diff --git a/src/exo/shared/constants.py b/src/exo/shared/constants.py
index dccbafd5..78781209 100644
--- a/src/exo/shared/constants.py
+++ b/src/exo/shared/constants.py
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@ from exo.utils.dashboard_path import find_dashboard, find_resources
 _EXO_HOME_ENV = os.environ.get("EXO_HOME", None)
 
 
-def _resolve_env_path(env_value: str) -> Path:
-    """Resolve an environment variable path: absolute paths are used as-is, relative paths are resolved from home."""
-    p = Path(env_value)
-    return p if p.is_absolute() else Path.home() / p
-
-
 def _get_xdg_dir(env_var: str, fallback: str) -> Path:
     """Get XDG directory, prioritising EXO_HOME environment variable if its set. On non-Linux platforms, default to ~/.exo."""
 
     if _EXO_HOME_ENV is not None:
-        return _resolve_env_path(_EXO_HOME_ENV)
+        return Path.home() / _EXO_HOME_ENV
 
     if sys.platform != "linux":
         return Path.home() / ".exo"
@@ -37,19 +31,15 @@ _EXO_MODELS_DIR_ENV = os.environ.get("EXO_MODELS_DIR", None)
 EXO_MODELS_DIR = (
     EXO_DATA_HOME / "models"
     if _EXO_MODELS_DIR_ENV is None
-    else _resolve_env_path(_EXO_MODELS_DIR_ENV)
+    else Path.home() / _EXO_MODELS_DIR_ENV
 )
 _RESOURCES_DIR_ENV = os.environ.get("EXO_RESOURCES_DIR", None)
 RESOURCES_DIR = (
-    find_resources()
-    if _RESOURCES_DIR_ENV is None
-    else _resolve_env_path(_RESOURCES_DIR_ENV)
+    find_resources() if _RESOURCES_DIR_ENV is None else Path.home() / _RESOURCES_DIR_ENV
 )
 _DASHBOARD_DIR_ENV = os.environ.get("EXO_DASHBOARD_DIR", None)
 DASHBOARD_DIR = (
-    find_dashboard()
-    if _DASHBOARD_DIR_ENV is None
-    else _resolve_env_path(_DASHBOARD_DIR_ENV)
+    find_dashboard() if _DASHBOARD_DIR_ENV is None else Path.home() / _DASHBOARD_DIR_ENV
 )
 
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