diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
index ee8ef0112..4fdd43888 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/native.mm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
 
   void Native::CreateContextBinding(CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> context) {
     const char* methodNames[] = {
-      "absolute", "writeToPasteboard", "readFromPasteboard", "quit",
+      "writeToPasteboard", "readFromPasteboard", "quit",
       "watchPath", "unwatchPath", "getWatchedPaths", "unwatchAllPaths",
       "moveToTrash", "reload", "getPlatform", "setWindowState",
       "getWindowState", "isMisspelled", "getCorrectionsForMisspelling"
@@ -47,17 +47,7 @@ namespace v8_extensions {
                        CefRefPtr<CefV8Value>& retval,
                        CefString& exception) {
     @autoreleasepool {
-    if (name == "absolute") {
-      NSString *path = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
-
-      path = [path stringByStandardizingPath];
-      if ([path characterAtIndex:0] == '/') {
-        retval = CefV8Value::CreateString([path UTF8String]);
-      }
-
-      return true;
-    }
-    else if (name == "writeToPasteboard") {
+    if (name == "writeToPasteboard") {
       NSString *text = stringFromCefV8Value(arguments[0]);
 
       NSPasteboard *pb = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
diff --git a/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee b/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
index 1b3d8a46f..ad1260e83 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/fs-utils.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ module.exports =
   # Make the given path absolute by resolving it against the
   # current working directory.
   absolute: (path) ->
-    $native.absolute(path)
+    return null unless path?
+
+    if path.indexOf('~/') is 0
+      if process.platform is 'win32'
+        home = process.env.USERPROFILE
+      else
+        home = process.env.HOME
+      path = "#{home}#{path.substring(1)}"
+    try
+      path = fs.realpathSync(path)
+      if process.platform is 'darwin' and path.indexOf('/private/') is 0
+        path = path.substring(8)
+      path
+    catch e
+      path
 
   # Return the basename of the given path. That is the path with
   # any leading directory components removed. If specified, also