diff --git a/utils/get-developers b/utils/get-developers
index c887938859..ce882e6699 100755
--- a/utils/get-developers
+++ b/utils/get-developers
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ def parse_args():
 
 
 def __main__():
-    # DEVELOPERS is one level up from here
-    devs_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '..')
-    devs = getdeveloperlib.parse_developers(devs_dir)
+    devs = getdeveloperlib.parse_developers()
     if devs is None:
         sys.exit(1)
     args = parse_args()
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ def __main__():
 
     # Handle the check action
     if args.check:
-        files = getdeveloperlib.check_developers(devs, devs_dir)
+        files = getdeveloperlib.check_developers(devs)
         for f in files:
             print(f)
 
diff --git a/utils/getdeveloperlib.py b/utils/getdeveloperlib.py
index 84665520c6..2c8d477583 100644
--- a/utils/getdeveloperlib.py
+++ b/utils/getdeveloperlib.py
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ def parse_developers(basepath=None):
     linen = 0
     if basepath is None:
         basepath = os.getcwd()
-    else:
-        basepath = os.path.abspath(basepath)
     with open(os.path.join(basepath, "DEVELOPERS"), "r") as f:
         files = []
         name = None