diff --git a/scripts/amsstat b/scripts/amsstat
index 28a7ec9..cbf89f2 100755
--- a/scripts/amsstat
+++ b/scripts/amsstat
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ devstat_data_spacing=-30
 lparcfg_data_spacing=-30
 lparcfg_file=/proc/ppc64/lparcfg
 # Hardcoding pseries_platform path as amstat will be placed in bin
-PSERIES_PLATFORM=/usr/sbin/pseries_platform
+PSERIES_PLATFORM=pseries_platform
 
 function print_meminfo_stats {
     echo "System Memory Statistics:"
diff --git a/scripts/bootlist b/scripts/bootlist
index 65926d7..8ff9119 100755
--- a/scripts/bootlist
+++ b/scripts/bootlist
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 # author Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 #
 
-OFPATHNAME=/usr/sbin/ofpathname
-NVRAM=/usr/sbin/nvram
+OFPATHNAME=ofpathname
+NVRAM=nvram
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 #
diff --git a/scripts/ls-vdev b/scripts/ls-vdev
index 56ab0d3..bae75b8 100644
--- a/scripts/ls-vdev
+++ b/scripts/ls-vdev
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 LSVDEV="ls-vdev"
 VERSION="0.1"
-LS="/bin/ls"
-GREP="/bin/grep"
-SED="/bin/sed"
+LS="ls"
+GREP="grep"
+SED="sed"
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 usage()
diff --git a/scripts/ls-veth b/scripts/ls-veth
index b5db777..5d1970b 100755
--- a/scripts/ls-veth
+++ b/scripts/ls-veth
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 LSVETH="ls-veth"
 VERSION="0.1"
-OFPATHNAME="/usr/sbin/ofpathname"
-CAT="/bin/cat"
-LS="/bin/ls"
-SED="/bin/sed"
+OFPATHNAME="ofpathname"
+CAT="cat"
+LS="ls"
+SED="sed"
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 usage()
diff --git a/scripts/ls-vscsi b/scripts/ls-vscsi
index 7d1b549..93801be 100755
--- a/scripts/ls-vscsi
+++ b/scripts/ls-vscsi
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 LSVSCSI="ls-vscsi"
 VERSION="0.1"
-CAT="/bin/cat"
-LS="/bin/ls"
-SED="/bin/sed"
+CAT="cat"
+LS="ls"
+SED="sed"
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 usage()
diff --git a/scripts/lsdevinfo b/scripts/lsdevinfo
index 4ef98d7..e50f183 100755
--- a/scripts/lsdevinfo
+++ b/scripts/lsdevinfo
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
 
 LSDEVINFO="lsdevinfo"
 VERSION="0.1"
-OFPATHNAME="/usr/sbin/ofpathname"
-CAT="/bin/cat"
-LS="/bin/ls"
-GREP="/bin/grep"
-SED="/bin/sed"
-TR="/usr/bin/tr"
-OD="/usr/bin/od"
-CUT="/usr/bin/cut"
+OFPATHNAME="ofpathname"
+CAT="cat"
+LS="ls"
+GREP="grep"
+SED="sed"
+TR="tr"
+OD="od"
+CUT="cut"
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 # Usage statemnet
diff --git a/scripts/ofpathname b/scripts/ofpathname
index 1b2a1dd..b23811e 100755
--- a/scripts/ofpathname
+++ b/scripts/ofpathname
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 OFPATHNAME="ofpathname"
 VERSION="0.5"
-FIND=/usr/bin/find
-CAT=/bin/cat
+FIND=find
+CAT=cat
 PSERIES_PLATFORM=$(dirname $0)/pseries_platform
 
 # Find out what platfrom we are running on.  Hopefully this
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ find_dir()
     local fname=$2
 
     while [[ -n $dir ]]; do
-	/bin/ls $dir/$fname >/dev/null 2>&1
+	ls $dir/$fname >/dev/null 2>&1
 	if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
 	    echo $dir
 	    return
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ is_pata_dev()
     local this_dir=$PWD
     local sysfs_dir
     local udev_path
-    local udevinfo="/usr/bin/udevinfo"
-    local udevadm="/sbin/udevadm"
+    local udevinfo="udevinfo"
+    local udevadm="udevadm"
 
     if [[ -a $udevadm ]]; then
         udev_path=`$udevadm info --query=path --name=$DEVNAME`
diff --git a/scripts/rtas_dump b/scripts/rtas_dump
index 40f0da8..903fd56 100755
--- a/scripts/rtas_dump
+++ b/scripts/rtas_dump
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use vars qw/ %opt /;
 use Getopt::Long;
 use File::Basename;
 
-$re_decode = $ENV{RTAS_EVENT_DECODE} || "/usr/sbin/rtas_event_decode";
+$re_decode = $ENV{RTAS_EVENT_DECODE} || "rtas_event_decode";
 
 #
 # usage statement
diff --git a/scripts/update_flash b/scripts/update_flash
index 8ad4da5..15085bc 100755
--- a/scripts/update_flash
+++ b/scripts/update_flash
@@ -463,18 +463,13 @@ file_opt=0
 # Check for platform and if PowerNV call update_flash_nv
 
 # PowerNV update_flash tool
-UPDATE_FLASH_NV=$(dirname $0)/update_flash_nv
-
 . $PSERIES_PLATFORM
 case "$platform" in
     $PLATFORM_UNKNOWN | $PLATFORM_POWERKVM_GUEST)
 	echo "update_flash: is not supported on the $platform_name platform"
 	exit 1;;
     $PLATFORM_POWERNV)
-	if [ ! -r "$UPDATE_FLASH_NV" ]; then
-		error $E_PERM "Couldn't find $UPDATE_FLASH_NV file."
-	fi
-	/bin/sh $UPDATE_FLASH_NV $@
+	update_flash_nv $@
 	exit $?
 esac