diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 6f28d52278..aaf96d0534 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ pub struct AccountStorageEntry {
 
 impl AccountStorageEntry {
     pub fn new(path: &Path, slot: Slot, id: usize, file_size: u64) -> Self {
-        let tail = AppendVec::new_relative_path(slot, id);
-        let path = Path::new(path).join(&tail);
+        let tail = AppendVec::file_name(slot, id);
+        let path = Path::new(path).join(tail);
         let accounts = AppendVec::new(&path, true, file_size as usize);
 
         Self {
@@ -543,10 +543,6 @@ impl AccountStorageEntry {
         count
     }
 
-    pub fn get_relative_path(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        AppendVec::get_relative_path(self.accounts.get_path())
-    }
-
     pub fn get_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
         self.accounts.get_path()
     }
diff --git a/runtime/src/append_vec.rs b/runtime/src/append_vec.rs
index bf57131f0a..f14874b90f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/append_vec.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/append_vec.rs
@@ -279,13 +279,8 @@ impl AppendVec {
         self.file_size
     }
 
-    // Get the file path relative to the top level accounts directory
-    pub fn get_relative_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(append_vec_path: P) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        append_vec_path.as_ref().file_name().map(PathBuf::from)
-    }
-
-    pub fn new_relative_path(slot: Slot, id: usize) -> PathBuf {
-        PathBuf::from(&format!("{}.{}", slot, id))
+    pub fn file_name(slot: Slot, id: usize) -> String {
+        format!("{}.{}", slot, id)
     }
 
     pub fn new_from_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, current_len: usize) -> io::Result<(Self, usize)> {
@@ -720,16 +715,6 @@ pub mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_relative_path() {
-        let relative_path = AppendVec::new_relative_path(0, 2);
-        let full_path = Path::new("/tmp").join(&relative_path);
-        assert_eq!(
-            relative_path,
-            AppendVec::get_relative_path(full_path).unwrap()
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_new_from_file_crafted_zero_lamport_account() {
         let file = get_append_vec_path("test_append");
diff --git a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
index ef952fb445..ae88716367 100644
--- a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ where
 
                 // Move the corresponding AppendVec from the snapshot into the directory pointed
                 // at by `local_dir`
-                let append_vec_relative_path =
-                    AppendVec::new_relative_path(slot, storage_entry.id());
+                let append_vec_relative_path = AppendVec::file_name(slot, storage_entry.id());
                 let append_vec_abs_path = stream_append_vecs_path
                     .as_ref()
                     .join(&append_vec_relative_path);
diff --git a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/tests.rs b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/tests.rs
index 2e569fbd3c..efb5d4a3f2 100644
--- a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/tests.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/tests.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn copy_append_vecs<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     let storage_entries = accounts_db.get_snapshot_storages(Slot::max_value());
     for storage in storage_entries.iter().flatten() {
         let storage_path = storage.get_path();
-        let output_path = output_dir.as_ref().join(AppendVec::new_relative_path(
+        let output_path = output_dir.as_ref().join(AppendVec::file_name(
             storage.slot(),
             storage.append_vec_id(),
         ));
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index c4d01ef6a8..6204cbd73b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -271,11 +271,10 @@ pub fn archive_snapshot_package(snapshot_package: &AccountsPackage) -> Result<()
     for storage in snapshot_package.storages.iter().flatten() {
         storage.flush()?;
         let storage_path = storage.get_path();
-        let output_path =
-            staging_accounts_dir.join(crate::append_vec::AppendVec::new_relative_path(
-                storage.slot(),
-                storage.append_vec_id(),
-            ));
+        let output_path = staging_accounts_dir.join(crate::append_vec::AppendVec::file_name(
+            storage.slot(),
+            storage.append_vec_id(),
+        ));
 
         // `storage_path` - The file path where the AppendVec itself is located
         // `output_path` - The file path where the AppendVec will be placed in the staging directory.