diff --git a/src/bin/e.h b/src/bin/e.h
index 58b7d48f9..ac1dfbc39 100644
--- a/src/bin/e.h
+++ b/src/bin/e.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ extern EAPI E_Path *path_icons;
 extern EAPI E_Path *path_init;
 extern EAPI E_Path *path_modules;
 extern EAPI E_Path *path_backgrounds;
-extern EAPI E_Path *path_bin;
 extern EAPI int     restart;
 extern EAPI int     good;
 extern EAPI int     evil;
diff --git a/src/bin/e_border.c b/src/bin/e_border.c
index fcf6416b7..c1cac3410 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_border.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_border.c
@@ -4383,7 +4383,7 @@ _e_border_menu_show(E_Border *bd, Evas_Coord x, Evas_Coord y, int key)
 							   "widgets/border/default/sendto"),
 			     "widgets/border/default/sendto");
 
-   if (e_util_app_installed("e_util_eapp_edit"))
+   if (ecore_file_app_installed("e_util_eapp_edit"))
      {
 	mi = e_menu_item_new(m);
 	e_menu_item_separator_set(mi, 1);
diff --git a/src/bin/e_int_menus.c b/src/bin/e_int_menus.c
index 40457ff9e..29f15e711 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_int_menus.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_int_menus.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ e_int_menus_main_new(void)
    IF_FREE(s);
    e_menu_item_callback_set(mi, _e_int_menus_main_about, NULL);
 
-   if (e_util_app_installed("exige"))
+   if (ecore_file_app_installed("exige"))
      {
 	mi = e_menu_item_new(m);
 	e_menu_item_label_set(mi, _("Run Command"));
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 6055f7bdd..975c2f19f 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ E_Path *path_init    = NULL;
 E_Path *path_icons   = NULL;
 E_Path *path_modules = NULL;
 E_Path *path_backgrounds = NULL;
-E_Path *path_bin     = NULL;
 int     restart      = 0;
 int     good         = 0;
 int     evil         = 0;
@@ -793,14 +792,6 @@ _e_main_path_init(void)
    e_path_default_path_append(path_backgrounds, "~/.e/e/backgrounds");
    e_path_user_path_set(path_backgrounds, &(e_config->path_append_backgrounds));
 
-   /* setup PATH path */
-   path_bin = e_path_from_env("PATH");
-   if (!path_bin)
-     {
-	e_error_message_show("Cannot allocate path for path_bin\n");
-	return 0;
-     }
-
    return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_path.c b/src/bin/e_path.c
index 33c44ef8b..74ff31c92 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_path.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_path.c
@@ -18,39 +18,6 @@ e_path_new(void)
    return ep;
 }
 
-E_Path *
-e_path_from_env(char *env)
-{
-   E_Path *ep;
-   char *env_path, *p, *last;
-
-   ep = e_path_new();
-   env_path = getenv(env);
-
-   if (!env_path)
-     return ep;
-
-   env_path = strdup(env_path);
-   last = env_path;
-   for (p = env_path; *p; p++)
-     {
-	if (*p == ':')
-	  *p = '\0';
-
-	if (!*p)
-	  {
-	     e_path_default_path_append(ep, last);
-	     last = p+1;
-	  }
-
-     }
-   if (p > last)
-     e_path_default_path_append(ep, last);
-
-   free(env_path);
-   return ep;
-}
-
 void
 e_path_default_path_append(E_Path *ep, const char *path)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/e_path.h b/src/bin/e_path.h
index d3ac9c535..a2a1a6f77 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_path.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_path.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct _E_Path
 
 /* init and setup */
 EAPI E_Path     *e_path_new(void);
-EAPI E_Path     *e_path_from_env(char *env);
 EAPI void        e_path_user_path_set(E_Path *ep, Evas_List **user_dir_list);
 EAPI void        e_path_inherit_path_set(E_Path *ep, E_Path *path_inherit);
 /* append a hardcoded path */
diff --git a/src/bin/e_utils.c b/src/bin/e_utils.c
index fe30de475..c1e9a7ae8 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_utils.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_utils.c
@@ -117,35 +117,6 @@ _e_util_wakeup_cb(void *data)
 int
 e_util_utils_installed(void)
 {
-   return e_util_app_installed("emblem");
-}
-
-int
-e_util_app_installed(char *app)
-{
-   char buf[PATH_MAX];
-   Evas_List *list, *l;
-   E_Path_Dir *dir;
-   int found;
-
-   if (!app)
-     return 0;
-
-   found = 0;
-   list = e_path_dir_list_get(path_bin);
-   for (l = list; l; l = l->next)
-     {
-	dir = l->data;
-	snprintf(buf, strlen(dir->dir) + strlen(app) + 2, "%s/%s", dir->dir,
-		 app); // 2 = "/" + "\0"
-	if (ecore_file_exists(buf) && ecore_file_can_exec(buf))
-	  {
-	     found = 1;
-	     break;
-	  }
-     }
-   
-   e_path_dir_list_free(list);
-   return found;
+   return ecore_file_app_installed("emblem");
 }