diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 42c1f3bdf..960aef88d 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::check()
         if (_settings._errorsOnly == false)
         {
             std::string fixedpath(fname);
-            fixedpath = Path::simplifyPath(fixedpath);
+            fixedpath = getFileLister()->simplifyPath(fixedpath.c_str());
             fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(fixedpath);
             _errorLogger.reportOut(std::string("Checking ") + fixedpath + std::string("..."));
         }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::check()
                 // If only errors are printed, print filename after the check
                 if (_settings._errorsOnly == false && it != configurations.begin())
                 {
-                    std::string fixedpath = Path::simplifyPath(fname);
+                    std::string fixedpath = getFileLister()->simplifyPath(fname.c_str());
                     fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(fixedpath);
                     _errorLogger.reportOut(std::string("Checking ") + fixedpath + ": " + cfg + std::string("..."));
                 }
diff --git a/lib/errorlogger.cpp b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
index 33db7144b..6ca014d00 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "errorlogger.h"
+#include "filelister.h"
 #include "path.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
@@ -219,8 +220,7 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::callStackToString(const std::list<ErrorLogger::ErrorMes
 
 std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation::getfile(bool convert) const
 {
-    std::string f(_file);
-    f = Path::simplifyPath(f);
+    std::string f = getFileLister()->simplifyPath(_file.c_str());
 
     if (convert)
         f = Path::toNativeSeparators(f);
diff --git a/lib/filelister.cpp b/lib/filelister.cpp
index 8aff600e4..6e5748309 100644
--- a/lib/filelister.cpp
+++ b/lib/filelister.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ std::string FileLister::simplifyPath(const char *originalPath)
 
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pathParts.size(); ++i)
     {
-        if (pathParts[i] == ".." && i > 1 && pathParts.size() > i + 1)
+        if (i > 1 && pathParts[i-2] != ".." && pathParts[i] == ".." && pathParts.size() > i + 1)
         {
             pathParts.erase(pathParts.begin() + static_cast<int>(i) + 1);
             pathParts.erase(pathParts.begin() + static_cast<int>(i));
diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index c2d4ac3f0..2f3374b3f 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -42,39 +42,3 @@ std::string Path::fromNativeSeparators(const std::string &path)
     return modified;
 }
 
-std::string Path::simplifyPath(const std::string &path)
-{
-    std::string f(path);
-
-    // Remove './' from begin of the path
-    if (f.size() > 2 && f[0] == '.' && f[1] == '/')
-        f = f.erase(0, 2);
-
-    // replace "/ab/../" with "/"..
-    std::string::size_type pos = 0;
-    while ((pos = f.find("..", pos + 1)) != std::string::npos)
-    {
-        // position must be at least 4..
-        if (pos < 4)
-            continue;
-
-        // Previous char must be a separator..
-        if (f[pos-1] != '/')
-            continue;
-
-        // Next char must be a separator..
-        if (f[pos+2] != '/')
-            continue;
-
-        // Locate previous separator..
-        std::string::size_type sep = f.find_last_of("/", pos - 2);
-        if (sep == std::string::npos)
-            continue;
-
-        // Delete substring..
-        f.erase(sep, pos + 2 - sep);
-        pos = sep;
-    }
-
-    return f;
-}
diff --git a/lib/path.h b/lib/path.h
index 21781f8b1..f38213112 100644
--- a/lib/path.h
+++ b/lib/path.h
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ public:
       * @return converted path.
       */
     static std::string fromNativeSeparators(const std::string &path);
-
-    /**
-      * Simplify given path.
-      * This method simplifies the path removing reduntant parts.
-      * @param path Path string to simplify.
-      * @return simplified path.
-      */
-    static std::string simplifyPath(const std::string &path);
 };
 
 /// @}
diff --git a/test/testfilelister.cpp b/test/testfilelister.cpp
index 7d8c6cca5..08cc64b39 100644
--- a/test/testfilelister.cpp
+++ b/test/testfilelister.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("../path/index.h", getFileLister()->simplifyPath("../path/other/../index.h"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("a/index.h", getFileLister()->simplifyPath("a/../a/index.h"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("a/..", getFileLister()->simplifyPath("a/.."));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("../../src/test.cpp", getFileLister()->simplifyPath("../../src/test.cpp"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("../../../src/test.cpp", getFileLister()->simplifyPath("../../../src/test.cpp"));
     }
 };