diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
index c225f4308..8c3c99731 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3.cxx
@@ -290,12 +290,14 @@ void cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3::WriteMainCMakefile()
   cmakefileStream
     << "# The top level Makefile was generated from the following files:\n"
     << "SET(CMAKE_MAKEFILE_DEPENDS\n"
-    << "  \"" << lg->ConvertToRelativePath(cache.c_str()).c_str() << "\"\n";
+    << "  \"" << lg->Convert(cache.c_str(),
+                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT).c_str() << "\"\n";
   for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = lfiles.begin();
       i !=  lfiles.end(); ++i)
     {
     cmakefileStream
-      << "  \"" << lg->ConvertToRelativePath(i->c_str()).c_str()
+      << "  \"" << lg->Convert(i->c_str(),
+                               cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT).c_str()
       << "\"\n";
     }
   cmakefileStream
@@ -309,8 +311,10 @@ void cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3::WriteMainCMakefile()
   cmakefileStream
     << "# The corresponding makefile is:\n"
     << "SET(CMAKE_MAKEFILE_OUTPUTS\n"
-    << "  \"" << lg->ConvertToRelativePath(makefileName.c_str()).c_str() << "\"\n"
-    << "  \"" << lg->ConvertToRelativePath(check.c_str()).c_str() << "\"\n";
+    << "  \"" << lg->Convert(makefileName.c_str(),
+                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT).c_str() << "\"\n"
+    << "  \"" << lg->Convert(check.c_str(),
+                             cmLocalGenerator::START_OUTPUT).c_str() << "\"\n";
 
   // add in all the directory information files
   std::string tmpStr;
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 6a1f9413a..259d8a375 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@ std::string cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::ConvertToRelativeForMake(const char* p)
     }
   else
     {
-    std::string ret = this->ConvertToRelativePath(m_CurrentOutputDirectoryComponents, p);
+    std::string ret = 
+      this->ConvertToRelativePath(m_CurrentOutputDirectoryComponents, p);
     return cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(ret.c_str());
     }
 }
@@ -1648,7 +1649,8 @@ std::string cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::ConvertToRelativeForXCode(const char* p)
     }
   else
     {
-    std::string ret = this->ConvertToRelativePath(m_ProjectOutputDirectoryComponents, p);
+    std::string ret = 
+      this->ConvertToRelativePath(m_ProjectOutputDirectoryComponents, p);
     return cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(ret.c_str());
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index a76fc2a04..b8267d694 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddCustomCommandToCreateObject(const char* ofname,
                                                       cmSourceFile& source,
                                                       cmTarget& )
 { 
-  // std::string objectFile = this->ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(ofname);
   std::string objectFile = this->Convert(ofname,START_OUTPUT,SHELL);
   std::string sourceFile = 
     this->Convert(source.GetFullPath().c_str(),START_OUTPUT,SHELL,true);
@@ -1439,29 +1438,6 @@ cmLocalGenerator::ConstructScript(const cmCustomCommandLines& commandLines,
   return script;
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToRelativePath(const char* remote)
-{
-  return this->Convert(remote,START_OUTPUT);
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string
-cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(const char* remote)
-{
-  // TODO: Make this behave like its documentation...always convert.
-  // This involves identifying all calls to it that should be calls to
-  // the optional one.
-  return this->ConvertToOptionallyRelativeOutputPath(remote);
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::string
-cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToOptionallyRelativePath(const char* remote)
-{
-  return this->Convert(remote, START_OUTPUT, UNCHANGED, true);
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::string
 cmLocalGenerator::ConvertToOptionallyRelativeOutputPath(const char* remote)
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index 036b3d29a..c1177d8b1 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -97,27 +97,6 @@ public:
                       OutputFormat output = UNCHANGED,
                       bool optional = false);
   
-  /**
-   * Convert the given remote path to a relative path with respect to
-   * this generator's output directory.  The remote path must use
-   * forward slashes and not already be escaped or quoted.
-   */
-  std::string ConvertToRelativePath(const char* remote);
-
-  /**
-   * Convert to an output path that is relative to the current output
-   * directory.  The remote path must use forward slashes and not
-   * already be escaped or quoted.
-   */
-  std::string ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(const char* remote);
-
-  /**
-   * Calls ConvertToRelativePath conditionally on the cache option
-   * CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS.  The remote path must use forward
-   * slashes and not already be escaped or quoted.
-   */
-  std::string ConvertToOptionallyRelativePath(const char* remote);
-
   /**
    * Convert the given path to an output path that is optionally
    * relative based on the cache option CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS.  The
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
index ae19cc78c..f463717d7 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
@@ -172,11 +172,12 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio6Generator::AddDSPBuildRule()
   std::string args;
   args = "-H";
   args +=
-    this->ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(m_Makefile->GetHomeDirectory());
+    this->Convert(m_Makefile->GetHomeDirectory(),START_OUTPUT, SHELL, true);
   commandLine.push_back(args);
   args = "-B";
   args += 
-    this->ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory());
+    this->Convert(m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory(), 
+                  START_OUTPUT, SHELL, true);
   commandLine.push_back(args);
 
   std::string configFile = 
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index f92bbb088..649c6e02c 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -147,11 +147,12 @@ void cmLocalVisualStudio7Generator::AddVCProjBuildRule()
   std::string args;
   args = "-H";
   args +=
-    this->ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(m_Makefile->GetHomeDirectory());
+    this->Convert(m_Makefile->GetHomeDirectory(), START_OUTPUT, SHELL, true);
   commandLine.push_back(args);
   args = "-B";
   args += 
-    this->ConvertToRelativeOutputPath(m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory());
+    this->Convert(m_Makefile->GetHomeOutputDirectory(),  
+                  START_OUTPUT, SHELL, true);
   commandLine.push_back(args);
   
   std::string configFile =