef cmd);
   static Variant Open(CStrRef filename, CStrRef mode,
                       int options = 0, CVarRef context = uninit_null());
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/base/file_repository.cpp b/hphp/runtime/base/file_repository.cpp
index bd39dcd92..45197e889 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/base/file_repository.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/base/file_repository.cpp
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static bool findFileWrapper(CStrRef file, void* ctx) {
 
   // TranslatePath() will canonicalize the path and also check
   // whether the file is in an allowed directory.
-  String translatedPath = File::TranslatePath(file, false, true);
+  String translatedPath = File::TranslatePathKeepRelative(file);
   if (file[0] != '/') {
     if (HPHP::Eval::FileRepository::findFile(translatedPath.get(),
                                              context->s)) {
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_fb.cpp b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_fb.cpp
index 844ebfeca..36a607546 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_fb.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_fb.cpp
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ extern Array stat_impl(struct stat*); // ext_file.cpp
 template<class Function>
 static Variant do_lazy_stat(Function dostat, CStrRef filename) {
   struct stat sb;
-  if (dostat(File::TranslatePath(filename, true).c_str(), &sb)) {
+  if (dostat(File::TranslatePathWithFileCache(filename).c_str(), &sb)) {
     Logger::Verbose("%s/%d: %s", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__,
                     Util::safe_strerror(errno).c_str());
     return false;
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_file.cpp b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_file.cpp
index 031e3af60..b58ba0717 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_file.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_file.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ static int accessSyscall(
     bool useFileCache = false) {
   Stream::Wrapper* w = Stream::getWrapperFromURI(path);
   if (useFileCache && dynamic_cast<FileStreamWrapper*>(w)) {
-    // This if block is needed for useFileCache
-    return ::access(File::TranslatePath(path, useFileCache).data(), mode);
+    return ::access(File::TranslatePathWithFileCache(path).data(), mode);
   }
   return w->access(path, mode);
 }
@@ -115,8 +114,7 @@ static int statSyscall(
     bool useFileCache = false) {
   Stream::Wrapper* w = Stream::getWrapperFromURI(path);
   if (useFileCache && dynamic_cast<FileStreamWrapper*>(w)) {
-    // This if block is needed for useFileCache
-    return ::stat(File::TranslatePath(path, useFileCache).data(), buf);
+    return ::stat(File::TranslatePathWithFileCache(path).data(), buf);
   }
   return w->stat(path, buf);
 }
@@ -127,8 +125,7 @@ static int lstatSyscall(
     bool useFileCache = false) {
   Stream::Wrapper* w = Stream::getWrapperFromURI(path);
   if (useFileCache && dynamic_cast<FileStreamWrapper*>(w)) {
-    // This if block is needed for useFileCache
-    return ::lstat(File::TranslatePath(path, useFileCache).data(), buf);
+    return ::lstat(File::TranslatePathWithFileCache(path).data(), buf);
   }
   return w->lstat(path, buf);
 }