diff --git a/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx b/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
index e66158e68..03d8376b0 100644
--- a/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmOutputConverter.cxx
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ cmOutputConverter::cmOutputConverter(cmState::Snapshot snapshot)
   assert(this->StateSnapshot.IsValid());
 }
 
-std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(
-  const std::string& remote, std::string const& result,
-  OutputFormat format) const
+std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExisting(
+  const std::string& remote, OutputFormat format) const
 {
+  // Perform standard conversion.
+  std::string result = this->ConvertToOutputFormat(remote, format);
+
   // If this is a windows shell, the result has a space, and the path
   // already exists, we can use a short-path to reference it without a
   // space.
@@ -46,16 +48,6 @@ std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(
   return result;
 }
 
-std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExisting(
-  const std::string& remote, OutputFormat format) const
-{
-  // Perform standard conversion.
-  std::string result = this->ConvertToOutputFormat(remote, format);
-
-  // Consider short-path.
-  return this->ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(remote, result, format);
-}
-
 std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExisting(
   RelativeRoot remote, OutputFormat format) const
 {
@@ -66,11 +58,7 @@ std::string cmOutputConverter::ConvertToOutputForExisting(
   const char* remotePath = this->GetRelativeRootPath(remote);
   assert(remotePath != 0);
 
-  // Perform standard conversion.
-  std::string result = this->ConvertToOutputFormat(remotePath, format);
-
-  // Consider short-path.
-  return this->ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(remotePath, result, format);
+  return this->ConvertToOutputForExisting(remotePath, format);
 }
 
 const char* cmOutputConverter::GetRelativeRootPath(RelativeRoot relroot) const
diff --git a/Source/cmOutputConverter.h b/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
index 3d7d49318..23f2e6268 100644
--- a/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
+++ b/Source/cmOutputConverter.h
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ public:
 private:
   cmState* GetState() const;
 
-  std::string ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(const std::string& remote,
-                                               std::string const& result,
-                                               OutputFormat format) const;
-
   static int Shell__CharIsWhitespace(char c);
   static int Shell__CharNeedsQuotesOnUnix(char c);
   static int Shell__CharNeedsQuotesOnWindows(char c);